Neros will use the $450 million conditional loan commitment to expand its domestic manufacturing operations and onshore production of components for its drone systems, including the Archer First Person View drone.

Lockheed Martin will expand its Camden, Arkansas facility to increase production capacity for PAC-3, THAAD, and Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) platforms, creating 650 new jobs over five years and advancing next-generation manufacturing capabilities including robotics and digital technologies.

Premier Explosives becomes part of Apollo Micro Systems' expanding explosives and energetics capability, alongside its ongoing IDL acquisition, strengthening its position in defense-grade explosives manufacturing.

The Defense CyberSecure Program (DCP) provides Connecticut's 900+ defense manufacturers with tiered financial resources, technical support, and a vetted list of cybersecurity service providers to help them achieve CMMC Level 2 compliance required for handling Controlled Unclassified Information. The program, administered by the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, is designed to help small and midsized suppliers in aerospace, naval/maritime, and defense manufacturing remain competitive for federal contracts.

Northwood will expand its global ground-station network, including Portal phased-array antennas for satellite command and control and Prism dishes for high-throughput payload data, with plans to build sites capable of over 100 Gbps in high-demand regions by end of 2027. The funding also supports its new 185,000-square-foot Torrance manufacturing facility and hiring of roughly 400 additional employees across Torrance and Washington, D.C.

Hypersonica raises €100 million in a Series B round to continue developing its hypersonic missile defence technology, with the round valuing the company at approximately €700 million.

AMP is building a flagship prototyping facility in Austin equipped with the world's first AMCM M 8K large-format metal 3D printer along with systems from EOS, DN Solutions, Spinner, Solukon, Moly Cut, and Zeiss, enabling rapid prototype development, large-scale additive manufacturing, and post-processing under one roof. The facility will offer hardware companies access to advanced production infrastructure while allowing customers to retain full ownership of their intellectual property, with a grand opening planned for early 2027.

3D Systems is adding approximately 50,000 sq ft of manufacturing and office space in Littleton, Colorado to expand qualified metal additive manufacturing production for aerospace, defense, and semiconductor equipment customers, supported by ITAR, AS9100D, JCP, and CMMC Level 2 certifications. The facility complements the company's California-based Air Force-sponsored metal additive system development and South Carolina large-format printer manufacturing to build an integrated domestic additive manufacturing supply chain.

Gallium Defense will fund development and industrialisation of its GDS-10 AI-enabled radar, which uses 5G telecom-derived gallium nitride amplifiers and Nvidia computing hardware to detect small and FPV drones at ranges up to 10 kilometres for roughly €500,000. The capital supports recruitment, further outdoor testing and demonstrations, and preparation for commercial production, with orders expected to open in Q1 2027 and first deliveries targeted for June 2027.

Ohio State's new MITEC cluster, combining its Nanotech West Lab and Semiconductor Epitaxy and Analysis Laboratory, will expand semiconductor processing, device prototyping, and testing capacity using industrial-scale wafer sizes to accelerate the transition of defense-related chip technologies, including wide bandgap and narrow bandgap semiconductors, from lab demonstration to manufacturing.

Firehawk Aerospace will use the funding to scale production of its solid rocket motors, energetic materials, and propellant systems for defense applications, building on its 3D-printed propellant manufacturing capability.

The Government of Canada is funding a 37,000 square-metre laboratory at CFB Suffield that integrates chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defence research, personal protective equipment testing, medical response, blast dynamics testing, and autonomous military technology development into a single facility. Construction, led by EllisDon, begins in October 2027 and will run roughly five years to operational completion in 2032, part of an $8-billion Alberta defence infrastructure push tied to Canada's broader $163-billion military spending plan.

The US Space Force is building a 56,000-square-foot Secure Integration Support Laboratory in Kīhei to serve as headquarters for the 15th Space Surveillance Squadron, consolidating personnel and operations currently spread across four leased commercial locations into a single federally-owned site with closed-loop climate controls and planned photovoltaic solar power.

PBS Aerospace is expanding its Roswell, Georgia plant to mass-produce TJ40 and TJ80 turbojet engines for drones and missile systems, adding 930 m² of floor space, two new test chambers to double testing capacity, and a second production shift, targeting annual output of up to 10,000 engines by 2028.

The acquired maritime defense company, which maintains an Indiana presence, becomes part of Lockheed Martin's portfolio following completion of the $3.4 billion transaction.

Bloomsco will grow its engineering team and refine its AI platform for use in classified and air-gapped environments, supporting its software that converts technical manuals and product specs into training plans, learning materials, and simulation scenarios for defence contractors and the military.

Amentum is establishing a new facility at the Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation to support secure, day-to-day engagement on sensitive defense and space programs, advancing work in missile defense, artificial intelligence, cyber operations, and space mission support near Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Peterson Space Force Base, and Schriever Space Force Base.

Tronix3D is expanding its Point Breeze headquarters to add industrial 3D printing capacity, hiring 47 new employees to increase production, expand rapid prototyping, and serve larger defense and physical AI sector customers like Westinghouse, Curtiss-Wright, and Gecko Robotics with longer-term contracts.

KNDS and Ritek have started producing Leopard 2A8 tanks at a new Levanger facility, which will build 37 of the Norwegian Army's 54 new tanks with a stated capacity of up to 36 tanks annually. The plant is part of the broader Hansa Arrangement between Norway and Germany, which also includes joint Type 212CD submarine production, the 3SM maritime strike missile, and a bilateral space working group for imaging-reconnaissance satellites and launch capabilities.

Rune Technologies' TyrOS platform, already used by the Army and Marine Corps for tactical logistics in DDIL environments, will be integrated into Salesforce's Missionforce suite to extend agent-powered automation into frontline logistics, supply forecasting, and field service visibility.

Helsing uses privately raised capital to pre-fund development of AI-driven defense systems ahead of government contracts, including the HX-2 loitering munition, air defense applications, the Centaur AI co-pilot software demonstrated on Saab's Gripen E, and a Collaborative Combat Aircraft program targeting first flight within 24 months. The company also acquired Grob Aircraft SE to build in-house aircraft manufacturing capability for its unmanned combat aircraft ambitions.

Blue Origin is building a 250,000-square-foot facility in Des Moines, WA combining lab space, development, and light production, expected to support hundreds of employees once fully operational.

Elbit integrates International Submarine Engineering's modular autonomous underwater vehicles into its naval portfolio alongside the Seagull unmanned surface vehicle family, enabling coordinated manned-unmanned surface and subsurface missions for mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare, seabed mapping, and critical infrastructure protection.

Joby Aviation acquires defense specialist Resonant Sciences in an all-cash deal, funded in part by a $750 million common stock raise, to diversify beyond its core eVTOL business into defense-sector opportunities.

Aspocomp is expanding its Oulu plant with five new production lines to add PCB manufacturing capacity for defense and AI-driven semiconductor customers, while scaling back and ending automotive industry contracts to free up capacity.

Kratos is installing the AMCM M 8K large-format metal additive manufacturing system at its Indiana Payload Integration Facility to produce large, high-precision metal components for hypersonic systems, including support for the MACH-TB program, enabling low-cost, high-cadence hypersonic testing and production.

Neuron Industries will use the funding to develop highly programmable industrial controllers used to operate a wide range of factory equipment.

Machenta is developing an AI model that can teach robots to perform tasks from a single demonstration, continuing its research as a robotics lab spun out of Imperial College London without a commercial product yet.

Lyman-Morse's new 15,000-sq.-ft. Advanced Composites Center adds large-scale composite fabrication and assembly capacity, including two 94'-wide overhead cranes, vacuum pumps, and compressors, to support growing Department of Defense work now organized under the renamed Lyman-Morse Defense unit. The facility joins existing metal fabrication, CNC machining, and additive manufacturing operations at the Thomaston campus, enabling larger and more complex marine, workboat, and defense manufacturing projects.

ASTRO America is building a new 25,000-square-foot Center for Solid State Manufacturing in Milan, Illinois, to expand large-scale metal additive manufacturing (additive friction stir deposition) under one roof with design, build, and test capabilities, including a large ultrasound immersion tank, X-ray, and CT scanning equipment for part validation. The facility will support production of parts for General Dynamics, Boeing, Sikorsky, Bell, and BAE Systems for military aircraft, helicopters, tanks, and ground vehicles, and aims to serve as a replacement for declining domestic metal forging capacity.

Airis Labs uses the funding to develop and deploy AI technology that analyzes visual information and generates real-time intelligence insights, implemented directly in battlefield operations since its 2023 seed round.

Rune Technologies will expand deployment of TyrOS, an AI-powered logistics platform designed to replace spreadsheet-based military supply chain management with modernized sustainment and mission command software.

Persistent Systems is opening a new facility in Fort Collins to support its military communication and networking equipment business, creating capacity for more than 100 jobs and establishing a longer-term presence in the region.

AMP's new facility provides roughly $30 million of advanced equipment to help hardware companies—including those in defense, aerospace, and medical sectors—bridge the gap between initial prototyping and large-scale, repeatable production, offering manufacturing floor, lab space, and technical staff without requiring partner companies to build their own capital-intensive equipment.

T3 Defense raised $10M through the sale of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and warrants to an accredited investor, receiving $6,605,000 in net proceeds after repaying principal and interest on a prior Term Note and paying a 3.5% placement fee to Dawson James Securities. The company operates defense manufacturing subsidiaries including Positech and recently delivered a mobile UAV command-and-control vehicle to an Israeli homeland security operator.

Foundry Robotics will build out a new 130,000-square-foot autonomous factory in Emeryville, California—roughly a twentyfold expansion of its manufacturing footprint—to assemble complex electro-mechanical products including drones, autonomous vehicle subassemblies, wire harnesses, underwater vehicles, telecom and data center infrastructure, ground robots, rugged computers, robotic compute systems, and satellites. The capital will also accelerate deployment of its FoundryOS AI models in production environments and expand its robotics research, engineering, and factory operations teams.

Rendezvous Robotics will use the funding to develop its next-generation modular spacecraft tiles, conduct flight demonstrations, and expand its team, including a planned April 2028 mission in which seven independently launched tiles autonomously assemble, reconfigure, and separate in orbit.

American Advanced Materials will use the seed funding to expand its team and advance front-end engineering and design for a planned commercial facility producing titanium sponge via the Kroll process, along with zirconium oxychloride for nuclear fuel, gas turbines, rockets, and AI chips. The company has also secured over $1 billion in offtake letters of intent from U.S. melters and alloy producers, and will pursue separate project financing for construction and operation of the facility.

Keel's new Prep and Paint Facility enables painting of larger, completed structural sections for military vessels, including components for the future USS Enterprise aircraft carrier, supporting Navy Virginia-class and Columbia-class submarine production and advancing the company's goal of delivering fully outfitted submarine modules.

