Defense News

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--York Space Systems (York) (NYSE: YSS), today announced that Dirk Wallinger, CEO, will present at the 2026 Jefferies Global Industrials Conference in New York. During the course of this event, York may disclose material developments affecting its business and/or financial performance. Listeners may access the event via live audio webcast at ir.yorkspacesystems.com. Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Presentation at 12:10pm MT / 2:10pm ET Duration: 35 Minutes Speaker: Dirk Wall...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) will participate in the upcoming 2026 Jefferies Global Industrials Conference in New York City, New York. AV Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Wahid Nawabi and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Sean Woodward will participate in a fireside chat on September 10 at 12:50 p.m. ET (11:50 a.m. CT | 9:50 a.m. PT). The fireside chat will be available by webcast at the times listed above and archi...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tagup today announced that its existing Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract has been modified to extend Manifest®, its AI-powered logistics platform, to selected theater sustainment use cases supporting U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC). The effort will apply Manifest to improve data integration, course-of-action analysis, and risk-informed sustainment planning in the Indo-Pacific. Manifest is currently in use at the tactical and op...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Auburn University’s Applied Research Institute (AUARI) announced the installation of its new superconducting 200 MeV proton accelerator, an important step in opening the nation’s first university-led proton testing facility dedicated to qualifying space electronics. The RAD-FX-200 superconducting synchrocyclotron, manufactured and installed by Mevion Medical Systems, is the centerpiece of AUARI’s new Radiation Hardening Facility, created to address the...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”), a global defense technology leader, today announced that its MacCready Works advanced solutions team has been awarded a contract for the co-design and co-manufacture of three Mars helicopters for NASA’s SkyFall mission with the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), taking the project from future concept to a formally funded Mars science mission and a path toward launch in late 2028. SkyFall is the first mission to fly a team of th...

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Battelle scientists are advancing a breakthrough approach to biothreat detection that could transform how hazardous biological agents are identified across military, healthcare and food safety environments. Originally developed in response to a U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) need, the technology uses a specially engineered liquid that can be sprayed onto surfaces and visibly changes color in the presence of targeted biological threats—delivering imm...

CHEYENNE, Wyo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Conti Federal Services, LLC, a leading federal construction and design-build firm, has completed the Helicopter Squadron Operations and Tactical Response Force (TRF) facility at F.E. Warren Air Force Base. The project was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by military leaders, elected officials, community partners and representatives from the project team. The new facility supports F.E. Warren’s transition from its 57-year-old UH-1N Huey helicopt...

MT. PLEASANT, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WATT, a leading provider of small-scale Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) systems, today announced that it has achieved Awardable status through the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s (CDAO) Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace. The Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace is the premier offering of Tradewinds, the suite of tools and services from the Department of War (DoW) designed to accelerate the procurement and adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Ma...

ERIE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FRC and QIZ Security Advance Zero Trust Post-Quantum Cryptography Solution to RCC Hopper...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Conduent Named Leader in NelsonHall's 2026 HR Transformation Services NEAT Assessment for the Tenth Consecutive Time...