Funding A Kansas startup called Tesseract is pitching the Pentagon on a unified command system for managing the country's sprawling, incompatible drone fleet. Tesseract advances in Department of War’s hunt for tech-in-a-box to control US drone fleets - Startland News · Startland News
Funding The Pentagon is spending $80 million to outfit Air Force bases with AI-powered defenses against the proliferating threat of small drones. Pentagon awards $80M task order for AI-enabled tech to defend Air Force bases against small drones · DefenseScoop
Research The Air Force successfully launched a long-range missile from an unmanned combat jet, marking a milestone in autonomous weapons capability. Air Force Test Fires Long-Range Missile From Combat Jet Drone for the First Time - WSJ · WSJ
Research Germany's experimental drone reached 434 mph in a test that suggests military planners are serious about building interceptors that can chase faster targets. Experimental German Drone Hits 699 Km/h in Push Toward Future High-Speed Interceptors · The Defense Post
Other The Pentagon picks an investment firm to address the military's shortage of trained drone pilots, a growing constraint as combat operations scale. Pentagon Selects Tesseract Ventures To End the Drone Operator Bottleneck - Tech Times · Tech Times
Other A drone-focused exchange-traded fund attracted investor money as Pentagon budgets ticked higher, signaling Wall Street's faith in unmanned aircraft as a permanent fixture of defense spending. REX Drone ETF Sees Inflows as Defense Spending Climbs · ETF Database