Noble Biomaterials gains access to Americhem's global scale and polymer/fiber expertise to expand its proprietary IONIC+, X-STATIC, and CIRCUITEX antimicrobial and conductive materials platforms across healthcare, aerospace and defense, and apparel markets.

Japan will establish a final assembly and inspection facility for AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles domestically, strengthening its defense industrial base and supplying munitions for F-35 fighters operated by both Japan and the US. Separately, the US and Japan will share technical information to increase production of the jointly developed SM-3 Block IIA ballistic missile interceptor.

MKE has completed a Medium- and Large-Caliber Ammunition and Aircraft Bomb Filling and Assembly Facility in Jordan, its second technology transfer project in the country, enabling local production of munitions and aircraft bombs including MK82-type ordnance. The project includes training for production and maintenance personnel and follows an earlier ammunition facility operating since 2024.

Patria is investing in increasing armoured vehicle and weapons production capacity, including internal development programmes to improve delivery capability, profitability and competitiveness. It is advancing the TRACKX tracked vehicle programme with Finland and Sweden, expanding the CAVS 6x6 cooperation with KNDS Deutschland including German assembly and final integration, and pursuing a letter of intent with General Cherry to establish drone production in Finland.

Falk Defence operates an office and an R&D hall in Leipzig since March, focused on developing European rocket artillery systems. The site is currently dedicated to research and development rather than production or processing of explosive materials, with no confirmed expansion into manufacturing yet.

Celsia's new 40,000-square-foot facility in Taoyuan adds capacity for two-phase thermal device fabrication, including automated wick sintering, high-vacuum degassing, precision stamping, custom fluid charging, and automated thermal performance testing, along with shock, vibration, thermal shock, and thermal cycling qualification testing to support defense, aerospace, HPC, and 5G customer programs.

Indra is building a new factory in As Pontes to integrate bridge-laying vehicles (VLP) for the Spanish Army starting in 2027, followed by amphibious combat vehicles (VACIM) for the Spanish Marine Corps based on the SUPERAV 8x8 platform, and wheeled self-propelled howitzers (ATP Ruedas) from 2029. The plant will produce up to 80 vehicles a year, delivering 32 VLP systems, 34 VACIM vehicles, and 186 ATP Ruedas units, and forms part of Indra's broader €200 million industrialization program creating over 1,000 industrial and 1,400 engineering jobs across Spain.

Honeywell Aerospace will build a 300,000-square-foot facility on its Tempe campus to bring complex machining in-house, incorporating modular robotics, automated inspection, and digital twins. The plant will support $15 billion in new Control Systems program wins, Assure advanced actuation systems, Attune vapor-cycle cooling subsystems, and priority defense production under a supplier framework agreement with the Department of War.

BWXT is building a 190,000-square-foot facility at its Jonesborough site capable of producing 300 metric tons of high-purity depleted uranium metal annually for national defense applications, with the initial production line expected online by end of next year and full construction complete in 2029.

Alaska Aerospace is using federal funding to modernize launch pads, build a new 10,000-foot airstrip, and construct a lodging facility at its Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak to support an anticipated increase in launch cadence from one-to-three launches a year to one-to-three per month, driven largely by missile defense testing tied to the Golden Dome program and hypersonic vehicle trials.

Maris-Tech has developed Uranus Drones V2, an onboard video and AI-processing platform for UAVs used in ISR, target tracking, and loitering munitions, capable of processing up to eight cameras simultaneously with over 30 TOPS of AI compute while linking directly to the autopilot for autonomous response to detected objects. The system is already in production and integrated into customer UAV platforms.

Venttup will use the funding to expand precision manufacturing capacity for components serving the defence, aerospace, and energy transition sectors.

MuRay is developing imaging technology to inspect dense industrial components, including 3D-printed rocket engines and turbines, that conventional X-rays cannot penetrate, enabling detection of manufacturing defects.

Caltech and JPL will use $20 million to build the New Space Makerspace near JPL's Microdevices Laboratory, providing chip-to-board assembly facilities, a Makerspace Fellows Program, and training to turn lab-built devices into flight-testable prototypes and instruments for space missions. A separate $7.5 million will renovate and expand Caltech's hypersonic research facility, adding a new shock tube capable of exceeding the temperatures and flow velocities of the current T5 shock tunnel to study flight beyond Mach 5.

Globalstar will deploy its third-generation C-3 direct-to-device satellite constellation of 54 spacecraft (48 operational, 6 spares), built by MDA Space, with launches beginning in 2027. Its mobile satellite services spectrum and ground stations will be integrated with Amazon's Kuiper Systems (Amazon Leo) LEO network to expand D2D coverage.

The Port of Nome is being dredged and expanded into a deep-water facility capable of accommodating larger container ships, tankers, cruise liners, and U.S. Coast Guard and Navy vessels, addressing the absence of any U.S. port above 61 degrees north latitude with such capacity amid rising Bering Strait traffic and Russian/Chinese maritime activity.

PROOF Research adds 12,000 square feet of manufacturing capacity in Columbia Falls to support barrel and composite firearm production, expand capacity for future weapon systems programs, and meet growing customer demand worldwide.

Selfridge Air National Guard Base will realign and expand its runway infrastructure to support the incoming F-15EX Eagle II fighter mission and KC-46 Pegasus tanker mission, replacing the base's current A-10 Thunderbolt II and KC-135 Stratotanker fleets over the next five to seven years.

Arclin is expanding floc production capacity at its Asturias, Spain facility to increase manufacturing of Nomex paper, a material used in aerospace, electrical infrastructure, defense and transportation applications. The Asturias site will become one of four facilities in Arclin's global Nomex paper manufacturing network, with construction completing by end of 2027 and full commissioning in early 2028.

Iris Technology will increase investment in engineering, testing and qualification capabilities, supply chain operations, and program management to support higher production volumes and reduced lead times for its radiation-hardened electronics, including cryocooler control electronics, focal plane interface electronics, and heater control cards used in missile warning, missile tracking, and space-based surveillance systems. The company also plans to broaden commercial relationships with allied defense customers and payload manufacturers, pursue new Army-aligned tactical power management products, and expand into adjacent defense and space electronics categories through internal development and potential acquisitions.

secunet will operate a certified, secure AI runtime environment for classified government applications in its own German data centers, combining its BSI-certified SINA-Cloud security architecture with NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs, Red Hat's AI Factory platform and NVIDIA Nemotron models, and deepset's Haystack framework for orchestrating AI agents and RAG applications.

Biosphere will build a 20,000-liter biomanufacturing facility using genetically engineered microorganisms to produce critical chemicals for military use, including potential bio-cement for helicopter landing surfaces and materials for polymer-bonded explosives used in weapons like the Hellfire missile. The facility, slated for commissioning in Q4 2027, will produce about 100 tons of chemicals annually, ten times the output of the 1,000-liter systems currently standard in military labs.

Firehawk Defense will use the funding to build out its propellant and tactical rocket motor manufacturing campus at the Great Plains Arsenal in Lawton, Oklahoma, and a separate missile integration facility in Mississippi.

Indra will build a new production facility at Barros in Langreo, leasing a 16,000-square-meter industrial warehouse plus office and storage space for 25 years, to manufacture defense vehicles and ground platforms tied to national defense programs. This follows Indra's prior acquisition of Duro Felguera Calderería Pesada facilities in Gijón for military vehicle and land platform production, consolidating its industrial footprint in Asturias.

Aselsan is expanding production capacity through the newly operational first phase of the Oğulbey Technology Base and a commissioned Guided Ammunition Systems Production Centre, while increasing robotics and automation across air, naval and land defence manufacturing. R&D spending of $1.3 billion is directed toward low-Earth-orbit satellites, quantum computing, underwater systems, high-power microwaves, microelectronics, smart ammunition and propulsion technologies, including the ASTRALINK satellite communications project.

LIG D&A will build a defense-dedicated production base in the Gumi National Industrial Complex by 2029, integrating component assembly, performance testing, system integration testing, final assembly, and quality inspection, while hiring 200 new employees. The expansion supports growing exports of the Cheongung-II missile system and planned additions such as the L-SAM long-range interceptor, alongside the company's expansion into satellites, unmanned surface vessels (Haegum-X), and unmanned ground vehicles (G-Sword).

Aeon Industrial is building a 140,000-square-foot armory to manufacture missile systems, interceptors, high-voltage drone fuzes, and seekers, adding domestic production capacity at supply-chain bottlenecks. The company is also developing a second armory and continues producing its MERC drone fuze at 10,000 units on the line.

Re:Build will use the capital to expand its manufacturing capacity for hard tech products and launch new industrial startups, continuing its model of partnering with industrial companies to design, engineer, and manufacture products across aerospace, defense, and other critical sectors.

Disruptive will deploy checks of up to $1 billion into at least 10 late-stage companies in capital-intensive AI and defense sectors, continuing a strategy that has included investments in Groq and ElevenLabs.

Hanwha Philly Shipyard is transitioning to a dual-use facility capable of building ships for the U.S. Navy, other federal agencies, and commercial customers, with continued investment in yard operations, facilities, and workforce under HDUSA's leadership.

Contextere will co-develop iMAPLE, an AI platform that matches personnel skills to maintenance tasks and supports sustainment decisions for the RCAF's CC-130J Hercules fleet, with Lockheed Martin providing machine-learning methodologies, design and testing support, and quality reviews. The partners aim to expand the platform's use beyond the Hercules program into broader export and dual-use applications.

Lockheed Martin will establish a dedicated PAC-3 Missile Maintenance Facility in Poland to perform onsite repair, refurbishment, lifecycle support and re-certification of PAC-3 interceptors for NATO allies, integrating Poland's defense industrial base with supply chain partners in Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden.

Gooch & Housego will use Arlington's capital to expand manufacturing capacity at its existing UK and US facilities, invest in staff and technology development across precision optics, acousto-optics, electro-optics, fiber optics and thin-film coatings, and pursue additional acquisitions to grow its aerospace/defense, industrial laser, and life-sciences businesses.

Auria is building a mission integration center in Reston to develop, test, demonstrate, and integrate command, control, and mission integration capabilities for space operations, satellite communications, space domain awareness, and missile defense customers, creating 78 new jobs and complementing its existing Warrenton, Virginia operations.

BAE Systems and Poland's PGZ will expand large-calibre ammunition production capacity and capability under the new Warsaw Defence Plan, alongside joint development of next-generation air defence missiles. The agreement also includes collaboration on drone and counter-drone systems, naval cooperation drawing on the Type 31 and Miecznik frigate programmes, and procurement coordination building on Poland's Narew air defence system purchase from MBDA UK.

