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RTX

2 signals in the current window, with MitchelLake's leadership read on each.

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Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 105.8 (Hot), down 2.4 on the prior month; Americas hiring signal is running rising (+2.4pts).

RTX: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the Defence Technology median of 1 across 37 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow; 2 tracked across 80 days.

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Geographic Expansion · Americas

Advanced Navigation

Advanced Navigation, a deep tech unicorn, is establishing its first US manufacturing hub in Huntsville, Alabama (opening September 2026), with engineering work starting later in 2026 and manufacturing commencing January 2027. Expansion funded by March 2026 Series C ($158M raise). Company targets manufacturing 50% of US sales within 12-18 months and plans similar UK/Europe hubs.

Geographic Expansion · Americas

Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics is investing $100M in a new 323,000-sq-ft robotics and AI manufacturing center in Waltham, Massachusetts, consolidating three nearby operations. The facility will support production of Atlas, Spot, and Stretch robot platforms, with 1,250 jobs expected by 2033 and $25M in state incentives awarded.

Geographic Expansion · Americas

Persistent Systems

Persistent Systems celebrates 10 years of operations in Mexico and is strengthening nearshore capabilities to support enterprise transformation across the Americas, leveraging AI-enabled engineering and cloud modernization services.

Partnership · Americas

Cadence Design Systems

Cadence Design Systems announced a multi-year partnership with Intel and a strategic testing project with Samsung Foundry to advance 2nm chip designs.

Ma Activity · Americas

Leidos

U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) awarded Leidos a $27.2+ million fixed-price incentive contract for procurement of the AGM-190A 'Havoc Spear' Small Cruise Missile (SCM).

Leadership Change · Americas

CSG

CSG has appointed David Jacobs as President of CSG Defense North America, with mandate to lead a new Washington, D.C. office focused on expanding the U.S. defense industrial base and building manufacturing capacity for U.S. defense customers.

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