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Venture capital investment in defense tech is booming, but as with other sectors that have seen such booms, there will be some big winners and many losers.

The second quarter generated the largest total value ever for venture capital shifting from illiquid investments in startups into stock or an outright company sale.

Anduril says its first self-funded satellite is now operating on orbit after quietly launching on a rideshare mission last month.

Boeing this week unveiled its design for the U.S. Army’s competition to build a second interceptor for the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2.

A new last line of defense is being developed to defeat incoming missiles that threaten airlifters and tankers in flight.

The Air Force Plans a dedicated CCA test & training unit at Creech AFB, Nevada.

Archer unveils hybrid autonomous VTOL programs targeting defense and civil markets, leveraging Midnight technology and Anduril partnership.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Embraer is considering adding a missile-launch capability to the KC-390 tanker transport and is also set to expand production of Saab Gripens.

Anduril has unveiled Thunder, an autonomous hybrid-electric VTOL scout aircraft designed for low-altitude warfare.

The Anduril YFQ-44 became the first U.S.-funded Collaborative Combat Aircraft to launch an air-to-air missile in flight.

The Pentagon plans to finalize seven-year contracts with Anduril, CoAspire and Zone 5 Technologies to mass-produce affordable cruise missiles.

A top U.S. Army official named Anduril as a potential hypersonic weapons supplier on July 14.

Replicator pioneered the Pentagon's shift to low-cost autonomous weapons.

Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa and Anduril have signed an agreement for the Polish defense firm to produce the U.S. startup's Barracuda-500M cruise missile.

An air-launched self-defense weapon for tankers is now under study by four companies selected by the USAF for the first phase of a new acquisition program.

Anduril is playing a role in the development of the U.S. Marine Corps’ version of a Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

The Next Generation Air Dominance and Collaborative Combat Aircraft programs have progressed to production contracts.

Government-owned software that enables swarming autonomy behaviors between collaborative uncrewed and crewed aircraft will require a primary developer, the U.S. Air Force says.

Editors explore the U.S. Air Force's award of Collaborative Combat Aircraft production contracts to Anduril and General Atomics.

As air vehicles move to production, the Air Force focuses on autonomy competition.

USAF selects Anduril and General Atomics for CCA production contracts while continuing autonomy system competition with three other firms.

Satellite manufacturer K2 Space says it has secured its first program of record.

The Bashi pilot vehicle interface is at the heart of the U.S. Air Force’s goal to introduce collaborative combat aircraft in operational service by the end of the decade.

Canada’s industrial base features all of the components necessary to develop a domestic Autonomous Collaborative Platform. And yet no company has done so.