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Sep 11, 2026

Skydio. America's Drone Giant

America’s largest drone maker walked away from retail consumers, got adopted by the US Army, and made an enemy of the world’s biggest drone maker along the way

Sep 4, 2026

Will Rheinmetall Rearm Europe?

The order book is full, the share price has fallen. Just the ups and downs of European defense?

Aug 26, 2026

Seeing the Seabed with Ulysses

Tackling the global maritime security threat and the race to the ocean floor.

Jul 28, 2026

Undercutting the Drone War With Cambridge Aerospace

A defense startup is betting that cheap, not exquisite, wins modern air defense.

Jul 14, 2026

Communication Breakdown? Operation Jailbreak and the Army’s Push to Make Systems Talk

For decades, the US military has bought powerful systems that often struggle to work together. Operation Jailbreak is an attempt to make interoperability a battlefield requirement, not an afterthought.

Jul 6, 2026

Divergent and the Programmable Factory

The startup behind a 3D-printed supercar is now printing Tomahawk structures. The pitch is a software-defined factory that can build almost anything.