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Anduril

Army Taps Anduril for $20B AI Counter-Drone Framework

The Department of War awarded Anduril Industries a 10-year contract with a ceiling value of up to $20 billion on March 13, consolidating over 120 separate procurement actions into a single enterprise agreement built around the company’s AI-powered Lattice software platform, as Defence Express reports. It is the largest single contract in Anduril’s history and…

AeroVironment Acquires ESAero in $200M Deal
Aerovironment

AeroVironment Acquires ESAero in $200M Deal

AeroVironment just announced on a press release that has acquired Empirical Systems Aerospace in a transaction valued at approximately $200 million, adding a certified aerospace prototyping and manufacturing operation to a company that has spent the last twelve months aggressively reshaping itself into something much larger than a drone maker. The deal closed March 16…

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