Lockheed Taps Italy's Avio to Break the Pentagon's Rocket Motor Bottleneck

Lockheed Martin is reserving Avio USA solid rocket motor capacity for ER GMLRS and PrSM at a new Virginia plant, using an established European maker to ease the Pentagon's deepest munitions bottleneck.

China’s Magnet Export Crackdown Is Putting Companies Like Evolution Metals in the Spotlight (NASDAQ: EMAT)

China's Ministry of Commerce just placed six rare-earth categories on a new export control list. Against this backdrop, non-China magnet capacity has become a critical strategic asset, putting companies like Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: EMAT) in the spotlight.

GM Defense Scaled Commercial Pickup Architecture Into a 12,000-Vehicle Army Standard

The U.S. Army expanded its Infantry Squad Vehicle requirement by 1,750% to nearly 12,000 units, scaling GM Defense's commercial-chassis platform across 39 brigades.

The Army Moves to Buy Five Contractor-Flown Spy Jets to Cover a Deep-Sensing Gap

The Army intends to buy five contractor-flown ISR jets and take ownership by November 2027, covering a deep-sensing shortfall after it cut planned HADES production from as many as 14 aircraft to six.

Lockheed Redesigned the Patriot Interceptor to Survive the Hypersonic Era

Lockheed Martin debuted PAC-3 Edge, an in-house seeker and multi-pulse motor upgrade designed to counter hypersonic threats while reusing the Patriot production base.

The Pentagon Is Bringing Counter-Drone Lasers and Microwaves to Domestic Bases

JIATF-401 selected four directed-energy systems for a homeland C-UAS pilot. Lasers and microwaves now head to U.S. bases, with FAA airspace rules and a December Dugway shoot-off still ahead.

The Navy's New Shipyard Will Not Build Submarines

Anduril and the Navy are standing up a Maryland module yard to unclog Virginia-class assembly. Taxpayers take a 40 percent stake as gating hardware moves off the nuclear primes.

Northrop Rebuilt Its Loyal Wingman on Its Own Dime to Reenter the Air Force's Drone Race

YFQ-48A Talon Blue flew itself end to end at Mojave, 15 months after the aircraft was conceived. Northrop is betting a self-funded demonstrator can win what its pricey Increment 1 bid could not.

Europe's Defense Tech Boom Is Outrunning the Ministries That Buy It

Dealroom's 2026 defence tech report shows European startups racing toward $10.5 billion in venture capital. The money is clustering in Munich, while ministries still stall at pilots and production contracts.

Speed of fielding, not first invention, is the Pentagon's new critical-tech test

Assistant Secretary Michael Dodd's office has partnered with In-Q-Tel to scout commercial technology, run due diligence, and move validated prototypes into combatant-command field evaluations within 12 months.

The Pentagon Is Putting Agentic AI Aboard the Next Doomsday Plane

The Air Force expanded Scale AI's E-4C contract to $44.3 million, putting agentic software on the next nuclear command jet as Sierra Nevada converts 747-8s into flying command posts.

The Army Is Looking for High-Temperature Drone Magnets. Evolution Metals Already Makes Similar Grades. (NASDAQ: EMAT)

The U.S. Army is in the market for high-temperature drone magnets ahead of a January 2027 defense sourcing deadline. Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: EMAT) already produces certified high-temperature grades from non-China metal.