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Customer for Havoc's autonomous logistics software
The Army awarded Havoc a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract on October 12. The contract funds software that coordinates autonomous air and ground vehicles for military resupply. It comes from the Army Applications Laboratory, the service's rapid-acquisition arm.
Updated Yesterday
Preparing to carry out the execution; livestream plan unresolved
The Army is set to execute Nidal Hasan by firing squad on Dec 3 at Fort Hood, Texas, for the 2009 shooting that killed 13 soldiers. The Pentagon said it would livestream the execution, which would be the military's first since 1961.
Updated 2 days ago
Landlord under Enhanced Use Leases
Three private developers will build and run commercial power plants on U.S. Army land at six bases, under conditional leases announced Sept. 18. The projects bring natural gas, battery storage, and nuclear reactors onto military installations with a target of 2030.
Updated Sep 24
Led by an acting secretary and acting chief of staff; no Senate-confirmed leaders
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll left office September 2 after 18 months, the latest departure in a Pentagon leadership shakeup. President Trump named Adam Telle, the Army's civil works chief, acting secretary the next day.
Updated Sep 16
Major customer; signed $20B enterprise deal in March 2026
Anduril is negotiating a raise that could value it near $100 billion, per Reuters, three months after closing a $5 billion round at $61 billion. The Army also awarded Anduril $65 million to build hardware for the Palantir-led TITAN (Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node) system.
Updated Sep 4
Co-leads JLWS after retiring Valkyrie laser program
The U.S. military spent four decades chasing a laser that could shoot down a cruise missile. On April 28, 2026, the Pentagon detailed its latest attempt: the Joint Laser Weapon System, a containerized 150-kilowatt beam (scalable toward 500 kilowatts) that the Army and Navy will share, mounting it on trucks, ships, or anywhere a 20-foot container can sit.
Updated May 31
Subject of 8 NTSB recommendations; acknowledged regulatory violations
The National Transportation Safety Board concluded its investigation into the January 2025 collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River—the deadliest U.S. aviation accident since 2001. All 67 people aboard both aircraft died, including 28 members of the figure skating community returning from a national development camp. The NTSB found the crash was '100% preventable' and issued 50 safety recommendations, with 32 directed at the Federal Aviation Administration.
Updated May 23
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