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2026-08-26 · contract award · AeroVironment Switchblade 600 Defense
Evidence notes The order was placed under the Army’s existing five-year, $990 million Lethal Unmanned Systems IDIQ. AeroVironment described it as a follow-on procurement to the Army’s initial next-generation Switchblade order. Switchblade 600 Block 2 adds upgraded avionics, automatic target recognition and resilient communications for contested operations. Date 2026-08-26
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-26
2026-08-25 Contract Award AEVEX Defense 2026-08-25 · contract award · AEVEX Defense
Evidence notes The award covers Casper 1 and Casper 3 uncrewed systems plus associated support equipment. Field-service representatives are included in the contract scope. The official contract notice gives a January 31, 2027 completion date. Date 2026-08-25
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-26
2026-08-25 · contract award · Terra Drone Terra B1 Aerial
Evidence notes Four aircraft were evaluated between July 15 and August 6; Terra Drone says Terra B1 was the only platform to pass. The contract followed a 38-company proposal process and targets delivery around September 2026. Terra Drone plans domestic production and support covering parts, batteries, communications, control equipment, maintenance, replenishment and training. Date 2026-08-25
Event type Contract Award
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-26
2026-08-25 Contract Award Stratom Defense 2026-08-25 · contract award · Stratom Defense
Evidence notes The award supports work with USTRANSCOM, Air Force CyberWorx, USCENTCOM, the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Air Force. Stratom’s Autonomous Pallet Loader is designed around CH-53K and C-130 cargo workflows. The company says the system has demonstrated autonomous handling of a 10,000-pound 463L pallet. Date 2026-08-25
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-26
2026-08-24 Contract Award MoveEz Automotive 2026-08-24 · contract award · MoveEz Automotive
Evidence notes Preparation operations are scheduled across July–September 2026, followed by stakeholder and public operations from October 2026 through January 2027. MoveEz is responsible for autonomy software, vehicle provision, route mapping, technical validation, safety driving and Level 4 authorization support. Date 2026-08-24
Event type Contract Award
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-08-24
2026-08-24 · contract award · MSI Defence Systems Defense
Evidence notes Each system integrates radar and optical detection with MSI-DS fire control and a 30 mm gun. The configuration covers aerial, surface and semi-submersible threats. Delivery is scheduled to begin toward the end of 2027. Date 2026-08-24
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-24
2026-08-20 Contract Award AEVEX Defense 2026-08-20 · contract award · AEVEX Defense
Evidence notes The award covers delivery of one-way attack systems and draws on AEVEX design, engineering and manufacturing capabilities. AEVEX described the contract as a new government award supporting U.S. government customers. Date 2026-08-20
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-21
2026-08-20 · contract award · Maris-Tech Electronics
Evidence notes The order extends ongoing field deployment of Maris-Tech edge video and AI systems for intelligence gathering. Maris-Tech says the customer also placed orders in March, April and June 2026, making this a separate August follow-on order. Date 2026-08-20
Event type Contract Award
Segment Electronics
Added to Korthos 2026-08-20
2026-08-20 Contract Award Powerus Defense 2026-08-20 · contract award · Powerus Defense
Evidence notes The contract covers hardware, software, site activation, installation and a 24-month integrated maintenance programme. The system will provide detection, tracking, classification, early warning and unified command-and-control capabilities. The customer and deployment locations are undisclosed; the architecture can later add Powerus Guardian interceptors. Date 2026-08-20
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-20
2026-08-18 · contract award · Visionary Machines Perception
Evidence notes Testing covers perception, localisation, mapping and navigation. The evaluation will span varying terrain and environmental conditions. The announcement describes a trial contract, not a production deployment. Date 2026-08-18
Event type Contract Award
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-08-19
2026-08-17 · contract award · Nordic Wing Aerial
Evidence notes The system combines the ASTERO reconnaissance drone with the Raptor 2 unmanned strike platform and common mission software. The procurement includes operator stations, simulators and purpose-built workshop containers for field maintenance. FMV plans delivery and handover to the Swedish Armed Forces in the second quarter of 2027. Date 2026-08-17
Event type Contract Award
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-20
2026-08-17 · contract award · Elroy Air Aerial
Evidence notes $5,135,354 in fiscal 2026 research, development, test and evaluation funds was obligated at award. The firm-fixed-price work will be performed in South San Francisco and is scheduled for completion on February 18, 2029. Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground is the contracting activity under contract W911QX-26-C-A016. Date 2026-08-17
Event type Contract Award
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-18
2026-08-17 Contract Award XTEND Defense 2026-08-17 · contract award · XTEND XOS Defense
Evidence notes Approximately $4.5 million is secured for the first year of the program. Delivery will draw on XTEND’s XFAB manufacturing network and XOS operating system. Date 2026-08-17
