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Let there be light! Today we announce Protostar, our prototype power node. Launching on @SpaceX's Transporter-18, Protostar aims to beam optical power between two free-flying spacecraft for the first time ever. Read our @WIRED exclusive here: wired.com/story/space-lasers…
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Exclusive Interview: SiFly raises $20M Series A to scale American-made long-endurance drones and build the infrastructure for the drone airports of the future.
Atoms Not Bits sees SiFly’s DronePorts as an early airport model for American drone adoption across commercial and civic markets. More than 1,500 U.S. agencies now use Drone as First Responder programs, while drones are expanding across industries like rail, utilities and agriculture. Just as airports were built to support many aircraft, SiFly’s model is built around one DronePort supporting multiple drones instead of one dock per aircraft.
@ShieldCapVC led the round, with additional investment from Qudit, BBK Capital, @alumniventures and others.
We spoke with David Mazar about the raise, future heavy-lift platforms, drones as city infrastructure and scaling SiFly’s U.S. manufacturing.
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⚡ Ruggedized power-for-the-edge startup @chariotdefense inked a $7.6M contract under the DIU's Portable Resilient Integrated Storage Module (PRISM) program to deliver its flagship Amphora power systems to US Army brigades starting this fall.
🔗 Read more at the link below
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@HawkEye360CEO joined @NYSE Wired to discuss HawkEye 360’s leadership in RF geolocation, low latency operations, and AI-powered situational awareness. Watch here: thecube.net/events/nyse/thec…
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How do you bring AI to trusted defense software without breaking what makes it trustworthy?
@Code_Metal_AI has been awarded an $80M OTA with the Department of War to advance WarMatrix—helping planners evaluate courses of action in hours, not months.
fortune.com/2026/08/14/code-…
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We’re also proud to announce major operational momentum across the defense community, including:
- Validation in U.S. Special Operations Command Europe’s Trojan Footprint 2026 exercise
- A new contract supporting U.S. Air Force intelligence workflows
- Rapid adoption across Combatant Commands and the Intelligence Community
Read the full press release here:
danti.ai/danti-unveils-next-…
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🖥️ Exclusive: Defense and intelligence AI startup @danti_ai launched the next generation of its platform and secured a fresh contract with the US Air Force focused on Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace (IPB) products.
🔗 Read the full exclusive at the link below
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We see you! Otter Pup 2 has acquired @GilmourSpace's ElaraSat.
Acquisition is the moment Otter Pup 2 first detects and begins tracking its client spacecraft using its onboard cameras and computer vision, rather than relying on navigation inputs from the ground.
Here's the view from approximately 6.5 km away, captured during our ongoing relative navigation operations.
This is the first time an Otter Pup mission has reached this milestone and marks a major step forward in our docking mission.
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🚀 We're out of stealth.
Today we're introducing Ent, the industry’s first intent-aware Workspace Security platform for human and AI-driven work
🎥 See what it means to protect work as it happens.
#IntentAware #LaunchFromStealth #WorkspaceSecurity #CyberSecurity
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I’m thrilled to share @StarCatcherInd has raised a $65M oversubscribed Series A to build the first power grid in space. Energy is infrastructure. (1/3)
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Beaming a huge thank you to @NYSE for having our CEO @RushSpace on the opening bell show yesterday morning to discuss our $65 million Series A ⚡️
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3rd Annual Natsec Hackathon 🇺🇸
1000+ applicants. 102 projects. $80,000 in cash prizes.
Partnering directly with the @USARMYPIT/ @USArmy for the first time, we brought together top builders from across the nation to tackle some of our military’s most pressing challenges in under 48 hours.
Judged by leading military personnel, including from the Army, Space Force, & more, teams worked across the full stack of modern warfare, spanning sensor analysis, mission C2, cybersecurity, edge deployments, and drone operations.
A big thank you to our co-hosts at @ShieldCapVC, @PalantirTech, @DCVC, @L3HarrisTech and IQT, with support from @OpenAI, @armada_ai, @scale_AI, @TENEXai, and @Deloitte.
Special shoutout to our incredible judges – @joesuh, @bohannon_bot, @BahlAnuraag, @muralikannan, @sgourley, and more.
What will you build at the next one? 👀
The winners:
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Turning government‑exclusive signals intelligence into a commercial advantage from space.
Today, @hawkeye360 goes public on NYSE! $HAWK
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ICYMI: Apex Co-Founder & CEO, @IanCinnamon, joined Arkaea (@payloadspace) x @NYSE's Space and Defense Update on Tuesday at the 2026 NYSE Space Summit in New York City — covering all things Golden Dome, orbital data centers, and the future of satellite manufacturing.
Check out the full interview with @itsmoislam and @JackKuhr here (starting at 11:20): linkedin.com/events/live-spa…
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Discover HawkEye 360 in 30 seconds: see how our space based RF intelligence helps organizations detect, analyze, and act with confidence across critical operations. Watch the quick overview: bit.ly/42GqGeO
#SIGINT #Space #MaritimeIntel #RFIQ
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Proud to announce our 3rd Annual National Security Hackathon, May 2-3 in San Francisco, officially in collaboration with @USARMYPIT / @USArmy 🇺🇸
Join us to work on pressing problems in command & control, sensors, edge compute, cybersecurity, drones, and more, with direct mentorship from military & industry stakeholders 🤝
Thank you to our amazing partners at @ShieldCapVC, @PalantirTech, @DCVC, and IQT, with support from @OpenAI, @armada_ai, @scale_AI, @TENEXai, @Deloitte
Special guests announced soon 👀
Apply below 👇
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UFORCE, the company making those USVs and a whole range of unmanned systems, officially emerged from stealth with a $1B+ valuation after raising over $50M from a transatlantic team led by Shield Capital and Lakestar.
tectonicdefense.com/uforce-e…
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.@seasats announced that it closed a $20M Series A led by Konvoy Ventures, with participation from Shield Capital, Techstars, and others. That fresh capital brings their total funding to over $40M, and it’s all about scaling production and moving faster.
tectonicdefense.com/seasats-…
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There is a simple math problem unfolding across the modern defense landscape:
Expensive legacy systems lose out over the long term to affordable, rapidly deployable and scalable systems.
The same is true for our interactive future in orbit. National security in space needs to work economically, not just technically.
We’re focused on making cost-effective satellite servicing a reality with Otter.
Listen in as our co-founder, @AustinLink, expands on this and other aspects of the Starfish story with @ShieldCapVC: youtu.be/WTpkW50AjQk