BREAKING: Canine Defense Technologies has secured a prime contract with the U.S. Army to deliver its Exodus-L tactical small drones (sUAS), which are now reportedly fielded with Army infantry units.

3D-Printed Drones, Wildfire Tech, and UGV Integrations Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - @K9DefenseTech, the Huntsville-based UAS company, announced that the Army’s 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade has 3D-printed, assembled, and completed a K9 Genesis UAV on base using the company’s open-source wiki, files, and guides. - @HavocAi_USV has teamed up with Ilmor Engineering Ltd., a leading maritime engine maker, to bring advanced electric propulsion into its autonomous vessel platforms. - Korean Air has secured a partnership with @anduriltech. The collaboration focuses on UAS for wildfire response. - @einrideofficial, the Swedish autonomy startup, has raised $100 million. The company develops autonomous trucking technology. - USA Rare Earth, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAR) has announced the acquisition of LESS COMMON METALS LIMITED, a critical producer of rare earths. The deal size sits at $100M. - Uber has acquired Segments ai, a data-labeling firm for autonomous systems. - American Pacific Corporation, a maker of materials used in solid rocket propulsion, has broken ground on its $100 million expansion in Cedar City, Utah. - Occidental Petroleum’s chemical division is being acquired by Berkshire Hathaway. The unit manufactures large-scale industrial chemicals used in biotechnology, construction, water treatment, and other sectors. The deal size sits at $9.7B - @Microsoft is expanding its clean power footprint in Japan with new solar deals from Shizen Energy Group, bringing its total commitment to 100 MW. - DEEP is scaling its U.S. presence with a $100 million push, setting up major manufacturing facilities in Florida and Texas. Central to the plan is Project Vanguard, a next-generation undersea habitat - @allencontrol has announced an integration of their C-UAS platform onto a Forterra UGV.