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Army designates Anduril's Lattice as C-UAS C2 standard, awards $87M initial task order under new $20B, 10-year contract vehicle.

Army's AMP-HEL directed-energy counter-drone test at White Sands reveals a procurement gap where Boeing lacks a disclosed product, raising questions about protection architecture for autonomous systems like the MQ-28.

Boeing's $489M Beowulf jamming pod integration on EA-18G Growlers is operationally validated in Iran missions but signals schedule pressure and financial dependency rather than autonomy advancement.

Defense robotics cybersecurity mandates are reshaping procurement, creating structural advantages for established primes while filtering undercapitalized entrants like Private Machines Inc.

IS4S secures MDA SHIELD IDIQ contract, establishing dual DoD vehicle access for missile defense and space C2 integration with existing product stack.

IS4S secures SpRCO R2C2 IDIQ contract for cloud-native satellite ground control, marking second major DoD vehicle award in 90 days alongside MDA SHIELD.

PMI's $3.67M ONR contract signals early-stage research funding, but lacks the software-defined controls and RaaS monetization model now defining defense robotics investment.

Standard Bots' $63M funding round widens the capital gap for stealth-stage defense robotics entrants like Private Machines Inc., which holds only a $3.67M ONR contract.