Aidan Daly

Archer Aviation announced forming a strategic partnership with Anduril Industries to jointly develop a hybrid-propulsion, vertical-take-off-and landing, or VTOL, aircraft and raising $430 million from an equity offering. In a press release Thursday, Adam Goldstein, founder and CEO of Archer, said, “The Archer team has deep expertise in the rapid design, engineering, and production of […] More

Ask Sage, the developer of a multi-modal generative artificial intelligence platform for government, the defense industrial base and commercial clients, completed its Series A funding round and raised $17 million from an investor group led by Sapphire Ventures, with the participation of Mucker Capital. In a press release Monday, Nicolas Chaillan, Ask Sage founder and […] More

QinetiQ US, a defense and national security company, has announced expanding into Huntsville, Alabama, to fulfill its commitment of delivering mission-led innovation to clients in the aerospace and defense sectors. In a company press release Monday, Shawn Purvis, president and CEO of QinetiQ US and a Wash100 awardee, said, “Our expansion into Huntsville marks a […] More

Safran Defense & Space Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of French aerospace and defense company Safran, has launched a strategic initiative to boost its support for America’s defense and space sectors. Joe Bogosian, president and CEO of Safran DSI, said in a press release Tuesday, “By leveraging Safran’s globally proven expertise and investing in U.S. engineering […] More

Bridge Defense, a defense technology company, made a strategic investment in Federated IT, a company providing mission-critical IT and cybersecurity services to the U.S. government. In a press release on Friday, Jack Kilcoyne, co-founder of Bridge Defense, said, “This investment represents a pivotal step in Bridge Defense’s mission to create the next-generation systems integrator. We […] More