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Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter steps down after 30 years, signaling the company's shift from research to commercialization with focus on unit economics and scaling.
RTX Corporation, the world's largest aerospace and defense contractor, is executing a measured pivot toward autonomous combat systems with a record $251B backlog and AI-enabled platforms like Coyote and Shield AI integration.
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.
General Atomics leverages 9M flight hours, a $30B CCA win, and diversified defense-energy portfolio to insulate itself from single-platform risk.
Exail Technologies, formed from France's ECA Group and iXblue merger, has become Europe's vertically integrated maritime autonomy leader with a €1.1B backlog and dominant MCM tender win rate.