Venture-backed aerospace startup Natilus has won a U.S. Air Force contract to develop blended wing body (BWB) aircraft, with its COO telling Breaking Defense that 'now's the right time' for the configuration to debut.
The US Air Force told Congress it needs 1,509 combat-ready fighter jets by 2035, and Lt. Gen. David Tabor confirmed the service is weighing a new-build F-16, though he called that decision not 'urgent.'
Adaptive, software-driven fires aiming for high volume and trusted autonomy face procurement and industrial-base bottlenecks that could limit scaling.
SpaceX warns of significant future equity issuance around its IPO amid merger chatter, while WindBorne, Revolut, Strava, and DuckDuckGo illustrate data/licensing, regulatory, and AI-driven shifts in their respective spaces.
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