Nammo will build a fourth solid rocket motor production line at Raufoss to increase output and shorten lead times for motors used in missile systems and artillery ammunition, with additional storage capacity added in Germany to strengthen supply chain responsiveness.

Microscreen will use the Baltimore facility to manufacture laser-cut production stencils and step stencils and apply MicroGlide and MicroGlide Platinum nanocoatings using equipment including Watt Laser's Nevis and SE12 systems and a proprietary robotic nanocoating system, expanding its SMT stencil production, inspection, and coating capacity in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Loutech gains access to Aeromax's broader manufacturing and distribution platform, enabling expansion of its tight-tolerance electrical interconnects and fluid connectors production using its 5-axis CNC milling and 11-axis CNC mill-turn equipment to serve a wider base of commercial and military aerospace customers.

Energy Fuels will use the financing to construct Phase 1 of the Donald Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project, expected to produce approximately 9,000 tonnes per annum of rare earth element concentrate containing monazite and xenotime, including NdPr, terbium, and dysprosium, and 225,000 tpa of heavy mineral concentrate. The REEC feedstock will supply the company's White Mesa Mill in Utah for processing and separation, feeding downstream metallization at its Korean Metals Plant and planned American Metals Plant, and ultimately magnet manufacturing at Vacuumschmelze facilities in the U.S., Germany, and Finland.

Saxon textile firms (C.F. Weber, Norafin, Strumpfwerk Lindner, Vowalon, Textilausrüstung Pfand, Brändl Textil, WATTANA) and research institutes (ITM Dresden, STFI) coordinate across the full textile value chain to develop flame-resistant, ballistic-protective, and sensor-integrated fabrics for military clothing, protective vests, and combat gear, supported by the WFS, vti and MISI networks ahead of a November 2026 Bundeswehr procurement forum in Bonn.

Raytheon is expanding its Andover, Massachusetts facility with automation to double SPY-6 naval radar production rates by 2028, supporting manufacturing, assembly and testing as the U.S. Navy fields the radar on more ships, with over 50 systems expected within a decade.

Aalo Atomics is building a 1-million-square-foot factory designed to produce 100 truck-transportable, sodium-cooled nuclear reactors per year, with commercial pods of five reactors and three turbines delivering about 50 megawatts each, targeting power for a Crusoe data center.

Stoke Space will use the conditional loan to build a new launchpad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station designed to support larger rockets, expanding its domestic launch infrastructure capacity.

US Conec will build a new 200,000-square-foot facility in Hickory to expand advanced manufacturing, research and development, administrative, and distribution operations for its high-density optical connectivity products, supporting growing demand from advanced computing infrastructure deployments.

J.F. Taylor is expanding its Beavercreek facility to grow local capabilities in advanced defense simulation, engineering, testing, and technology development, supporting its existing Department of Defense customers in avionics, training systems, and unmanned systems.

Refactor Moses Lake LLC acquires the land, buildings, equipment and machinery of the former SGL Carbon fiber production site, where carbon fiber manufacturing was discontinued in August 2025 as part of SGL Carbon's restructuring.

The Navy is constructing a dedicated Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missile storage and maintenance facility at NWS Yorktown, including a Containerized Large Weapons Storage two-bay earth-covered magazine with twin 25-ton bridge cranes, mechanical buildings, and an emergency generator, to support CPS-equipped Zumwalt-class destroyers and Virginia Payload Module-equipped Block V/VI Virginia-class submarines.

The federal grant funds redevelopment of facilities in DuBois into advanced manufacturing laboratories, a shared applied research center for pressed materials, and workforce training and apprenticeship programs serving six north central Pennsylvania counties. The project is expected to leverage up to $150 million in additional investment from Bunting Magnetics and Magnetic Applications to expand domestic production of bonded neodymium rare-earth magnets for defense, aerospace and energy customers.

CMD will expand its manufacturing capacity and accelerate R&D in piston engines and next-generation propulsion systems, with near-term focus on supplying large volumes of engines for EDGE's unmanned aerial systems. The company will also explore adapting its high-performance engines for naval use with EDGE's Abu Dhabi Ship Building unit, while continuing to grow its existing automotive engine business.

Sutter Metals will expand its scrap metal processing capacity and geographic footprint across the U.S. through an active acquisition pipeline, building out domestic capability to collect, sort, and process aluminum, brass, copper, and stainless steel scrap sourced from aerospace, automotive, and electronics manufacturers in the Pacific Northwest.

F&B MFG will gain additional resources from TPC to invest in its more than 200 employees, expand its hydroforming, heat treating, welding, machining and assembly capabilities, and continue producing engine and APU components for defense and commercial aircraft. The acquisition also supports F&B MFG's recent expansion into machining for information technology hardware and electronics customers.

North Vector Dynamics will use the funding to scale development and production of its CM-70 interceptor, a sub-7lb, sub-meter guided mini-missile with 560mph speed and two-mile range designed for ground, vehicle, and airborne counter-UAS deployment. The company plans to open a 25,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and scale annual missile production into the thousands by 2027, while pursuing European manufacturing and supply chain partnerships with CSG and integration of the CM-70 into CSG's systems.

Ultra Maritime's sonar systems, sonobuoys, torpedo defense technology, radar, electronic warfare and autonomous maritime sensing products will be integrated into Lockheed Martin's Rotary and Mission Systems business to expand sonar offerings for next-generation naval platforms and undersea warfare capability.

Colare will expand its team and broaden the range of engineering roles its technical-assessment platform can screen for, targeting hardware and manufacturing hires at space and deep-tech enterprises.

Anduril is building a new manufacturing facility in Sparrows Point, Maryland to produce components for Virginia-class submarines, backed by a Navy contract worth up to $2.9 billion for submarine component production.

Thales Australia will manufacture and maintain towed array sonar systems at its Rydalmere facility to support Hunter-class frigates, Collins-class submarines, and BlueSentry uncrewed maritime surveillance platforms, including thin-line towed arrays for autonomous vessels.

Elroy Air plans to use merger proceeds to fund commercial-scale production of its Chaparral hybrid-electric cargo drone, ramping manufacturing with exclusive US partner Kratos at a Sacramento facility by late 2026. The company is also pursuing a $200 million joint venture with Barq Group to build a later-phase factory in Abu Dhabi, supporting its $46 million US Army contract and work with the Marine Corps, Air Force, and Japanese Army.

The Région Sud's Fonds Souverain Régional will make direct equity investments of €2-5M per project into industrial companies—including startups, SMEs, and ETIs—in defense, energy, cybersecurity, semiconductors, and health sectors, provided each project is matched with private financing and involves significant industrial implantation in the region. The fund targets strengthening naval defense and technology firms in the Var, including suppliers linked to Naval Group's planned 1,500-person hiring program.

Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works is expanding production of the Vectis autonomous aircraft ahead of its first flight in 2027, while the company develops the lower-cost PAC-3 ACE interceptor to counter air and missile threats at roughly half the cost of PAC-3 MSE. It is also funding a Modular Payload Delivery System for hypersonic missions and accelerating production of the AIM-260 air-to-air missile under a new framework agreement with the Department of War.

Long Wall will use the MDA award, matched by $75 million of its own capital, to complete flight testing of its Cyclops exoatmospheric kill vehicle interceptor and its in-house RSX liquid booster test vehicle. The company is also scaling production infrastructure across more than 180,000 square feet of facilities to manufacture Cyclops interceptors at rates exceeding 100 units annually.

DOE will use Defense Production Act Title III funds to support equipment, process and logistics improvements at domestic refineries, aiming to restart or expand refining production, storage and logistics capacity to strengthen fuel-supply resilience.

ORQA and Ukrainian drone maker General Cherry are jointly building an underground factory in Ukraine to produce drone components, including electronics and communications systems, while establishing a separate joint serial-production facility in Croatia for co-developed interceptor drones and counter-drone systems for NATO militaries. The partnership aims to reduce reliance on Chinese-made components and localize production to improve efficiency and battlefield feedback.

Warhound will build a vertically integrated domestic supply chain for military and public-safety working dogs, using biotechnology licensed from Colossal Biosciences for cloning and secure biobanking of high-performing dog genetics, combined with specialized training and animal care. Through a partnership with Anduril Industries, the dogs will be equipped with eye and ear protection, cybernetic augmentations, and Anduril's Eagle Eye technology to improve field situational awareness.

Tractian will scale its multimodal, agentic AI platform that combines physically deployed sensors with machine-learning models trained on industrial equipment failure data to monitor machinery health, diagnose root causes, and recommend maintenance actions. The company is expanding beyond individual failure prediction toward broader asset-health management across pharmaceutical, food and beverage, oil and gas, data center, defense, energy, water infrastructure, and manufacturing customers.

UPDF gains a $53 million Russian-donated mechanised repair facility at Magamaga Cantonment for overhauling heavy military vehicles and machinery, a digital multimedia training classroom at Kalama for simulated BRDM-2MS armored vehicle operation, and new marine assets at Entebbe and Kalangalo including coastal surveillance radar, eight boats, a floating dock, protective barriers, marine workshops, firefighting gear, field ambulances, and transport vehicles. Museveni also pushes UPDF to pursue joint manufacturing with Russia to eventually produce such equipment domestically.

Mitsubishi Power is expanding its Savannah Machinery Works facility in Chatham County, Georgia, adding more than 220 new jobs to support production of power generation equipment including gas, steam, and aero-derivative turbines, power trains and power islands, and environmental control systems.

Code19 Autonomy will use the funding to accelerate development and deployment of Maveric AI, its high-dynamic autonomy software, focusing on intercept autonomy for aircraft pursuing maneuvering airborne threats, the Maveric Interceptor system, and sense-and-evade technology for one-way attack and ISR aircraft. The company is also advancing government partnerships including the Army's DevX Autonomy program, the Department of War's Low-Cost Interceptor Challenge, OUSW (R&E) prototyping, and a CRADA with Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane.

C&D Technologies and Trojan Battery Company will gain expanded AGM battery manufacturing capacity to serve automotive aftermarket demand for start-stop, hybrid, and high-electrical-load vehicles, alongside new U.S. facility modernization and equipment upgrades. Their combined military battery portfolios will receive additional U.S.-based manufacturing investment supporting land warfare, air defense, naval systems, logistics, reserve power, and nuclear power applications.

Spirit Defense opens a new 50,000-square-foot production facility in Wichita to manufacture fuselages for General Atomics' FQ-42 Vengeance, a fully autonomous aircraft designed to perform F-35-like missions at a quarter of the cost. The facility, converted from a tooling and factory support building, has already moved its initial fuselage production into the next manufacturing phase.

Arcanus is building out Canadian manufacturing capacity for its line of over 15 unmanned aerial platforms, including the AB 516e long-endurance VTOL fixed-wing aircraft, the AE 401 counter-drone interceptor, and the AC 5250 cargo drone, supported by a manufacturing license with Portugal's Beyond Vision and a five-year contract manufacturing agreement with FeralX Systems.