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-18
2026-08-17 · contract award · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Defense
Evidence notes The agreement covers two high-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft for a 30-month term. The aircraft will support maritime domain awareness and persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance across the Indian Ocean region. Reuters reported the contract value as approximately US$203 million at the time of signing. Date 2026-08-17
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-17
2026-08-17 · contract award · Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Defense
Evidence notes The GEK800 received the U.S. military designation F143-ZZ-100 and was selected as a second-source propulsion system for JASSM. The 800-pound-thrust turbofan is also intended for cruise missiles, collaborative combat aircraft and other uncrewed aerial vehicles. The joint team reported more than 50 ground-test starts and successful altitude testing completed in 2025. Date 2026-08-17
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-17
2026-08-17 Contract Award NODA AI Mission Software 2026-08-17 · contract award · NODA AI Mission Software
Evidence notes The vendor-agnostic orchestration layer is designed to work across government and OEM platforms without requiring hardware or software modifications to the underlying systems. NODA combines its URZA orchestration platform with a software-defined-effects engine to translate commander intent into actions across manned and unmanned teams. NODA reports integrations with more than 30 OEM-specific vehicles and control systems, spanning subsurface platforms to space and supporting degraded or denied communications. Date 2026-08-17
Event type Contract Award
Segment Mission Software
Added to Korthos 2026-08-17
2026-08-12 · contract award · Aeronext Aerial
Evidence notes The consortium comprises Change Holdings, Toko Computer Service, Aeronext and NEXT DELIVERY. NEXT DELIVERY reports more than 1,800 remotely operated automated flights under Japan's Level 3.5 framework. The programme will reuse SkyHub logistics operations already active in 11 regions, allowing logistics and bear-monitoring missions to share infrastructure. Date 2026-08-12
Event type Contract Award
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-12
2026-08-12 · contract award · May Mobility Automotive
Evidence notes The planned route links five stops including Nagoya Station, STATION Ai, Aichi Arts Center, IG Arena and the city science museum. The operating system will integrate on-demand dispatch and test vehicle control at intersections as part of work toward Level 4 service. NTT Docomo Business, NTT Mobility and NTT Docomo are delivering the Aichi Prefecture-commissioned programme. Date 2026-08-12
Event type Contract Award
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-08-12
2026-08-11 · contract award · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9A Reaper Defense
Evidence notes The modification covers engineering, logistics, software sustainment, payload integration and airworthiness support. The work supports operational capability for the Marine Corps expeditionary medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned-aircraft programme. Date 2026-08-11
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-12
2026-08-11 Contract Award V2X Defense 2026-08-11 · contract award · V2X Defense
Evidence notes The US$19.06 million award covers 10 Tempest vehicles plus software, spares, training and associated services. The vehicles are intended to provide counter-UAS protection for Marine Corps manoeuvre forces. Vertex Modernization and Sustainment is the legal contract awardee within the V2X group. Date 2026-08-11
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-12
2026-08-11 Contract Award Ondas Defense 2026-08-11 · contract award · Ondas Defense
Evidence notes The programme covers the aerial platform, autonomous functionality, mission software, system engineering, production readiness and command-and-control compatibility. Ondas is designing the system as a low-cost, scalable capability for rapid deployment across frontline combat units. The award expands Ondas’s aerial-attack business within a broader autonomous defence portfolio spanning counter-UAS, ISR and unmanned ground systems. Date 2026-08-11
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-11
2026-08-11 · contract award · Swarm Aero Defense
Evidence notes The manufacturing work supports Swarm Aero’s planned mass-producible Group 5 autonomous aircraft. A related AFRL Phase II programme applies high-automation commercial composite processes to low-cost aerostructure production. The company is developing the aircraft alongside a swarm-autonomy architecture for coordinated operations. Date 2026-08-11
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-11
2026-08-11 Contract Award TEKEVER Aerial 2026-08-11 · contract award · TEKEVER AR5 Aerial
Evidence notes The procurement includes a ground-control station, the ATLAS mission system and operator training so the Air Force can run the aircraft directly. The authorised programme value is up to €7,796,747.97 before VAT and is financed through Portugal’s Military Programming Law. Aircraft acceptance and initial operating capability are expected in September, followed by a second training phase in October. Date 2026-08-11
Event type Contract Award
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-11
2026-08-10 Contract Award Epirus Defense 2026-08-10 · contract award · Epirus Defense
