1+ week, 6+ day ago   (461+ words) Never really thought we’d be writing about mining and refining as we’re a defense publication and all, but here we are. On Friday, the Pentagon announced two mega investments in yet more domestic critical minerals supply: “To build a robust…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (577+ words) If you thought you’d heard the last of the new-age rare earths processing startups, think again. This morning, a new California-based startup called Maglut Heavy Industries emerged from stealth with $3.1M in pre-seed funding and a goal of developing a “chromatography-based…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (567+ words) In case you hadn’t noticed, there is a whole lot of hype around bringing AI into warfighting functions. This kind of AI-for-simulation and planning is exactly what one Atlanta-based startup is bringing to the table (sorry), and it turns out…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (576+ words) Business is booming for the companies in the boom business. Late last week, the Navy’s Precision Strike Weapons office awarded California-based Kongsberg subsidiary Zone 5 Technologies $65M to develop a maritime strike variant of its Rusty Dagger low-cost cruise missile for US…...