Arda will expand its design and engineering teams and develop robotic models to automate assembly line programming, building toward fully automated robotic assembly lines that update as product designs change. The company plans to extend its platform beyond its current Anduril deployment into defense, electronics, and data center supply chain manufacturing.

Babcock is opening a Skills Center at Devonport Dockyard capable of training 1,500 technical colleagues and apprentices annually, and breaking ground on an 18.8-acre Integrated Logistics Hub at Sherford that will consolidate over 30 logistics locations into a facility of up to 30,000 square meters, supporting submarine sustainment and deep maintenance for the Astute-class and Dreadnought programs. The company is also relocating around 2,000 colleagues to a new Capability Center in Plymouth city center.

Harmattan AI is designing and manufacturing IRIFI, a deep-strike drone, entirely in Morocco at its new facility in the Nouaceur defense industrial zone, using Moroccan engineers for end-to-end design and local automotive/aerospace supply chains for components. The company aims to build broader in-house engineering capacity to develop additional drone systems for regional and export markets beyond IRIFI.

Bombardier is building a learning center in Wichita, Kansas to train newly hired aircraft technicians and a plane-servicing facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana, while adding 800 jobs across Kansas, Texas, Indiana, and Connecticut to expand its U.S. manufacturing and defence operations.

Northrop Grumman is expanding manufacturing capacity to increase B-21 Raider bomber production rates later this decade, with capital expenditures through 2028 supporting acceleration capacity, testing, sustainment, and modernization work on the program.

The Louisiana National Guard is building an 11,236-square-foot Field Maintenance Shop at the Lake Charles Readiness Center featuring two work bays, administrative and specialty supply areas, and military vehicle parking to support vehicle maintenance operations for seven full-time personnel.

Pratt & Whitney is building a new facility in Rzeszów to add manufacturing of rotating engine components such as compressors and turbine disks, supporting production of the F135, F100 and GTF engine families. Combined with a $200 million Georgia forging press expansion, the investment aims to increase output of critical rotating parts by 30% by 2028.

MTU Maintenance is expanding its Hannover facility by approximately 82,900 ft.2 of production space and 23,700 ft.2 of offices to increase capacity by over 20% for widebody engine shop visits, including GEnx maintenance for the Boeing 787 and future GE9X turbine center frame repairs, creating around 200 new jobs.

3D Systems adds roughly 4,650 square meters of manufacturing and office space in Littleton, Colorado, to develop, qualify, and produce additive-manufactured components for aerospace, defense, and semiconductor equipment customers. The facility holds ISO 9001/AS9100D certification, ITAR registration, JCP registration, and CMMC Level 2 compliance, and complements planned metal AM system development in California and large-format printer manufacturing in South Carolina.

Boom Supersonic is building a 200,000-square-foot Superpower Superfactory in Centennial, Colorado, consisting of two buildings that will manufacture Superpower turbines and turbine components from raw materials, integrating engineering and manufacturing to scale production.

Thales is expanding production capacity for defense electronics to meet rising demand from European rearmament, leveraging its position across major international defense programs where it derives roughly two-thirds of its defense revenue from Europe.

ASI will expand deployments of its real-time physical systems management software across energy, logistics and defense sectors, and grow its research and engineering base in Boston. The funding follows ASI's $875M, 12-year FAA/DOT program to modernize the National Airspace System and a $99M, five-year U.S. Army contract supporting the Next Generation Command and Control program.

Dayton T. Brown's new Huntsville Test and Qualification Center expands its aerospace and propulsion testing capabilities, including support for programs like Golden Dome, with plans to add equipment and hire more staff near Redstone Arsenal and the future Space Command headquarters.

Reliable Robotics will use the funds to push its Reliable Autonomy System through FAA certification for both optionally piloted and fully uncrewed flight, expand its aircraft fleet (centered on the Cessna 208B Caravan) and engineering team, and continue development of its solid-state collision-avoidance radar for military and commercial aviation customers.

FORT Robotics will use the funding to expand its workforce and operating capacity to meet growing demand for its Trust Layer for Physical AI safety infrastructure across warehousing, construction, defense, and other robotics markets. The capital also supports its proposed public listing via merger with Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp., which would trade as FORT Robotics Holdings under ticker FROB.

Xona will use the funding to expand deployment of its Pulsar low-Earth-orbit satellite navigation constellation, scale satellite manufacturing capacity at its Burlingame headquarters, and support initial beta navigation services in multiple countries beginning in early 2027. The capital also funds integration of Pulsar-compatible firmware with customer devices and development of the two in-house-built satellites validating its architecture for larger-scale constellation deployment.

BCSS becomes Forte Cyber Assurance, a standalone practice operating independently from Forte's delivery teams to provide cybersecurity assessments, compliance validation, and CMMC readiness support. The practice gains a dedicated CMMC Services team of Registered Practitioners to help defense contractors identify CUI/FCI systems, build System Security Plans, and prepare for Level 1 and Level 2 assessments, alongside a managed secure enclave built on Microsoft GCC High for handling sensitive information.

Ultra Security will build out its agentic security platform offering guardrails, governance, observability, and a universal connectivity layer to monitor and control autonomous AI agents interacting with MCP servers and connectors. The company is also pursuing FedRAMP certification following its completed FedRAMP 20x Class B audit.

Radiant Industries will design, build and deliver a prototype of its Kaleidos nuclear microreactor to provide localized, grid-independent power for Naval Weapons Station Crane, supporting the Crane Army Ammunition Activity and Naval Surface Warfare Center's munitions production, electromagnetic warfare, and advanced manufacturing operations. The project moves through final environmental review, site-specific design and prototype testing phases with technical support from the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

eNeural Technologies is establishing its North American headquarters in Bellevue to develop lightweight, low-power, self-learning edge AI solutions for logistics, transportation, smart city, and enterprise technology customers. The office will serve as the company's hub for AI engineering, customer engagement, and strategic partnerships, with plans to scale into a core edge AI R&D center supporting over 500 employees within a decade.

Emirates is expanding its Emirates Engine Maintenance Centre to develop in-house piece-part repair capability for GE90 engines on its Boeing 777 fleet and GP7200 engines on its Airbus A380 fleet, with GE Aerospace providing technical consultancy, training, and knowledge transfer. The move follows a related November 2025 agreement with Rolls-Royce for in-house fan-case repairs on Trent 900 engines and supports Emirates' separate $5.1 billion Dubai South engineering complex designed to service 28 widebody aircraft simultaneously.

LAHAB's automated 40x53mm grenade production line has reached full-rate production with capacity for 1.5 million rounds annually, using three automated modules for cartridge assembly, projectile filling, and final belting while cutting manual labour needs by nearly 60%. The investment is part of EDGE's wider Industry 4.0 programme, which included 68 automation projects across 28 facilities and doubled capacity at 13 entities in 2025, including gains at HALCON's DESERT STING 16 line and CARACAL's warehouse automation.

Renk divests its Gleitlager (slide bearings) business, which produces bearings for electric motors, generators and pumps in industrial and civil markets, to Miba's Bearing Group. Proceeds are expected to fund organic growth, debt reduction, potential M&A and dividends as Renk sharpens its focus on its core Defense segment, targeting 90% of revenue from defense by 2030, while its civil Marine & Industry business tied to Power Generation and critical infrastructure remains unaffected.

American Woolen Company produces specialized woolen and worsted fabrics used in US Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps uniforms, having secured military contracts beginning in 2019. The company operates 40 high-speed spinning looms at the former Warren Mills complex and collaborates with regional partners Dow Cover Company and New England Shirt Company to expand domestic textile manufacturing capacity.

Gooch & Housego will continue developing photonics and optical technologies for aerospace, defense, industrial, and life sciences customers, with Arlington Capital's backing aimed at advancing its national security and advanced technology product lines as a private company.

Rheinmetall's new Telford Gun Hall manufactures barrels and breeches for 120mm and 155mm systems, supporting Challenger 3 tanks and RCH 155 artillery, with capacity for up to 245 barrels and 50+ breeches annually. The facility plans to source steel from Sheffield Forgemasters and grow from 35 to over 100 employees as production scales.

Renk is selling its Renk Bearings GmbH (Hannover) unit to Miba AG to redirect capital and capacity toward its core defense businesses, Vehicle Mobility Solutions and Marine & Industry, targeting roughly 90% defense-derived revenue by 2030. The divested slide-bearings unit, which made components for electric motors, generators and pumps, will be reclassified as a discontinued operation from Q4 2026, while Renk's remaining civil business tied to Marine & Industry continues to support infrastructure and power-generation growth.

Veloryx is developing an integrated 'system of systems' security architecture for data centers combining perimeter sensors, radar, RF detection, counter-drone systems, and a unified command-and-control layer, alongside resilience planning covering redundant power, communications, and failover data/compute sites.

Rapid Composites' composite production equipment, specialized tooling, and intellectual property for carbon fiber molding, prototyping, and composite development will be integrated into DarkMoth's Sarasota production operations to support manufacturing of uncrewed aircraft for U.S. defense and law enforcement customers.

Enact Intelligence will use the funding to address a major bottleneck in robotics.

US Ballistic Laboratories is repurposing the former Cody Laboratories pharmaceutical building in Wyoming and the Sadu Mechanical Plant in Bumbesti-Jiu, Romania, to produce 155-millimeter high-explosive artillery shells. The company has hired about 40 employees in Cody and is committed to hiring 300 employees in Romania to meet existing contracts amid wartime demand from Ukraine and Iran-related conflicts.

Pacific Engineering Inc. is opening a 150,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in North Omaha, its second in the area, to support defense and commercial materials production, including work on a Navy contract to develop a prototype for a next-generation nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile. A $10 million North and South Omaha Recovery Grant helped the company acquire a large-scale milling machine for the facility.

DRACOE's new facility integrates production, R&D, and training for unmanned systems and counter-UAS technology, including its SPEAR C-UAS Training & Evaluation Ecosystem. The company has created 67 jobs, aims to reach 150 by end of 2027, and plans to scale production into the millions across three factories by 2028.

BAE Systems is retrofitting a 130,000-square-foot facility in Weld County, Colorado to expand production of space-based hardware and sensor systems, adding to its existing Boulder, Broomfield, and Westminster operations. The company plans to hire more than 200 employees within 12-24 months, with production starting in early 2028 and potential staffing of approximately 600 at full capacity.

Northstar Enterprise + Defense is relocating to a 153,000-square-foot Fort Myers campus, nearly 265% larger than its Bonita Springs facility, to scale production of its patented FRP composite modular data centers (MDCs) for enterprise AI, telecommunications, and defense customers. The expanded facility supports production of hurricane- and tornado-rated MDCs deployable in as little as 90 days, while the company retains its Bonita Springs manufacturing site and evaluates further expansion in New Jersey and Texas.

