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PORR wins contract for first phase of US Air Force logistics base in Poland

Built World

End user of the facility

PORR has signed a €100 million contract to build the first phase of a US Air Force logistics base at WrocΕ‚aw-Strachowice Airport in Poland. The work covers parking aprons for C-5 Galaxy and C-130 Hercules transports, taxiways, a military fire station and a building for the airport duty technician.

Updated Oct 22

Air Force renews PTC's AI supply chain software through 2031

New Capabilities

Customer and operator of Servigistics under ESCAPE

The U.S. Air Force extended its contract for PTC's Servigistics software, the tool that plans and optimizes service parts across its global supply network. The renewal, announced October 15, 2026, runs through September 2031 and keeps PTC as the sole-source provider under the ESCAPE program, the Air Force's enterprise supply chain modernization effort.

Updated Oct 18

Northrop Grumman's Talon Blue completes first fully autonomous flight

New Capabilities

Customer evaluating CCA proposals

Northrop Grumman's YFQ-48A Talon Blue flew itself on October 3 at Mojave, Calif., handling taxi, takeoff, in-flight maneuvers, and landing without a pilot. The company-funded drone is Northrop's answer to losing the Air Force's first Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) contract round.

Updated Oct 18

US confirms for first time it has weapons deployed in orbit

Force in Play

As of September 2026: Made the announcement through Secretary Troy Meink

The United States has weapons deployed in orbit. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink confirmed it Monday at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference, saying the 'space-control weapons' are needed to defend against hostile adversaries.

Updated Sep 16

Anduril's rise as a Pentagon challenger

Money Moves

As of September 2026: Major customer via CCA program

Anduril is negotiating a raise that could value it near $100 billion, per Reuters, three months after closing a $5 billion round at $61 billion. The Army also awarded Anduril $65 million to build hardware for the Palantir-led TITAN (Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node) system.

Updated Sep 4

JetZero's $1B bet on reinventing the airplane

New Capabilities

As of May 2026: Primary funder via Defense Innovation Unit contract

The tube-and-wing aircraft design has dominated commercial aviation since the Boeing 707 entered service in 1958. JetZero, a Long Beach startup, just raised $175 million to challenge that 67-year-old paradigm with a blended-wing aircraft. The new design merges fuselage and wings into a single lifting surface, promising 50% fuel savings over conventional jets.

Updated May 21