At a swanky Tuesday night event in Washington, DC, defense tech start-up ShieldAI announced what it describes as the world’s “first autonomous fighter jet.” The stealth plane, known as the X-BAT, “has ...

Here is the full list of the space and defense tech Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us ...

Defense and aerospace startups have already raised more than $19 billion in 2025, according to data firm PitchBook. This comes as the Pentagon, under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calls for a total ...

Defense start-up Anduril Industries announced Wednesday that it raised $1.5 billion in funding for its Series F round, valuing the company at $14 billion. Anduril, the three-time CNBC Disruptor 50 ...

U.S. defense startup Castelion announced on Friday it will integrate its affordable, long-range, hypersonic strike weapons with operational Army and Navy platforms. Under the recently signed contract ...

After eight months spent tweaking its surveillance drone in Ukraine, demand for Shield AI’s V-BAT is ramping up in Europe and ...

Co-investors in the cutting-edge vision navigation and autonomy tech company include AeroX Ventures, Boscolo Intervest, High Point Ventures, Rockaway Ventures, and USAF Techstars Tang, Draper Assoc: ...

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Brent: Good afternoon, y'all. It's apparently National Cookie Day today, in case you needed an excuse for a sugar fix. I tend to be an oatmeal raisin guy. But after trying one of Tiff's Treats' Dubai ...

Defense officials are signaling a shift away from traditional contracting and toward startups. VC funding for the space has hit $19 billion, up from $10 billion last year, per PitchBook. Business ...