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Transportation & Logistics

CSG lands $50m bridge-layer deals across Europe, Middle East and Asia

Industrial-technology group CSG secures multi-region military engineering vehicle contracts, signalling sustained demand for NATO-interoperable land mobility systems.
Industrial-technology group CSG secures multi-region military engineering vehicle contracts, signalling sustained demand for NATO-interoperable land mobility systems.
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Space
Defence
Sustainability

Firefly Aerospace wins DIU contract to design Elytra deorbit system

Firefly's Pentagon-backed debris-removal design contract signals orbital sustainability as a defence procurement priority.
Firefly's Pentagon-backed debris-removal design contract signals orbital sustainability as a defence procurement priority.
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Defence
Aerospace

Kratos powers Boeing JDAM LR with domestic J85 engines

A $75m US Air Force contract anchors Kratos as the propulsion backbone for Boeing's long-range precision-strike munition programme.
A $75m US Air Force contract anchors Kratos as the propulsion backbone for Boeing's long-range precision-strike munition programme.
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Defence
Space

Parsons lands $514m Missile Defense Agency engineering option

The $514m contract option extends Parsons' role in US integrated missile defence as hypersonic and ballistic threats accelerate procurement cycles.
The $514m contract option extends Parsons' role in US integrated missile defence as hypersonic and ballistic threats accelerate procurement cycles.
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Energy
AI & ML
Fintech

Permutable joins TotalEnergiesOn to test real-time energy signals

The London-based intelligence firm will stress-test its macro-sentiment platform inside TotalEnergies' six-month startup accelerator.
The London-based intelligence firm will stress-test its macro-sentiment platform inside TotalEnergies' six-month startup accelerator.
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Fintech

Taranis Capital, Fintech Times & Co-Labs Global Partner on DeepTech

Taranis Capital, The Fintech Times and Co-Labs Global have partnered to accelerate FinTech, AI, RegTech and BioTech growth through capital, media and collaboration.

Strategic collaboration combines capital, media reach and collaborative services to cut through market noise and enable faster, safer and more resilient innovation for those who need it most.

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Defence
Space
Robotics

3D Systems wins $9m Air Force deal for large-format metal printing

A $27.4m cumulative USAF programme backs 3D Systems to scale flight-critical metal additive manufacturing, bridging defence procurement and advanced materials.
A $27.4m cumulative USAF programme backs 3D Systems to scale flight-critical metal additive manufacturing, bridging defence procurement and advanced materials.
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Space
Defence

Firefly Aerospace extends Lockheed deal for 25 Alpha launches to 2031

A multi-launch extension through 2031 signals tightening capacity in small-lift space access as defence demand accelerates.
A multi-launch extension through 2031 signals tightening capacity in small-lift space access as defence demand accelerates.
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Space
Defence

Firefly Aerospace wins NASA payload processing contract at Vandenberg

Firefly's commercial ground facility earns NASA eligibility, revealing how launch infrastructure bottlenecks now shape the space economy.
Firefly's commercial ground facility earns NASA eligibility, revealing how launch infrastructure bottlenecks now shape the space economy.
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Defence
Robotics
AI & ML

HII Watcher sUSV clears DoD autonomy test, eyes production

HII's autonomous interceptor vessel has passed a US Defence Innovation Unit prototype review, opening a path to full naval production.
HII's autonomous interceptor vessel has passed a US Defence Innovation Unit prototype review, opening a path to full naval production.
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Space
Defence

Microchip brings atomic-clock precision to CubeSat era

A radiation-tolerant chip-scale atomic clock targets low-cost LEO satellites, reshaping timing infrastructure for New Space missions.
A radiation-tolerant chip-scale atomic clock targets low-cost LEO satellites, reshaping timing infrastructure for New Space missions.
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Transportation & Logistics
Energy
AI & ML

OZ Studio and Petrolíferos Lobo pitch UN on AI supply chain traceability

A cryptographically sealed AI audit platform, debuted at Geneva, targets illicit oil trade and promises cross-sector replication.
A cryptographically sealed AI audit platform, debuted at Geneva, targets illicit oil trade and promises cross-sector replication.
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Datatech
AI & ML

POET Technologies posts 112% revenue rise on photonics-for-AI push

A $400m raise and a $50m Lumilens order position POET's optical interposer at AI infrastructure's next bottleneck: the photon.
A $400m raise and a $50m Lumilens order position POET's optical interposer at AI infrastructure's next bottleneck: the photon.
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Defence
Energy

Powerus wins $22.3m counter-drone deal to guard Gulf oil infrastructure

A US autonomous-systems firm lands its largest commercial contract yet, deploying networked anti-drone detection across Middle East energy assets.
A US autonomous-systems firm lands its largest commercial contract yet, deploying networked anti-drone detection across Middle East energy assets.
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Energy
AI & ML
Real Estate

Riot Platforms signs $9.1bn AI data centre lease in Bitcoin-to-AI pivot

The former Bitcoin miner has contracted 241 MW of AI data centre capacity worth $9.8bn, repositioning its Texas power grid as frontier AI infrastructure.
The former Bitcoin miner has contracted 241 MW of AI data centre capacity worth $9.8bn, repositioning its Texas power grid as frontier AI infrastructure.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Credolab joins FICO Marketplace to bring behavioural scoring mainstream

The partnership puts alternative credit intelligence inside FICO Platform, reaching 90% of top US lenders and over a billion credit-invisible consumers.
The partnership puts alternative credit intelligence inside FICO Platform, reaching 90% of top US lenders and over a billion credit-invisible consumers.
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Fintech
AI & ML
Transportation & Logistics

Ant International's FalconTST 2.0 targets cross-sector forecasting

Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered have adopted Ant International's time-series AI model for FX and cashflow management.
Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered have adopted Ant International's time-series AI model for FX and cashflow management.
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Fintech
Real Estate

Exits MENA acquires Avanz Capital Egypt in MENA private equity push

The multi-seven-figure deal creates an integrated advisory-to-PE platform targeting Egypt's $123bn SME finance gap.
The multi-seven-figure deal creates an integrated advisory-to-PE platform targeting Egypt's $123bn SME finance gap.
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Fintech
AI & ML

FinregE launches layered RegTech architecture to cut compliance noise

The Moody's-backed regtech firm says firms across 160 jurisdictions face systemic blindness as regulatory volumes hit unsustainable levels.
The Moody's-backed regtech firm says firms across 160 jurisdictions face systemic blindness as regulatory volumes hit unsustainable levels.
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Transportation & Logistics
Automotive
AI & ML

Uber and Baidu launch driverless Apollo Go robotaxis in Dubai

The Uber-Baidu tie-up creates the first multi-partner autonomous ride network, with Dubai as the launchpad for a global AV rollout.
The Uber-Baidu tie-up creates the first multi-partner autonomous ride network, with Dubai as the launchpad for a global AV rollout.
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