NordSpace will use the 10-year agreement to provide Canadian Armed Forces launches and research access at the Atlantic Spaceport Complex, supporting its vertically integrated launch vehicle and launch pad development as part of Canada's sovereign launch programme.

QuantumScape is building a 100-MWh demonstration production line, equipped with Muehlbauer automation and cell-assembly equipment, to scale its ceramic-separator solid-state battery process beyond the existing Eagle Line and prove it can meet the throughput and performance demands of AI data-center, aerospace, and defense applications, with cell production targeted for 2028.

Mojo Vision will develop ultra-bright monolithic full-color microdisplays using its proprietary quantum dot color conversion technology for near-eye augmented reality systems used in defense applications, including pilot heads-up displays, night vision equipment, weapon optics, and unmanned platforms. The funding also expands domestic manufacturing capacity and advances shared core technologies including micro-LED, CMOS integration, and wafer-scale manufacturing across its display and optical interconnect product lines.

Fraser Shipyards will expand its workforce and manufacturing footprint to grow ship maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services and new construction for commercial and military customers, including U.S. Navy and Department of Homeland Security projects. The investment will also support Fraser's continued partnership with Fincantieri and Donjon Shipyards as they compete for the U.S. Coast Guard's planned fleet of seven light icebreakers.

Tri-Mack gains access to Trelleborg's broader aerospace platform, joining prior acquisitions Aero-Plastics and Magee Plastics to expand its thermoplastic composite processing, injection molding, tool making, multi-axis machining, and bonding/assembly capabilities for aerospace, semiconductor equipment, and industrial gas turbine customers.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is expanding its Ingalls Shipbuilding facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi, with a $60 million investment to grow its defense production capacity.

Electro-Spec will expand its specialty electroplating, passivation, and metallurgical testing capabilities—including selective gold plating, electroless nickel plating, and micro-miniature SBE plating—for aerospace, defense, medical, nuclear, and battery customers, building on its NADCAP, AS9100, and ITAR-compliant multi-site operations in Indiana and South Carolina.

Axis Fabrication & Machine has expanded its footprint from 45,000 to 78,000 square feet to increase sheet metal fabrication and precision machining capacity, adding equipment, improved shop floor layout, material staging, and expanded training and meeting space to support customer growth and regional manufacturing demand in East Tennessee.

International Submarine Engineering's autonomous underwater and remotely operated vehicle technologies, which have delivered over 250 underwater vehicles to more than 20 countries, will be integrated into Elbit's maritime portfolio alongside its Seagull unmanned surface vessel to expand capabilities in underwater ISR, mine counter measures, and anti-submarine warfare.

Fairbanks Morse Defense is building a new Center of Excellence in Pascagoula to support U.S. Navy operations and expand naval manufacturing capabilities on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Loutech will gain access to a more comprehensive product offering and expanded support network through Aeromax's manufacturing platform while continuing to produce tight-tolerance electrical interconnects and fluid connectors using its 5-axis CNC milling and 11-axis CNC mill-turn equipment for commercial and military aerospace customers.

Watchtower Labs will use the funding to grow its team and expand the set of applications built on its AI-native decision platform, which models hundreds of possible futures for military sustainment planning (transport, spare parts, fuel, munitions, routes). The company will continue testing and deployment under the Defense Innovation Unit's Joint Sustainment Decision Tool program and extend its platform beyond sustainment into broader operational planning.

BAE Systems is retrofitting a 130,000-square-foot, 13-acre facility in Weld County, Colorado, to expand production of space-based hardware and sensor systems, with the site opening in early 2028 and potentially employing up to 600 workers at full capacity.

The Whiskey Project Group is opening a 60,000 sq ft manufacturing and sustainment hub in Edenton, NC, to build aluminum and composite watercraft including its Whiskey, NAiAD and VYCOR product lines, supporting over 200 jobs. The facility will fulfill a $36 million tactical watercraft production contract through September 2029 and support its role as one of eight manufacturers selected for the U.S. Navy's composite RHIB program, worth up to $650 million across all participants.

The Whiskey Project Group is opening a 60,000-square-foot manufacturing and sustainment facility on 50 waterfront acres in Chowan County to build tactical aluminum and composite watercraft, including the 40-foot Whiskey Bravo and 30-foot Whiskey Alpha, under a $36 million production contract with the U.S. Marine Corps. The site will support advanced watercraft production, engineering, maintenance and technical services, and the company expects to create about 200 jobs.

Titomic will use the loan to purchase an integrated high-pressure cold-spray production cell, expanding its ability to manufacture, repair, and restore high-performance metal components at its 59,000-square-foot Huntsville facility for the oil and gas, defense, and aerospace industries. The expansion is expected to support at least dozens of new jobs in north Alabama.

Skyline Aero will use the trade loan to acquire additional aviation assets, strengthen supply chain control, and expand its component repair and parts supply operations at its Royal Wootton Bassett headquarters, including future sustainability initiatives.

BLACKTEQ has designed proprietary injection-molding machines that produce a Cobra drone fuselage in two minutes, enabling monthly output of up to 5,000 units of its Cobra-E (electric, 60-minute endurance) and Cobra-T (turbine-powered, 400 km/h) loitering munitions/ISR drones, which carry 5 kg of explosives up to 200 km. The company is also developing the Cobra-L, a compressed-air launch system that can rapidly relaunch and deploy dozens of drones within minutes, and plans to test autonomous swarm flights with Auterion and expand into anti-air applications.

L3Harris opens a 60,000-square-foot solid rocket motor facility in Camden, Arkansas, that doubles production capacity and cuts lead time in half for motors powering GMLRS precision rockets, under a $216 million DPA Title III agreement that also funds new facilities in Orange County, Virginia, and equipment/digital upgrades in Huntsville, Alabama supporting GMLRS, Javelin and Stinger production. The company is also developing an Arkansas Advanced Propulsion Facilities campus and two additional Camden facilities for PAC-3 propulsion production.

Reflex Aerospace will use NVIDIA's investment to expand satellite production capacity at its Bavaria site and advance its on-board processing architecture for in-space data computation. The funding supports the company's transition from single-mission satellites to series production of full satellite constellations for applications including SAR, SIGINT, ELINT, high-resolution optical imaging, LiDAR, SATCOM, and PNT.

Web Industries is expanding its Denton facility by 20% to add new cutting and advanced sewing capabilities, boosting production of precision multi-layer insulation (MLI), thermal protection systems, and complex soft goods assemblies for launch vehicles and satellites. The company will grow its Denton production team by approximately 25% to support higher-rate satellite and space launch manufacturing programs.

Rheinmetall, through its Nitrochemie operations, is investing in production capacity and technology for nitrocellulose-based propellants and energetic materials to support artillery ammunition and broader military ammunition manufacturing.

L3Harris's new Arsenal of Freedom facility doubles production of solid rocket motors for GMLRS missiles, capable of producing one motor every nine minutes, and is part of its broader Arkansas Advanced Propulsion Facilities campus expanding output for PAC-3 interceptors, ICBMs, and hypersonic systems.

Bison Ventures will deploy Fund 2 into pre-seed through Series B companies applying AI to physical-world industries, building on portfolio bets including Zyphra's frontier AI infrastructure, Cobot's collaborative robots, Grid Aero's autonomous cargo aircraft, Great Sky's superconducting computing chips, and Inner Logic's simulation-trained surgical AI.

Stellios will deliver its initial contracted high-power microwave systems, build domestic R&D and pilot manufacturing facilities, expand engineering and leadership hiring, support government customer programs, and advance its Stellios Genesis AI-native engineering and digital-twin platform. The company is also developing vacuum-electronic devices and high-voltage power generation systems for megawatt-class microwave systems targeting counter-drone and counter-electronics defense missions, as well as compact aneutronic fusion and advanced propulsion technologies.

Stronghold is adding secure vaults, classrooms, office space and a dedicated 3D-printing bay for rapid prototyping at its 50-acre DeFuniak Springs campus, naming the new building The Jume Complex. The expansion, backed by philanthropist Ryan Jumonville and driven by contracts including a $21M Navy training award, a $500K AFSOC range-support agreement and a $1.23M Florida State Guard training deal, will let operators, instructors and engineers co-locate to train, test and iterate on unmanned systems and other emerging technologies on site.

Ucore will use the $4.6 million award, part of a cumulative $27 million U.S. government agreement, to fund samarium and gadolinium process development and deploy Enhanced Machine A at its Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex, targeting installation, testing and commissioning in the first half of 2027. The company is also applying its RapidSX solvent-extraction technology to produce 99.5% neodymium-praseodymium and 99.9% dysprosium oxide samples at its Kingston, Ontario facility for customer qualification, supporting samarium-cobalt magnet supply chains for defense and aerospace applications.

Hanwha Aerospace will build a production facility at the Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas to manufacture 155mm artillery shell components and propelling charges, creating about 400 jobs over seven years and establishing an ammunition manufacturing system from raw materials to finished products. The investment complements the company's broader overseas localization push, including K9 self-propelled howitzer production in Australia and Romania, guided missile production with WB Group in Poland, and a new K9MH wheeled howitzer prototype facility in Opelika, Alabama.

Reliable Robotics will expand its aircraft fleet and production facilities and grow its engineering organization, opening new offices in Seattle and San Diego, with Seattle hosting a center of excellence for its radar program. The funding supports continued development and FAA certification of its Reliable Autonomy System (RAS) and Reliable Radar for gate-to-gate automated flight on the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, alongside military airworthiness work with the U.S. Air Force.

Phoenix Tailings will build a rare-earth separation facility at Eastman Business Park to process mine waste and industrial feedstock into powdered rare-earth oxides, supplying its existing New Hampshire metallization plant to produce finished rare-earth metals for EVs, electronics, and defense equipment. The project is part of the company's broader $1.2 billion 'Freedom Project' to build U.S. midstream rare-earth processing capacity, creating at least 90 jobs with potential for 200.

Service & Sales, Inc. gains resources to expand capacity for its precision hydraulic tube bending and assembly work supporting rotorcraft, fixed-wing, and other defense programs, with Threadlock Precision investing in SSI's people and equipment at its 30,000-square-foot Tempe facility.

Fairbanks Morse Defense is building a third Center of Excellence at its Bird-Johnson Propeller Company foundry in Pascagoula, adding 38,000 square feet of manufacturing space and two five-axis CNC machines capable of handling parts up to 100 metric tons, doubling capacity for large naval propulsion systems. The expansion supports propeller production for the Virginia-class submarine program, next-generation surface combatants, and the AUKUS submarine effort, while growing the workforce by 25% to 100 craftspeople.

