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Northrop Grumman is the only defense prime with fielded autonomous platforms across air, maritime, undersea, and space domains, backed by a $95.68B backlog and ambitious 2026 space robotics launch.

CACI International builds the sensing, networking, and EW infrastructure enabling autonomous operations in contested environments, with $1.3B in autonomy-adjacent wins in 2024.

BlueHalo's $4.1B acquisition by AeroVironment consolidates RF counter-UAS, directed-energy weapons, and Space Force capabilities into a strategically differentiated defense platform.

MDA Space scales toward $1.5B revenue run rate on the back of 55 years of space robotics heritage and the commercial SKYMAKER platform.

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.