defense tech
Saronic raises $600M to mass produce autonomous warships
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Austin-based defense startup Saronic has raised a $600 million Series C to build an autonomous ship factory called “Port Alpha,” ...
NATO backs its first cohort of European dual-use startups
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With both Vice President J.D. Vance and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth making loud noises Friday about Europe stepping up ...
Germany’s Helsing doubles down on drones for Ukraine, scales up manufacturing
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Helsing, the German defense tech startup backed by Spotify’s Daniel Ek and others, is producing 6,000 HX-2 strike drones in ...
Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC seeking $1B for new fund
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8VC, a venture firm led by Palantir founder Joe Lonsdale, is seeking nearly $1 billion for its sixth fund, according ...
The Pentagon says AI is speeding up its ‘kill chain’
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Leading AI developers, such as OpenAI and Anthropic, are threading a delicate needle to sell software to the United States ...
