Golden Dome: a generational opportunity to modernize national defense infrastructure
If built on a strong technological foundation with fiscal discipline at its core, the Golden Dome presents a rare opportunity to fortify national security while demonstrating responsible government spending, writes Cale Thorne of DMI. The Defense Department is preparing for one of its largest protective undertakings in history: the Golden Dome. As described in Executive Order […]
Shift5 closes $75M Series C round
The seven-year-old cyber startup focuses on operational technology and touts a network of investors including Booz Allen Hamilton’s venture arm, AE Industrial Partners and Insight Partners. Shift5, a cybersecurity startup focused on the protection of defense and transportation systems in the field, has captured $75 million in Series C capital to support new research-and-development efforts and […]
DLA seeks more participants in $3.2B ‘C5ISR’ supply contract
The Defense Logistics Agency begins an open season to get some initial markers of interest from companies not on the contract. The Defense Logistics Agency has started its search for more companies to join a potential 10-year $3.2 billion contract first awarded in 2023 for equipment and other services to support “C5ISR” systems. DLA set up […]
Quantinuum secures $600M to advance quantum computing tech
The company will work with its Honeywell parent, NVIDIA and other companies to develop a universal fault tolerant quantum computer to work on cryptography, optimization and drug discovery challenges. A Honeywell-controlled startup that develops high-performance quantum computers has received $600 million in equity capital through a new round of investments that push its touted market valuation past $10 […]