David Jeans

Forbes has learned the deal includes a provision to establish a 5-year commercial agreement in the hundreds of millions annually.

Shield AI executives overlooked its V-BAT drone’s safety hazards. With sales falling short and the CEO stepping down, the company is trying to win back military customers.

Meta is recruiting former national security officials, months after opening up its Llama AI model for military use.

Led by Khosla partner Keith Rabois, the potential fundraise would be a major vote of confidence that could value Mach as high as $400 million.

Accel is leading a $275 million funding round into Chaos Industries, a defense tech company that sells a suite of communications and radar technologies.

As Pentagon leaders call for thousands of drones to face China, they are grappling with an uncomfortable reality: Silicon Valley is addicted to Chinese drone components.

Ton-That had stepped down as CEO and became president in December due to the company’s struggles to secure major federal government contracts and raise funding.

Justin Fulcher ran a telehealth startup that went bankrupt and appears to have overstated his credentials. He’s among those leading Elon Musk's DOGE effort at the Pentagon.

Hoan Ton-That left Clearview after the company struggled to secure big federal contracts. New leadership has been brought in to capitalize on “opportunities” under the Trump Administration.

With Elon Musk’s cost cutters due any day, military leaders are eyeing bloated contracts, programs and legacy weapons systems.