Liebherr-Aerospace is doubling its Campsas site's floor space to 12,000 m² to build a new centre of excellence for heat transfer equipment used in aircraft environmental control and thermal management systems, adding surface treatment lines, an automated brazing robot, brazing furnaces, welding equipment, inspection systems, and a spacer-forming press. The expansion supports current aircraft production demand, next-generation aircraft technology development, and the DIGIFab digitalisation and automation initiative backed by France's DGAC under CORAC, with workforce expected to reach nearly 400 by end of 2026.

Aatmunn will use the capital to fund sales, marketing, and R&D for its SPANR platform, accelerating deployment across manufacturing, construction, and energy facilities and expanding into additional use cases for its blue-chip customer base.

REFLEX aerospace will use the funding to accelerate production of its customized, high-performance REFLEX satellite platform at its Munich facility and to build out a comprehensive European infrastructure for space reconnaissance.

Hyundai Wia's Special Business Division, which produces the 120mm main gun for the K2 tank and the 155mm gun barrel for the K9 self-propelled howitzer, will be integrated into Hyundai Rotem to form a vertically integrated production line from the K2 hull to its main gun. The division's AI-based remote firing system and counter-drone technology will also be integrated into platforms such as Hyundai Rotem's HR-Sherpa unmanned ground vehicle.

Hanwha Systems is redirecting proceeds from divesting its Hanwha Ocean stake and Philadelphia Shipyard interest into integrated air defense systems, military AI, and space technology, including development of 64 small synthetic aperture radar satellites by 2031, a 192-satellite low Earth orbit communications network, and space-based AI data centers as part of a broader 20 trillion won ($15.04B) investment plan through 2040. It is also pursuing multilayered air defense integration with EDGE Group in the UAE and AI-based space intelligence solutions for satellite imagery analysis.

Hyundai Wia's defense division, which manufactures K2 tank main guns and K9 self-propelled howitzer barrels, will be integrated into Hyundai Rotem's ground weapons manufacturing operations. This consolidation gives the unit direct coordination with complete weapons systems production, aimed at improving procurement efficiency, quality control and export competitiveness for K2 tanks and related ground systems.

Agile Defense gains Maximus' scale and operational reach to expand delivery of cybersecurity, digital transformation, data analytics, and AI solutions, including its Agile Labs innovation engine, across intelligence community and national security customers including the Departments of War and Homeland Security.

Blue Origin is building a new facility to vertically integrate and produce upper stages for its upgraded New Glenn 9x4 rocket, with capacity for up to 150 upper stages annually once complete in summer 2027.

Haynes is building a vacuum induction melting facility and an SMS rotary forge at its Kokomo site to produce high-performance alloy long products such as billet and bar, enabling entry into the aerospace and industrial gas turbine long-product market it previously could not serve. The expansion adds more than 100 jobs and is funded in part by Acerinox's $170 million commitment following its $970 million acquisition of Haynes.

BAE Systems will expand annual production of APKWS laser-guidance kits to up to 25,000 units, with potential growth to 35,000 if allied Foreign Military Sales demand materializes, using the multiyear framework to purchase long-lead components and expand its skilled workforce at facilities in Hudson, New Hampshire and Austin, Texas. The company is also developing upgrades and mission-specific variants of the APKWS system.

High Lander will use the funding to expand into the U.S. and other international markets, continue development of its Vega UTM and Orion DFM platforms, and extend its Andromeda AI-powered airspace security platform into defense, homeland security, and dual-use applications.

Odin Defence will establish energetic materials component production at Estonia's Ermistu Defence Industry Park, while RSI Europe will handle final assembly, testing and qualification of warheads and munitions in Lithuania under the RagnaRasa project.

Continuous Composites is opening a 5,600-square-foot engineering facility in Kent, Washington to advance development of its patented Continuous Fiber 3D Printing (CF3D) technology, including high-temperature composite components, and to collaborate with aerospace, defense and space customers in the Pacific Northwest. This follows the company's April 2026 move into a new 17,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Warmkraft Puerto Rico will treat military uniforms with permethrin, an EPA-approved insect-repellent compound used on over 25 million uniforms to protect troops from mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, malaria, and Zika, establishing operations at PRIDCO's Guanajibo Industrial Park in Mayagüez and creating 56 jobs.

The Mangalia shipyard will build four Romanian naval vessels under Rheinmetall Naval Systems' order—two 96-metre offshore patrol vessels and two 43-metre diver support vessels—financed through the EU's SAFE loan mechanism. Rheinmetall and MSC plan to expand and upgrade the yard's infrastructure, dividing it into separate civilian and military zones to serve domestic and international customers and position it as a base for further naval shipbuilding in south-eastern Europe.

Flying Whales will use the funding to develop its LCA60T cargo airship, a 200-metre aircraft designed to carry up to 60 tonnes and load/unload while hovering, and to build an assembly plant at Laruscade near Bordeaux, with site works starting this autumn, component assembly in early 2028, and a first test flight targeted for late 2028.

Massivit is deploying its Cast-In-Motion additive tooling technology at ARTEK's Portland facility to offer on-demand composite molds, masters, jigs, fixtures, and mandrels for aerospace and defense manufacturers, cutting tooling lead times by up to 90% to address production backlogs in drones, airframes, and composite structures.

Printing Bourges is adding two new additive manufacturing machines—one already installed (€1M) and a larger unit arriving next year (€6M)—to enable metal 3D printing of aerospace-grade aluminum and titanium alloys at higher productivity rates (over 10 kg/hour) and larger part sizes up to one meter. The platform, created by KNDS and MBDA, supports roughly sixty companies including supplier Soairtech, which has already produced about 100 additive-manufactured parts for defense and drone applications.

Steyr Motors will retain its headquarters, manufacturing and R&D operations in Austria while gaining investment and customer access from Red Cat to expand its marine engine technology into the growing autonomous maritime market, supporting Red Cat's Blue Ops uncrewed surface vessel strategy.

PrevTech will use the funding to expand its precision machining facilities, recruit skilled CNC machining and quality-focused staff, and pursue quality and cyber security accreditations needed to supply aerospace and defense customers, building on its existing motorsport and Formula 1 supply chain work.

Mitsubishi Heavy will restart a dormant shipbuilding line in western Japan in fiscal 2027 to construct a new replenishment vessel for Japan's Defense Ministry, adding naval shipbuilding capacity amid rising demand for warships.

Antheia will use the conditional loan to expand U.S. manufacturing capacity for key starting materials and active pharmaceutical ingredients, onshoring production of biosynthesized pharmaceutical ingredients currently sourced predominantly from foreign suppliers.

Saturn Fasteners gains additional manufacturing capabilities and expanded commercial relationships as it moves under Poggipolini, which plans to support the company through its next phase of growth and deepen its presence in the California aerospace cluster. Data from Dealroom.co.

MELD PrintWorks is building a 1,115 square meter facility to house expanded production lines and larger solid-state metal 3D printers, enabling high-throughput production of large-scale aluminum, titanium, and copper components for aerospace, defense, automotive, and shipbuilding customers.

Hadrian will use the capital to scale its highly automated factories that produce precision aerospace and defense parts, expanding manufacturing capacity to serve Pentagon and commercial aerospace customers.

APCo will use the funding to reconductor about 14 miles of transmission lines in the New London-Otter Transmission Line Rebuild Project, expected complete by June 2029, and add dynamic line rating sensors to four transmission lines across its Virginia system, adding roughly 290 megawatts of transmission capacity to support grid reliability and new large-load customers like data centers.

Lockheed Martin is expanding its Douglas County and Jefferson County, Colorado operations, creating 1,250 jobs tied to its space systems, satellite, and defense technology work in the region.

Elbit Systems is building a new facility in Sweden to strengthen local manufacturing, shorten delivery times, and improve support for defense customers in Europe.

Blue Origin is expanding its Rocket Park manufacturing campus with a $330 million buildout to produce up to 150 New Glenn 9x4 upper stages annually by summer 2027, while building a joint customer integration facility with the U.S. Space Force featuring four payload bays and two encapsulation bays for New Glenn 7x2 and 9x4 missions, including national security launches. The company is also restoring LC-36A, constructing LC-36B as the operational home for New Glenn 9x4, seeking approval to raise LC-36 launch rates from 12 to 50 per year, and adding two new sea-based booster landing platforms alongside its existing Jacklyn platform at Port Canaveral.

Anduril is directing proceeds toward expanding manufacturing capacity, research and development, and production infrastructure, as CEO Brian Schimpf has stated the company plans to keep investing heavily in these areas rather than rushing toward an IPO.

Bombardier is funding a new 30,000-sq-ft North American Learning Center in Wichita to provide specialized skills development and training for newly hired aircraft technicians and mechanics, supporting growth of its Wichita facility's capabilities.

CesiumAstro will use the Melbourne facility to develop, integrate and test space and defense technologies, including phased arrays, software-defined radios, and processors, adding 100 jobs and dedicated engineering and manufacturing capacity near Space Coast customers and missions.

Rheinmetall is expanding its Albacete plant to add a new medium-calibre line producing 1.2 million projectiles and 1.8 million cartridge cases annually (20mm-35mm), supporting armour-piercing, kinetic energy time fuze, and AHEAD air-defence ammunition for infantry fighting vehicles and anti-aircraft systems. The expansion also adds a new building for mortar systems production, raising capacity to 40 Dual-Eimos 81mm systems and over 650 mortars annually across 60mm, 81mm, and 120mm calibres, as part of the company's broader 'Firepower' program targeting four million medium-calibre rounds per year by 2030.

Leidos is constructing the Lawton Prototype Integration Facility at the Fires Innovation Science and Technology Accelerator to design, develop, and manufacture the Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) launcher and IFPC magazines as part of expanding its industrial supply base.

Hadrian will build a factory-within-a-factory inside Lockheed's Grand Prairie, TX Missiles and Fire Control facility, deploying 24 automated manufacturing machines to produce components for PAC-3 MSE and PrSM, with plans to expand to THAAD and GMLRS. A matching 24-machine overflow facility at Hadrian's Arizona plant will run 24/7 to provide buffer capacity, supporting Lockheed's contracted ramp to triple PAC-3 output to 2,000 units annually and quadruple PrSM production.

Rocket Lab used the tax credit to support creation of 147 full-time jobs and a $25 million investment in facilities in Long Beach and Huntington Beach, expanding manufacturing of its Electron orbital rocket and components for its upcoming reusable Neutron rocket.

ADEM Precision LLC will scale its 30,000 square foot Santa Clara facility with additional CNC machining capacity, faster turnaround times, and earlier-stage engineering involvement in customer design cycles, building on its existing 40 CNC machine tools including five-axis centers and wire EDM equipment serving semiconductor equipment, aerospace, defense, and medical customers.

