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Department of War

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Market context: Against a Talent Market Index of 97.6 (Neutral) (down 3.4 month-on-month), Americas is at easing (-15.6pts) on signal share.

Department of War: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the Defence Technology median of 1 across 78 tracked companies.

Signals at Department of War

Executive hires, departures and board changes at Department of War

Every leadership-change and senior-hiring signal observed at Department of War, newest first, each dated and linked to the source record.

Department of War signals in the last 90 days

1 public signal observed since 16 August 2026, by type.

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Strategic Hiring · Americas

United States Department of Defense →

Pentagon establishing new four-star Autonomous Warfare Command (AUTOWARCOM) and Project Agincourt to accelerate procurement and deployment of autonomous/robotic systems. Recruiting tech leaders including Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey for strategic advisory. Creating new military career fields in autonomous warfare.

Strategic Hiring · Americas

Gecko Robotics →

Pittsburgh robotics startup building robots for defense industry manufacturing and maintenance, with mission to transform American manufacturing

Capital Raising · Americas

Ballistic Ventures →

US cybersecurity-focused VC firm Ballistic Ventures is seeking to raise up to $490m across two new funds, less than three years after closing an oversubscribed $360m second flagship fund.

Partnership · Americas

Safe Pro Group →

The US Army awarded Safe Pro Group (SPAI) a $2.5M prime contract to integrate its autonomous mine detection and mapping software onto Anduril Industries' Ghost-X drone for testing, marking its first prime contract.

Product Launch · Americas

Allen Control Systems →

Allen Control Systems has launched a new division to develop counter-drone laser weapons, amid Pentagon interest in directed-energy systems.

M&A Activity · Americas

Codan →

Codan (ASX:CDA) is acquiring US emergency communications company Eventide for about $244 million.

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Data period
28 Sept 2026 – 28 Sept 2026 · 1 signals for this company
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