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G-TEAD USAREUR-AF ACE 27-02: Spectrum Enabled Warfare Powered by xTech

Friday, October 16th, 2026

The U.S. Army is seeking innovative electromagnetic spectrum operations solutions from eligible small businesses across the U.S. through the Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate (G-TEAD) U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) Accelerated Capability Event (ACE) 27-02: Spectrum Enabled Warfare Powered by xTech. This platform offers participants the opportunity to engage with the Department of War (DoW), earn prize money and submit a Direct to Phase II Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) proposal. G-TEAD USAREUR-AF ACE 27-02: Spectrum Enabled Warfare Powered by xTech is a focused open-topic competition designed to identify cutting-edge technology solutions that will drive significant advancements in military capabilities while addressing complex challenges and enhancing national security.

The U.S. Army FUZE Program, in partnership with the USAREUR-AF, is executing the Spectrum Enabled Warfare competition as part of the G-TEAD Accelerated Capability Event (ACE) series. This competition addresses Army’s need to gain and maintain spectrum superiority by identifying high-potential solutions and accelerating transition through funding and integration into live USAREUR-AF-led exercises. Integrating into a USAREUR-AF-led exercise is critical to: (1) validate capabilities under operationally realistic conditions, (2) inform acquisition and integration decisions, and (3) address near-term gaps to sense, understand, exploit, attack, and protect across a contested electromagnetic environment and connected cyberspace.

The operational challenge on the Eastern Flank is the enablement of U.S. Army forces, operating within a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and joint coalition framework, to sense, understand, exploit, attack, and protect across a contested electromagnetic environment and connected cyberspace. To deter peer aggression and preserve freedom of maneuver, V Corps must protect tactical command and control networks while delivering synchronized, non-lethal and lethal effects at depth against adversary command, control, communications, and targeting architectures.

Gaining and maintaining spectrum superiority against dense anti-access / area denial systems requires a modular, coalition-interoperable architecture that operates in congested radio frequency (RF) environments, executes multi-echelon precision effects, and hardens friendly formations against persistent electromagnetic and cyber disruption during competition, crisis, and conflict. The Army requires capabilities that are scalable, upgradeable, and intuitive for Soldiers across military occupational specialties, and maintainable at the tactical edge without routine reliance on field service representatives for minor repairs or adjustments.

The Army is seeking to evaluate capabilities to participate in one of three demonstration tracks (eligible for SBIR follow-on contacts) as part of this Spectrum Enabled Warfare ACE:

Capability 1: Electromagnetic Support / Tactical Surveillance
Capability 2: Autonomous Network Management
Capability 3: Electromagnetic Environment Visualization and Battle Damage Assessment Tools

Phase I

This topic is accepting DP2 submissions with a cost limit of $2,000,000 and a period of performance of 12-18 months. Only finalists and final winners of G-TEAD USAREUR-AF ACE 27-02: Spectrum Enabled Warfare Powered by xTech competition are permitted to submit a proposal for this topic. In order for proposers to submit a DP2 proposal, they must provide documentation to substantiate that the scientific and technical merit and feasibility described above has been met and describes the potential military and/or commercial applications. Documentation should include all relevant information including, but not limited to: technical reports, test data, prototype designs/models, and performance goals/results.

Phase II

Produce prototype solutions that will be easy to operate by a Soldier. These products will be provided to select Army units for testing and experimentation with end Users in a realistic field environment. Feedback from testing and experimentation will be provided directly to Small Businesses to iterate rapidly on recommended modifications or improvements for Army operational use. In addition, companies will work with Army partners to develop a draft technology transition and commercialization plan for DoW and commercial markets.

Phase III Dual Use Applications

Complete the maturation of the company’s technology developed in Phase II to technology readiness level 8/9 and produce prototypes to support scaling and fielding of the technology with the Army and pursue commercialization pathways.

Duration: 12-18 months

Close Date: 10/30/2026

Amount Up To: Up to $2,000,000

Full competition details including details on the topic areas of interest can be found in Appendix A section of the G-TEAD USAREUR-AF ACE 27-02: Spectrum Enabled Warfare Powered by xTech RFI at www.xtech.army.mil/competitions.