GlobalFoundries will build and operate two new 300mm fabs at its Malta, NY site, each adding approximately 900,000 wafers of annual capacity, with the first expected online in 2029. The company is also reallocating $955 million of its existing CHIPS Act award to accelerate silicon photonics, silicon-germanium (SiGe), and advanced packaging capacity at its Malta, NY and Burlington, VT facilities.

Holyvolt is commercializing DRX, a disordered rocksalt cathode material free of nickel and cobalt, developed using its merged Wildcat Discovery Technologies lab and AI models trained on over 500,000 tested battery cells. The company plans to begin commercial production in 2027, starting with unmanned aerial vehicle batteries ahead of a Pentagon ban on Chinese battery suppliers, before expanding into automotive and data center power applications.

Austin Sensing Company is building out its full-stack airspace sensing platform, including the RF AS detector, Acoustic AS classification system, Radar AS tracker, and Tower AS integration unit, alongside its proprietary Operator AS command-and-control software. The company is scaling production at a new 20,000-square-foot Austin factory to expand deployments beyond its 40-plus police and fire department customers into military testing programs.

Tekne's balance sheet is strengthened through NUBURU's waiver of approximately €29.7 million in shareholder loans, converted into permanent equity, while retaining its 185 employees across Ortona, Poggiofiorito and Guastalla facilities. The company will expand its Tactical Bubble electronic warfare systems, special-purpose vehicle production, and pursue new counter-drone and mobility programs, integrating with NUBURU's Lyocon laser and Orbit software units.

Lockheed Martin is building a new water line and at least one new facility at its Troy, Alabama plant to support a $35-50 million operational expansion, enabling the company to increase annual production of THAAD missile interceptors from 96 to 400 over the next seven years.

Ultra-met will leverage Hyperion's broader materials capability and market reach to expand its custom-molded tungsten carbide product line for aerospace, defense, and energy customers, building on its work with the US Department of War on advanced defense solutions. Ultra-met employees will also join Hyperion's broad-based employee equity ownership program.

Safran is adding a 5,700-square-meter extension to its Temara site, bringing total area to 31,400 square meters, to expand production of electrical harnesses and cables for civil and military aircraft manufacturers. The expansion is expected to create 400 new jobs and raise operational activity to nearly two million production hours by 2026, supporting output of about 93,000 electrical harnesses annually.

Kongsberg is building a factory near Trójmiasto, Poland to manufacture and sustain counter-drone systems, including Protector remote weapon stations and MCT30 medium-calibre turrets, supporting Poland's SAN programme which covers 18 counter-drone batteries worth approximately NOK 16 billion. The facility, targeting serial production in early 2028, will also serve prospective European customers as part of Kongsberg's global manufacturing network.

Shuster Mettler's straighten and cut machine product line, design, engineering, sales, and support operations will be consolidated into RMG's vertically integrated manufacturing facilities, enabling greater production efficiency and broader distribution through RMG's global sales network.

Lockheed Martin is expanding its Grand Prairie facility by over 185,000 square feet and adding nearly 100 advanced automated machines, including a 24-machine automated cell supplied by Hadrian, to increase production of components for PAC-3 MSE, THAAD, PrSM and JATM missile programs. The expanded site will support final assembly operations in Camden, Arkansas, and Troy, Alabama, and is part of a broader $8-9 billion investment across more than 20 U.S. facilities through 2030.

Kratos is constructing two new defense-related manufacturing facilities in Odon, Indiana, expanding its production footprint for defense programs.

Indra Group USA's newly operational 118,000-square-foot Olathe, Kansas facility is producing next-generation radars, NEXCOM VHF/UHF air-to-ground digital radios for FAA programs, more than 1,500 ADS-B radios, and portable MP-TACAN navigation systems for the U.S. Air Force. The facility, alongside Indra's existing Overland Park plant, supports over 200 local jobs and serves as an Indra Center of Excellence for U.S. air traffic control and defense manufacturing.

Qilimanjaro will use the capital to scale and industrialize its quantum computers, develop new generations of superconducting fluxonium qubit chips, and expand its manufacturing and deployment capacity, building on its existing deployment of eight quantum systems, including three integrated with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center.

Apex Industries will use the funding for a 3,250-square-metre expansion of its Moncton production facility, expected to create 35 full-time jobs and support its contract manufacturing work for defence and naval sector clients, including F-35 components for Lockheed Martin.

Elbit Systems Sweden will establish a production and maintenance center handling integration, assembly, and long-term support of laser warning systems for European customers, with operations expected to begin in 2027. The new-generation systems are designed to integrate with existing command-and-control systems while reducing component count and platform modifications.

EFSC's Aerospace Center of Excellence expands its Aerospace Technology Associate degree program and Aviation Maintenance Technology program into Titusville, adding specialized labs for electronics, metal fabrication, fluids, and composites, plus a new aviation training hangar and FAA Airframe and Powerplant mechanics certification coursework. The expansion aims to double program enrollment and grow beyond three training cohorts to supply technicians for nearby space contractors and launch providers.

AISPECO's airborne sensor systems and proprietary flight-management software will be integrated into Volatus' broader aerial intelligence offerings, enabling expanded defence, security and ISR capabilities and a stronger presence in European and allied markets.

Gopalan Aerospace is expanding its 10.5-acre Hoskote facility with a new production line to support precision CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, advanced composites, aerostructures and complex assemblies for clients including HAL, IAI, L&T, DRDO, TASL and ISRO. The expanded facility, built on a $40 million investment, is projected to generate around $50 million in annual revenue at full capacity and supports the company's indigenous loitering-munition UAV development.

Baxter Aerospace will lease and equip a new manufacturing facility in Southern Utah featuring high-capacity electrical utilities, secure engineering and program spaces, specialized testing areas, and cybersecurity infrastructure, to expand production of its BA-1 Dragonfly unmanned VTOL aircraft, deployable LEO satellite communications kits, and components for nuclear fusion and fission research. The expansion will create 90 jobs in mechanical engineering, avionics, CNC programming, electrical engineering, embedded software, and supply chain management.

Shield AI uses the funding, matched with its own capital, to advance development of the X-BAT unmanned fighter jet under the US Navy's Runway Independent Maritime Expeditionary Strike (RIMES) effort. Separately, a new MOU with GE Aerospace and Poland's WZL-2 will establish MRO capability for the F110 engine and its Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle that power X-BAT.

Mangalia shipyard will build two armed offshore patrol vessels and two diver support vessels for Romania's Ministry of Defence under a €920 million contract, with deliveries due by 2030, and will hire personnel to restart shipbuilding operations tied to Romania's SAFE defense industrial program.

The manufacturer uses the $3 million invoice factoring facility to convert eligible accounts receivable into immediate working capital, funding ongoing materials, labor and operating expenses to maintain production and fulfill customer orders for commercial and military markets.

Blue Origin is building Constellation Park, a 1.3-million-square-foot manufacturing complex that will produce its TeraWave satellite communications network and expand production of Quartz, its global ground communications network. The facility will also manufacture key subsystems including solar arrays, avionics, and telecommunications hardware, adding over 2,000 jobs over the next decade.

ReElement Technologies will use the funding for equipment, installation, and working capital to expand rare earth mineral refining production lines at its Indiana plant, supporting critical materials supply for advanced defense systems.

The Department of War will build a 46,000 square-foot facility in Cleveland to manufacture, repair, and maintain parts for all new and existing U.S. Navy submarines, strengthening national security and military readiness.

Endeavor Composites' new 22,000-square-foot facility houses a 3-foot-wide nonwoven production line capable of manufacturing materials with fiber aspect ratios up to approximately 5,200, supporting advanced nonwoven materials for secondary structural components and high-rate aerospace manufacturing. The facility consolidates R&D, prototyping, and production to support scaling from material development to repeatable manufacturing for carbon fiber reinforced composite parts.

Dawn Aerospace will use the new 5,000-square-foot mission control and operations facility and 10,000-square-foot hangar at Infinity One Oklahoma Spaceport to support flight operations of its reusable Aurora spaceplane, including aircraft preparation, maintenance, avionics and payload work, and mission management, ahead of planned flights beginning in 2027.

Mangalia shipyard will build four naval vessels for the Romanian Navy under a €920 million EU SAFE-financed program awarded to Rheinmetall, and is planned to become a European military shipbuilding hub with added civil shipbuilding capacity in cooperation with MSC.

Delek Refinery will expand production under a Defense Production Act agreement to produce millions of additional gallons of commercial-grade and military-spec fuel, creating hundreds of jobs in Tyler.

Precise Metal Products will expand its vertically integrated engineering, manufacturing, assembly and secondary processing capabilities for airflow management solutions used in engine systems, auxiliary power units and environmental control systems, serving as the inaugural platform investment for ATL's new Precise Aerospace & Defense group targeting further organic growth and add-on acquisitions.

ICON is expanding its 3D-printing manufacturing operations in Austin, Texas, with the new capital.

The UCTM facility will manufacture 250,000 military uniforms annually for Niger's defense and security forces, replacing imported gear with garments adapted to Sahel conditions. The project also aims to create jobs for youth and women, develop technical textile training, and revive domestic cotton cultivation to supply the plant.

Kongsberg is building a new production facility in northern Poland to manufacture its San anti-drone system batteries, firing platoons, and command platoons under its PLN 15 billion program with PGZ for the Polish military, with serial production targeted for the first half of 2028 and more than 100 jobs expected at full capacity.

Keel is adding machining capacity to manufacture large, complex structures and components used in missiles, radar systems, and launch systems.

Corvid Technologies will build a new 400,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at its Mooresville headquarters to support engineering and manufacturing of vehicle launch systems, adding 423 jobs across assembler, electrician, engineer, production manager, technician, and tester roles.

Eastern Florida State College's new Aerospace Center of Excellence houses its Aircraft and Powerplant program and expands its Aerospace Technology program into north Brevard, adding labs, classrooms, offices, and a hangar near Kennedy Space Center to train workers for employers like SpaceX and Blue Origin.

The Eighth Army is building out advanced manufacturing capacity in Korea, including a new metal 3D printer and additive/subtractive manufacturing equipment, to fabricate spare parts such as weapon station bolts, vehicle bumpers, and doors for forces across the Pacific. The unit plans to request an additional $10 million in manufacturing machinery in the Army's fiscal 2028 budget to expand this regional sustainment hub and support equipment overhaul without shipping items back to the United States.

TCS Electronics joins Fathom Digital Manufacturing's precision manufacturing network, expanding its capacity to serve aerospace and defense customers alongside sister company TCS Industries.

