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Roundup: Fury, $860M, and Rising Iran Tensions
Radar highlights accelerating momentum in defense and deep-tech infrastructure, including Anduril’s Fury completing its first weapons integration flight and Stoke Space extending its funding round to $860 million. The update underscores a broader shift across the sector from experimentation toward scaled production and deployment.
Read MoreScaling Up: $1.5T Defense Budget, Antares DOE Approval, Arsenal-1 Ready
A surge in defense and energy infrastructure momentum, including a proposed $1.5 trillion U.S. defense budget, Antares Nuclear receiving DOE approval for a July reactor criticality milestone, and Anduril’s Arsenal-1 production facility moving toward Q2 operations. The update reflects a broader trend of defense and energy technologies shifting from early experimentation toward scaled industrial deployment
Read More2025 Year in Review: Defense Tech Hits $19B, Golden Dome, and YC
Reviews a year of rapid growth across defense and deep-tech infrastructure, with defense tech funding reaching $19 billion in 2025 and major programs like Golden Dome opening a $151 billion contract pool. The report highlights increasing momentum in nuclear energy, advanced manufacturing, and defense startups as the sector shifts from experimentation toward large-scale deployment.
Read MoreAnduril Wins Army Fire Control, Chaos Hits $4.5B, Golden Dome Contracts Drop
Highlights major momentum in defense infrastructure, including Anduril winning the Army’s next-generation counter-UAS fire control system and Chaos Industries raising $510 million at a $4.5 billion valuation. The update underscores how defense, energy, and AI infrastructure investments are rapidly moving from theory to real contracts and deployment.
Read MoreDefense Roundup: Arbor's $55M, Antares DOE Win, 6M Sq Ft Manufacturing Push
Highlights momentum across nuclear energy and defense manufacturing, including Arbor Energy raising a $55M Series A and Antares Nuclear being selected for a DOE pilot program. The update also notes rapid expansion in U.S. defense manufacturing capacity, with millions of square feet of new production facilities coming online.
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