Evidence notes HAVOC packages Leonidas-derived high-power-microwave technology on a universal sled mount to protect mobile forces and forward assets from drone swarms. The Office of Naval Research manages the programme, which follows Epirus's earlier ExDECS delivery for Marine Corps evaluation. Epirus said the award includes a HAVOC system, testing, training and support; its facilities can support low-rate output of roughly one system per week. Date 2026-08-10
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-10
2026-08-06 · contract award · Boumarang Aerial
Evidence notes The programme targets 10 to 20 beta-ready prototypes rather than a production-volume order. Work includes design and validation of jam-resistant aircraft weighing less than 55 pounds. Date 2026-08-06
Event type Contract Award
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-06
2026-08-06 · contract award · DZYNE Technologies Defense
Evidence notes The work covers enhancements to the Long-Range Grasshopper autonomous launch-and-landing system under an Air Force Research Laboratory contract valued at more than $6 million. The programme will advance long-range precision delivery and contested-logistics applications for the autonomous glider system. Earlier 2024–2025 testing validated autonomous deployment, jet-engine air-start, extended-range navigation and precision payload delivery; the Grasshopper glider architecture has carried payloads of up to 500 pounds. Date 2026-08-06
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-06
2026-08-06 · contract award · Ginkgo Bioworks Lab Automation
Evidence notes The new autonomous-laboratory projects cover Caltech, Northwestern University and the University of Maryland. The MIT Media Lab's Cloud Laboratory for Learning will deploy Ginkgo Reconfigurable Automation Carts. The projects extend Ginkgo's modular laboratory robotics from its internal Nebula and Cloud Lab infrastructure into university research and education sites. Date 2026-08-06
Event type Contract Award
Segment Lab Automation
Added to Korthos 2026-08-06
2026-08-06 · contract award · Path Robotics Industrial
Evidence notes HII may award up to $900 million in combined work to Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics over seven years. Awards depend on technology, manufacturing-readiness and performance milestones. The agreements cover development, qualification and later sourcing of autonomous shipbuilding processes. Date 2026-08-06
Event type Contract Award
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-06
2026-08-06 · contract award · Shield AI Defense
Evidence notes NCSIST engineers developed AI pilots and implemented them on three locally produced Mighty Hornet III aircraft in less than three months with Shield AI support. Hivemind launched the aircraft, assigned separate search sectors, coordinated communications around a partial no-fly zone and landed all three autonomously. The demonstration completed the initial NCSIST contract and expanded the partnership to broader sovereign-AI and autonomy development across the institute. Date 2026-08-06
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-06
2026-08-05 Contract Award Emesent Localization 2026-08-05 · contract award · Emesent Localization
Evidence notes Cortex AI is designed to transfer GPS-denied autonomy across drones, ground robots and heavy vehicles. Emesent reports more than 12 early adopters already using the platform. The grant funds part of the wider A$7.4 million development and commercialisation programme rather than representing customer revenue. Date 2026-08-05
Event type Contract Award
Segment Localization
Added to Korthos 2026-08-05
2026-08-05 · contract award · Ocean Power Technologies Maritime
Evidence notes The shared contract ceiling is $40 million and does not represent booked revenue for any single awardee. Individual firm-fixed-price task orders will be competed among the six selected companies. The 24-month ordering period runs from August 2026 through July 2028. Date 2026-08-05
Event type Contract Award
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-08-05
2026-08-04 · contract award · Saildrone Saildrone Voyager Defense
Evidence notes The extended operations support Joint Interagency Task Force South and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. Fourth Fleet. Saildrone has operated Voyager vehicles in the region since 2023, providing persistent surveillance across large maritime areas. The company said Voyager operations directly supported an October 2025 interdiction that seized more than $81 million of cocaine. Date 2026-08-04
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-05
2026-08-04 · contract award · Fortem Technologies Defense
Evidence notes The ceiling belongs to the multi-award Track 1 contract vehicle and is not a booked order or guaranteed revenue for Fortem. DHS components can issue direct task orders for DroneHunter interceptors, TrueView radars and SkyDome command-and-control software. The vehicle covers counter-UAS equipment and services across participating DHS agencies for five years. Date 2026-08-04
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-04
2026-08-03 · contract award · Advanced Acoustic Concepts Defense
Evidence notes The base award covers two remote minehunting modules for the Navy’s mine-countermeasure mission package. Engineering and technical support are included alongside module production and delivery. Exercising all options would increase the potential contract value from $53.94 million to $196.21 million. Date 2026-08-03
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-04
2026-08-03 · contract award · Safe Pro Group Vision
Evidence notes The approximately $730,000 base value excludes additional contract options. This is the fourth recent U.S. government contract for the patented AI technology. The deployment expands the installed base and visibility into recurring software-subscription revenue. Date 2026-08-03
Event type Contract Award
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-08-03