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Cybersecurity
AI & ML

Scytale wins Frost & Sullivan GRC award as AI agents reshape compliance

Agentic AI is turning compliance from a periodic audit ritual into continuous, intelligence-led risk management across 60-plus frameworks.
Agentic AI is turning compliance from a periodic audit ritual into continuous, intelligence-led risk management across 60-plus frameworks.
Defence
Aerospace

Solitron Devices doubles revenue on AMRAAM backlog surge

The US military semiconductor supplier reports 101% revenue growth as Pentagon appetite for advanced missile components reshapes its order book.
The US military semiconductor supplier reports 101% revenue growth as Pentagon appetite for advanced missile components reshapes its order book.
Sustainability
Energy
Defence

UMKC wins $160m NSF award to rebuild US critical materials supply chain

A federal-university coalition targets China-dominated mineral supply chains, with $40bn in projected economic output across the Midwest.
A federal-university coalition targets China-dominated mineral supply chains, with $40bn in projected economic output across the Midwest.
Aerospace
Transportation & Logistics

Zhuhai airport targets GBA's $41bn airspace with drone training push

A cross-border UAV pilot programme signals the Greater Bay Area's low-altitude economy is becoming a serious talent and capital frontier.
A cross-border UAV pilot programme signals the Greater Bay Area's low-altitude economy is becoming a serious talent and capital frontier.
AI & ML
Fintech

AI captures record 44% of UK smaller business equity in 2025

British Business Bank data shows AI investment rising 48% even as the broader UK startup funding market contracted by 4%.
British Business Bank data shows AI investment rising 48% even as the broader UK startup funding market contracted by 4%.
Energy
Sustainability

UK energy's leadership gap threatens delivery on any net-zero path

As net-zero politics rage, executive search firm Newman Stewart warns a deepening talent crisis may stall UK energy infrastructure regardless of policy direction.
As net-zero politics rage, executive search firm Newman Stewart warns a deepening talent crisis may stall UK energy infrastructure regardless of policy direction.
Defence
Aerospace
Energy

Factorial and Tulip extend solid-state battery gains from road to UAV

Factorial's solid-state cells delivered 30%-plus range gains in drone flight tests, pointing battery constraints as the next frontier for UAV performance.
Factorial's solid-state cells delivered 30%-plus range gains in drone flight tests, pointing battery constraints as the next frontier for UAV performance.
Energy
Real Estate
Sustainability

General Fusion lists on Nasdaq as first public fusion energy company

The Canadian MTF pioneer enters public markets with $150m to hit key technical milestones by 2028, as fusion moves from lab curiosity to investable asset
The Canadian MTF pioneer enters public markets with $150m to hit key technical milestones by 2028, as fusion moves from lab curiosity to investable asset
Energy
Sustainability
Transportation & Logistics

Hatch and Maaden forge critical minerals pact in Canada-Saudi push

A Canadian engineering firm becomes Saudi Arabia's strategic mining partner, putting critical minerals at the centre of a bilateral economic reset.
A Canadian engineering firm becomes Saudi Arabia's strategic mining partner, putting critical minerals at the centre of a bilateral economic reset.
Defence
Transportation & Logistics

HII christens DDG 131 as US Navy Flight III destroyer pipeline grows

Ingalls Shipbuilding's twelfth destroyer build signals sustained US naval surface-combatant investment amid intensifying great-power competition.
Ingalls Shipbuilding's twelfth destroyer build signals sustained US naval surface-combatant investment amid intensifying great-power competition.
Defence
Aerospace
AI & ML

Dassault and Harmattan AI fly NAMIB EW payload with Rafale fighter

A Rafale F4 and an autonomous drone equipped with a new electronic warfare payload completed a joint strike-simulation flight, blurring the line between manned
A Rafale F4 and an autonomous drone equipped with a new electronic warfare payload completed a joint strike-simulation flight, blurring the line between manned
Energy
Sustainability

Next Hydrogen CEO departs after $90m raise and first commercial system

Raveel Afzaal exits as the Canadian electrolyser maker enters its commercial growth phase with blue-chip partners and a validated flagship site.
Raveel Afzaal exits as the Canadian electrolyser maker enters its commercial growth phase with blue-chip partners and a validated flagship site.
Energy
Space
Defence

NDBI secures third patent for nuclear diamond battery platform

Nuclear Diamond Batteries bolsters IP across its full stack, from carbon nanomaterial synthesis to power conversion, targeting space and defence markets.
Nuclear Diamond Batteries bolsters IP across its full stack, from carbon nanomaterial synthesis to power conversion, targeting space and defence markets.
Defence
Aerospace

ParaZero accelerates active counter-FPV drone shields for vehicles

Israel's ParaZero pitches its net-based DefendAir platform as the answer to low-cost FPV drones dismantling legacy armour economics.
Israel's ParaZero pitches its net-based DefendAir platform as the answer to low-cost FPV drones dismantling legacy armour economics.
Energy
Sustainability
Transportation & Logistics

Burckhardt Compression wins Nordic green hydrogen supply deal

Swiss compressor giant will supply 515-bar hydrogen kit to Norway's HYDS, backing a Nordic green hydrogen supply chain still without pipeline infrastructure.
Swiss compressor giant will supply 515-bar hydrogen kit to Norway's HYDS, backing a Nordic green hydrogen supply chain still without pipeline infrastructure.
Aerospace
Defence
Space

Firefly Aerospace wins $13m NASA JPL deal to build Mars aeroshell

A JPL subcontract for the SkyFall mission marks Firefly's first commercial-speed composite technology transfer from Moon to Mars.
A JPL subcontract for the SkyFall mission marks Firefly's first commercial-speed composite technology transfer from Moon to Mars.
Energy
AI & ML

General Fusion goes public via SPAC with $150m to chase fusion milestone

The Canadian fusion pioneer's Nasdaq listing marks a rare public-markets bet on commercial fusion energy reaching key milestones by 2028.
The Canadian fusion pioneer's Nasdaq listing marks a rare public-markets bet on commercial fusion energy reaching key milestones by 2028.
Robotics
Transportation & Logistics

HII expands ROMULUS USV network with Halimar Gulf Coast shipyard

America's largest military shipbuilder scales distributed autonomous-vessel production across Louisiana, signalling a new model for defence-industrial surge capacity.
America's largest military shipbuilder scales distributed autonomous-vessel production across Louisiana, signalling a new model for defence-industrial surge capacity.
Defence
Robotics

HII secures Lionfish UUV option year in $347m Navy programme

The US Navy's first OTA-to-production transition signals a structural shift in how autonomous undersea warfare platforms are procured and scaled.
The US Navy's first OTA-to-production transition signals a structural shift in how autonomous undersea warfare platforms are procured and scaled.
Space
Defence

South Korea lifts GMT stake to $110m in next-gen telescope race

KASI's expanded investment makes South Korea the Giant Magellan Telescope's third-largest partner, privately funding a critical NSF design phase.
KASI's expanded investment makes South Korea the Giant Magellan Telescope's third-largest partner, privately funding a critical NSF design phase.
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