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SOFX Company Dossier: Smack Technologies

Sep 11, 2026

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SOFX Company Dossier: Smack Technologies

Smack Technologies raised $93 million across two rounds in six months to build AI that compresses military fires planning from a month to days.

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SOFX Company Dossier: Perennial Autonomy

Sep 9, 2026

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SOFX Company Dossier: Perennial Autonomy

Battle-tested Merops interceptor drones appeared at the Combined Arms Training Center in Grafenwoehr, Germany this month.

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SOFX Company Dossier: Zone 5 Technologies

Sep 7, 2026

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SOFX Company Dossier: Zone 5 Technologies

The U.S. Navy awarded Zone 5 Technologies $65 million on August 21 to build a maritime strike version of its Rusty Dagger cruise missile under the CHAOS program...

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Sep 6, 2026

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SOFX Company Dossier: Archer Aviation

Archer Aviation agreed on August 10, 2026, to acquire three Boeing subsidiaries in an all-stock transaction

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Sep 4, 2026

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SOFX Program Dossier: Shield AI

The Air Force wants at least 150 autonomous fighter drones in its first Collaborative Combat Aircraft buy.

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SOFX Program Dossier: Secure Space Network

Sep 3, 2026

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SOFX Program Dossier: Secure Space Network

The Pentagon wants 50 classified workspaces scattered across the country so defense startups and researchers can handle secret material without building their own SCIFs.

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Sep 2, 2026

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SOFX Company Dossier: AITAN Systems

AITAN is not a new company. It is eyesAtop, a 2015 commercial drone-mapping firm its current owners bought into in 2024 and took over in 2025.

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SOFX Company Dossier: Saronic Technologies

Aug 31, 2026

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SOFX Company Dossier: Saronic Technologies

On July 12, 2026, three Saronic Corsair drone boats struck Iran's Bandar Abbas Naval Base, the first time American forces used sea drones in combat.