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Shield AI: Product Launch
Air Force awarded Shield AI competitive production option to deliver critical mission autonomy software for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) fleet. Selected from vendor pool including Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and General Atomics.
Source: Air & Space Forces Magazine
The leadership read
Product momentum tends to widen defence technology product and commercial leadership bench strength.
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 105.8 (Hot), down 2.4 month-on-month — shows Americas signal flow rising (+2.4pts).
Shield AI: 2 signals in the last 90 days — above the Defence Technology median of 1 across 37 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow; 2 tracked across 15 days.
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Product Launch · Americas
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Product Launch · Americas
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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.
Partnership · Americas
RTX →Omnia Training selected to deliver £2bn Army Collective Training Service contract for RTX
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).
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.
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