deep-dive

Construction begins on Damen's Liberty-class 60m autonomous surface vessel at Conrad Shipyard, marking the first U.S. Navy program of record for large-scale autonomous ship production.

Hanwha Aerospace is scaling rapidly to become a tier-one NATO defense supplier, with record backlog of $38B and proven ground combat systems capturing market share across allied nations.

General Atomics operates across defense, energy, and fusion with 9M flight hours on Predator/Reaper platforms and a $30B CCA contract win, executing a major platform transition with the Gambit Series.

RTX Corporation dominates aerospace and defense with $80.7B revenue and a strategic pivot toward AI-enabled autonomous systems, though its partnership-dependent autonomy strategy presents structural vulnerabilities.

RTX Corporation dominates aerospace and defense with $80.7B revenue and a strategic pivot to AI-enabled autonomous systems, though its partnership-dependent autonomy strategy presents structural vulnerabilities.

Northrop Grumman enters 2026 with a $95.68B backlog and two prototype programs—Mission Robotic Vehicle and Beacon Autonomous Testbed—positioned to reshape defense autonomy across space, air, and undersea domains.