Army Europe chief unveils NATO eastern flank defense plan
The U.S. Army in Europe, along with NATO allies, wants to pursue optionally manned common launchers and munitions to deter Russia on the Eastern flank.
By Jen Judson
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US Navy is aggressively telling startups, ‘We want you’
The Navy's chief technology officer says the branch is "more open for business and partnerships than we’ve ever been before" with Silicon Valley.
By Connie Loizos, TechCrunch.com
Palantir scores $34M order for Army data platform
The Department of Defense in February 2020 named Palantir and BAE Systems as competitors on a $823 million contract to upgrade the Army’s facet of the Distributed Common Ground System.
Palantir scores US Army contract to build out intelligence data fabric
The program will help modernize the Army's intelligence and data dissemination efforts to provide global information in a near peer fight.
By Mark Pomerleau
Secretive, never profitable Palantir makes its market debut
Seventeen years after it was born with the help of CIA seed money, the data-mining outfit Palantir Technologies is finally going public.
Epirus, a venture-backed startup, inks deal with Northrop for counter-drone tech
Epirus, a startup whose leadership team draws from Raytheon, Northrop and Silicon Valley, has landed its first deal with a name-brand defense prime.
By Joe Gould
As tech startups catch DoD’s eye, big investors are watching
A few key Silicon investors have emerged as the exceptions to the rule, placing bets on defense startups. And a lot is riding on their success.
By Jill Aitoro
Do Palantir’s ads slotted to run during the Army-Navy game take a shot at Google?
Palantir is running four ads at the Army-Navy football game this weekend declaring its commitment to the troops in harms way, but is it sending another message to one of the most powerful tech firms in America as well?
By Jen Judson
Palantir — who successfully sued the Army — has won a major Army contract
After an ugly lawsuit, former legal enemies will go into business together.
By Jen Judson
Let’s talk about what it actually means to be a small business
If you caught the Twitter storm from Anduril's Trae Stephens earlier this week, you would have discovered that the definition of a small business should require more thought than perhaps the Pentagon is bothering to invest.
By Jill Aitoro
What the Pentagon could learn from unicorns
Silicon Valley's billion-dollar club has a clear approach to development. And DoD's got it all wrong.
By Jill Aitoro
How to play nice in the same sandbox
When the Pentagon touted plans to cozy up more with Silicon Valley tech firms, the focus remained on challenges that permeated mostly from inside the building. Seemingly taken for granted was this notion that traditional defense companies and Silicon Valley-types could play nice.
By Jill Aitoro