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TechCrunch reports Iran exploited SS7 and ad-tech vulnerabilities to locate U.S. military targets in the Middle East, per Financial Times and related research.
Vulcan Elements, backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital, won a $620M DoD contract as part of a broader $1.4B effort to domestically secure rare-earth magnets, signaling a meaningful government-backed revenue stream for a small-cap defense tech supplier.
Skydio CEO Adam Bry outlines US-based manufacturing expansion, heavy investment in dock-based autonomous drones, and a strategy to win through integrated hardware-software solutions amidst US-China tech and regulatory frictions.
Headline claims a cheap Iranian drone downed a $25M U.S. Army helicopter, signaling potential cost-contrast and risk implications but with no sourcing.
Pentagon claims Alibaba, Baidu, BYD and Unitree support China’s military; the US updated and then pulled a sanctions-style list four months ago without explanation.
Defense startups are flush with funding as valuations surge and the U.S. contemplates a sizable defense-budget bump, but many will struggle to convert prototypes into durable revenue due to procurement hurdles.
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