Badland Batteries is building out an 80,000-square-foot facility to manufacture lithium-ion pouch battery cells with capacity exceeding 15,000 cells per day, feeding a nearby pack-assembly plant to produce customer-ready batteries for UAS, defense, robotics and autonomous vehicle applications. The company is sourcing raw materials domestically or from allied nations with full traceability to reduce reliance on overseas battery supply chains.

Ocius NZ will provide onshore maintenance and technical support for the Royal New Zealand Navy's Bluebottle USV fleet (Tahi and Rua), enabling local servicing to maximize vessel availability for persistent maritime surveillance. The facility is expanding its Auckland-based team, recruiting engineering and technical staff including those with New Zealand security clearances, and serves as an operational base for Ocius's broader Pacific fleet growth.

Intel receives $8.9 billion in previously awarded but unpaid CHIPS Act funds—$5.7 billion in commercial-fabrication grants and $3.2 billion from the Secure Enclave defense program—in exchange for a 9.9% government equity stake, supporting CEO Lip-Bu Tan's turnaround plan and ongoing foundry manufacturing operations.

CPP will expand superalloy and titanium casting capacity across its 20-plus facilities to support new engine production, aftermarket parts, and defense work, with GE applying its FLIGHT DECK operating system to improve output and quality.

TCS, with its two Rochester facilities totaling over 200,000 square feet, gains backing to expand CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, aluminum dip brazing, electro-mechanical box builds and PCB assembly for aerospace and defense prime contractors. PGM will invest in people, processes and equipment to scale its CNC machining, grinding and finishing capabilities to support increasingly complex, full-rate production programs.

MDA Space gains a strategic shareholder that plans to introduce its customers to support the company's international growth, with potential joint investment in manufacturing or assembly facilities in Europe and cooperation on strategic acquisitions. MDA Space's satellite systems, robotics, space operations and geointelligence businesses stand to benefit from CSG's defense and aerospace customer network.

KAI's new electromagnetic compatibility and acoustic testing chambers complete an integrated satellite development system at its Sacheon Space Center, enabling in-house design, manufacturing, assembly and environmental testing with capacity for over 100 microsatellites annually and simultaneous production of six medium-to-large satellites and 20-plus microsatellites. The facility aims to reduce transportation risks, shorten development schedules, and support KAI's expansion into launch vehicles and satellite-imagery services.

Analogic combines with Leidos' Security Enterprise Solutions, Ports & Borders, and Industrial Automation businesses to form a larger global security imaging and detection company serving airports, ports, borders, and critical infrastructure. The $1 billion financing backs the integration of imaging, AI-based detection, precision power, and automation capabilities into a single scaled platform with expanded customer relationships.

Shieldcom will integrate its Command and Control and broader C4ISR systems, tactical edge AI compute programs, and federal defense relationships with Indexr.ai's energy-efficient private cloud architecture to deliver air-gapped, mission-critical AI capabilities for U.S. defense agencies and allied international partners.

Enovix is investing $19 million to double production capacity at its South Korean manufacturing facility to meet surging demand for non-Chinese batteries from U.S. and allied drone and defense programs, including aerial, subsea, and maritime drone applications.

Collins Aerospace is expanding its West Des Moines facility to add jobs and increase 3D printing capacity along with maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities for engine nozzles and engine control systems.

GE Aerospace is expanding and modernizing its Prestwick maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) site with a new 55,000 square foot building, boosting capacity and operational flow to support its commercial MRO network. The project, supported by government co-investment, will create 150 new jobs over five years and fund training equipment and courses at Ayrshire College for aerospace students and apprentices.

OSCP will use the funding to increase production of its photonic gyroscopes and IMUs at its Montréal facility, expand engineering and sales teams, and bring its next-generation photonic inertial sensors to market, including further development of its NavigationGate inertial navigation system and MK2 IMU family.

HP Helicopters will expand its helicopter fleet, improve operating efficiencies, and shift more customers to long-term exclusive-use contracts to meet rising demand for wildfire firefighting and utility infrastructure work.

Rheinmetall uses the enlarged syndicated credit facility for general corporate purposes while funding expanded production capacity, including newly started satellite series production in Neuss, SAR reconnaissance satellite access for the Bundeswehr via the Rheinmetall ICEYE joint venture, containerized AERIE counter-drone systems with Praetorian Aeronautics, and Human Machine Teaming integration into armored vehicles with Breaker.

PsiQuantum will use the $150 million conditional loan from the Office of Strategic Capital to build out advanced manufacturing and prototyping capabilities for utility-scale quantum computers in the United States, supporting a stronger domestic quantum industrial base.

Loft Orbital operates a satellite-as-a-service platform that gives customers access to space-based capabilities without owning or operating the underlying hardware, letting it scale recurring, software-like economics across its satellite infrastructure business.

Shield AI is accelerating flight testing of its X-BAT vertical take-off and landing fighter-class drone, funding engine integration with GE Aerospace's F110-GE-129 and its Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle, wind-tunnel and radar-cross-section testing, and new production, flight-test and MRO sites in Newton, Kansas (X-Forge 2) and Des Moines, Washington (X-Forge 3). The funding supports development of the Launch and Recovery Vehicle for Tethered Flight system enabling runway-independent operations from carriers, amphibious ships and expeditionary sea bases ahead of a planned CCA Increment 2 bid.

Edgewing is opening a new facility in Turin co-located with Leonardo's aircraft division to support development of a next-generation fighter jet under the Japan-UK-Italy program, targeting deployment by 2035 with performance exceeding current state-of-the-art aircraft and the ability to coordinate with drones. The company plans to bring in more than 300 employees to the Turin site by the end of next year, alongside planned facilities in Nagoya, Japan and Warton, UK.

Thales is establishing a maintenance and operational support base in Japan for its defense equipment, while partner Japan Steel Works begins mortar production starting next year.

Fortastra will accelerate development and commissioning of its maneuverable security spacecraft, building on its Watchdog V0 platform, and fund engineering hires in flight software, guidance, navigation and control, and autonomous operations. The company is also expanding manufacturing infrastructure around a modular, cost-optimized spacecraft bus for high-rate production, supported by an agreement with manufacturer Hadrian.

PsiQuantum will use the financing to expand its 140,000-square-foot PsiFactory facility in Milpitas, California, funding test equipment for components, subassemblies, and system-level assemblies, as well as infrastructure for quantum system assembly, integration, testing, and advanced cryogenic systems supporting its fault-tolerant, photonic quantum computing architecture.

Saab is building a new munitions plant in Grayling, Michigan to expand and modernize U.S. production of its close combat and precision fire weapons systems, with staff moving in ahead of full operations targeted for Q4 2026.

Al Nasr Industries & Systems holds minority stakes in two Moroccan companies building factories for military equipment and materiel under authorizations granted per law 10-20. Full acquisition by Forafric would give these projects access to capital for completing the installations, with Forafric later seeking majority stakes to influence investment, production choices, and commercialization of output domestically and internationally.

Antenna Research Associates combines its antenna and aperture engineering with Empower RF's high-power solid-state RF and microwave amplifier technology to build an integrated RF platform spanning antenna, amplifier, and network systems. The combined company targets counter-UAS, electronic warfare, resilient communications, radar, and satellite communications programs, using expanded engineering and manufacturing capacity to accelerate product development.

Lockheed is self-funding development of the PAC-3 Edge interceptor, a next-gen Patriot missile offering longer range, higher altitude, and improved maneuverability against advanced threats. The company is investing roughly $800 million in an in-house seeker, partnering with Northrop Grumman on a three-pulse solid rocket motor, and will produce the missile at its Camden, Arkansas facility, with testing starting in 2027 and deployment targeted for 2031.

Marshall Aerospace continues delivering military MRO, applied engineering, and advanced manufacturing programs, including entry-into-service and sustainment support for 12 Turkish Ministry of National Defence C-130J aircraft and a 14-year contract to produce sonar modules for the UK Royal Navy via Thales, with AURELIUS backing its next phase of growth as an independent mid-tier British aerospace and defense company.

Walashek is expanding its Norfolk headquarters to support the Multi-year LHD Boiler Support Contract awarded by NAVSEA, add 40 jobs over three years, and extend its San Diego-based LCAC hovercraft maintenance and modernization program into Norfolk at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Fort Story.

Shield AI is using the funding, matched dollar-for-dollar by the company, to build and flight-test two full-scale X-BAT unmanned fighter jet prototypes, including vertical takeoff and landing testing by year's end, in collaboration with NAVAIR and NAWCAD. The investment supports milestone-based development toward fielding an early operational capability around 2029, alongside new production and flight-test sites and planned export sales to allies seeking to augment F-35 and F-16 fleets.

MMI is building domestic manufacturing capacity using Israeli technology, including a weapons systems facility in Midparc near Casablanca and an ammunition project at Sidi Yahya, with turret production for Tata 8x8 armored vehicles set to begin deliveries in March 2027. The company is also developing a 30mm anti-drone turret system and self-propelled mortar systems, and separately BlueBird Aero Systems (an IAI subsidiary) is establishing local SpyX drone production and training Moroccan technicians at a facility in Benslimane.

Kapta Space will use the funding to advance development of its electronically steerable radar architecture designed to help the U.S. military track moving targets from orbit.

Castelion is building Project Ranger, a 1,000-acre hypersonic missile manufacturing and testing campus in Rio Rancho, NM, to mass-produce its Blackbeard solid-rocket hypersonic missile starting as early as next year, supported by $125 million in Sandoval County industrial revenue bonds and a 95 percent property tax abatement.

GlobalFoundries is expanding its Dresden fab under the SPRINT project, increasing annual 300mm wafer capacity to over one million by end-2028 and making it Europe's largest foundry site. The company is also developing FDX Fusion, a next-generation FD-SOI platform targeting 7nm-like performance with embedded analog, RF and memory capabilities for Physical AI applications in automotive, aerospace, industrial IoT and defense, pending IPCEI AST program approval.

VORAGO gains Microchip's scale, resources and broader distribution to expand production of its radiation-hardened MCUs and MPUs and its patented HARDSIL process technology, enabling it to serve a rapidly growing space and defense customer base and accelerate development of new rad-hard products.

R2S is producing Tamir interceptors for the Iron Dome Weapon System at its new East Camden, Arkansas facility, the first site outside Israel to manufacture the munition. The facility is also planning to produce a U.S. variant of Tamir to support the U.S. Marine Corps' Medium Range Intercept Capability program.

Matis Aerospace will expand its production unit for aircraft electrical wiring harnesses, a largely manual process connecting onboard equipment, creating 750 direct jobs by 2030 at or near its existing Nouaceur site.

Rheinmetall is constructing a new munitions factory in Lithuania costing up to €300 million, intended to expand its ammunition production capacity with a planned production start in 2027, though the facility still lacks the required building permit despite an accelerated approval process.