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United States Army
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Cambridge Aerospace hits $3.4bn valuation as 30,000-interceptor production target tests defence-tech scale
Cambridge Aerospace has secured $300 million at a $3.4 billion valuation as it scales Skyhammer interceptor production and develops Starhammer. The valuation has more than doubled in four months, but manufacturing 2,500 interceptors a month and converting government testing into repeat procurement will determine whether the private-market enthusiasm is justified.
August 18, 2026
Palantir Technologies company profile: How AIP accelerated its rise into a $400bn AI giant
Palantir Technologies Inc. has transformed from a specialist government data-software supplier into one of the fastest-growing artificial intelligence companies in the public markets. Q2 2026 revenue surged 93%, United States commercial revenue jumped 149% and operating margins expanded sharply, but a valuation above $400 billion means investors are already paying for years of exceptional execution.
August 17, 2026
Anduril Industries company profile: How Palmer Luckey and his co-founders built a $61bn AI defence challenger
Anduril Industries has grown from a defence technology start-up into a $61 billion private company spanning artificial intelligence software, autonomous aircraft, counter-drone systems, precision-strike vehicles and undersea platforms. Its $2.2 billion revenue base and expanding government contract portfolio show genuine commercial scale, but manufacturing execution and limited private-company disclosure remain critical risks.
August 1, 2026
AeroVironment revenue reaches $1.98bn as BlueHalo reshapes $AVAV growth
AeroVironment revenue surged to $1.98 billion as BlueHalo reshaped the business. See why backlog, margins and $AVAV guidance now matter most for investors.
July 4, 2026
AeroVironment ($AVAV) lands U.S. Army contract for commercial counter-drone technology
AeroVironment wins a $500 million U.S. Army counter-drone contract. Discover how the award could reshape AVAV growth, production and investor sentiment now.
July 3, 2026
IperionX secures $6.6m titanium plate award as ASX:IPX tests US defence scale-up
IperionX’s latest US defence funding moves its Virginia operation beyond titanium powder and into the harder commercial test of qualified plate and military components.
July 1, 2026
Ioneer wins conditional U.S. Army boron-processing lease as ASX: INR rises 7%
Ioneer has been selected for a long-term lease at Tooele Army Depot to develop domestic boron-processing capacity. The award strengthens the strategic value of Rhyolite Ridge but does not remove project financing, construction or legal risks.
June 27, 2026
Why General Christopher Donahue’s exit could unsettle NATO command strategy
General Christopher Donahue’s sudden exit raises fresh questions about Pentagon leadership, NATO posture and United States strategy in Europe.
June 24, 2026
U.S. Army’s Stinger replacement push shows why short-range air defence is becoming a missile capacity race
The U.S. Army wants 11,000 Stinger replacement missiles as drone threats rise. Read how NGSRI could reshape short-range air defence.
June 9, 2026
Teledyne (TDY) wins U.S. Army CBRN drone kit contract as battlefield sensing moves airborne
Teledyne FLIR’s U.S. Army CBRN drone kit order shows how hazardous-threat sensing is moving unmanned. Read why it matters.
June 8, 2026