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Bridge Defense Awarded CodeBridge Agreement with up to $63 Million in First-YEAR Ordering Capacity to Accelerate Mission Software Delivery Across the Department of War

Thursday, October 15th, 2026

One-Year CDAO Tradewinds Agreement will provide USSOCOM and the Department of War with rapid access to software engineering, Super Intelligence (SI) integration, and deployment capabilities across secure government environmentsWASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2026 — Bridge Defense today announced a one-year agreement through the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s Tradewinds acquisition ecosystem to deliver CodeBridge®, its custom software development product, to the Department of War, initially in support of U.S. Special Operations Command. The agreement makes up to $63 million in cleared software engineering capacity available to the Government over the first year.

CodeBridge gives the Department a repeatable mechanism to rapidly translate operational requirements into secure, fielded software. It combines cleared, platform-grade engineering teams with Farspan, Bridge Defense’s development platform purpose-built for secure government environments. Together, they deliver finished software, not the effort to build it.

“Mission teams across the Department have clear needs for mission-ready software, but there is a long and fragmented path between identifying an operational requirement and the delivery of functional software,” said Jack Kilcoyne, Co-Founder and CEO of Bridge Defense. “CodeBridge creates a different model that delivers deliberately scoped engineering effort from cleared delivery teams, a platform built for classified delivery, and a commercial structure designed around usable software outcomes. We are proud to expand our work with USSOCOM and help the Department field critical capabilities at the speed its missions demand.”

The award was made through Tradewinds, CDAO’s acquisition pathway for rapidly identifying and acquiring capabilities across artificial intelligence, data, and analytics. CodeBridge earned “Awardable” status in the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace in 2025 and subsequently validated the model through multiple government engagements in the first half of 2026.

Delivery of CodeBridge is ordered in standardized, fixed-price capability units. Each unit represents a defined increment of cleared software engineering output that resolves to discrete software accepted by the Government rather than to hours expended. Units are ordered against specific outcomes, whether a new mission application, an integration that connects siloed data, or an Super Intelligence (SI)-enabled workflow placed into operational use.

USSOCOM is the initial ordering activity, and the agreement is built to extend across the Department as other components bring their own software requirements to the vehicle. Delivery begins immediately.

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Abram Scientific Awarded Up To $8.3 Million under a DARPA Contract to Advance Rapid, Portable Blood Coagulation Diagnostics for Trauma Care

Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 13, 2026 — Abram Scientific, a medical device company focused on advancing next-generation coagulation diagnostics, today announced that it has been awarded a contract of up to $8.3 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to advance its rapid, handheld blood coagulation testing platform CoagCare™ for use in trauma settings. This funding comes on the heels of another $2 million DARPA contract that Abram Scientific received in October 2025 to support miniaturization of the CoagCare system.

Across both military and civilian trauma care, severe blood loss and the resulting inadequate oxygen delivery to tissues are among the leading causes of preventable death following traumatic injury. Although conventional blood products are essential to saving lives, their dependence on continuous cold-chain storage, limited shelf life, and reliable donor supplies presents substantial logistical challenges, particularly for far-forward military units and first responders in other austere or resource-limited environments. DARPA’s Resuscitation and Prevention of Ischemia-Induced Dysfunction (RAPIID)1 program seeks to address these challenges by developing a shelf-stable blood analog system, and rapid point-of-care (POC) diagnostics to adjudicate and administer the blood analog system.

Abram Scientific’s CoagCare system is a novel diagnostic platform designed to rapidly assess and characterize blood coagulation status and provide actionable information that can help improve clinical outcomes. The POC system combines a compact meter with a single-use diagnostic test card, and proprietary technology that rapidly measures the viscoelastic properties and density of whole blood.2 CoagCare is designed to characterize the blood coagulation process from clot formation through clot breakdown or lysis in less than 10 minutes, providing information that may help identify bleeding or clotting abnormalities and guide optimal coagulation management.

The CoagCare system represents a significant advancement in global coagulation diagnostics, addressing key limitations of conventional technologies such as thromboelastography (TEG®) and thromboelastometry (ROTEM®).3 Whereas these existing systems can require 30–60 minutes to complete a measurement, CoagCare is designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the blood coagulation process in less than 10 minutes from a single drop of blood. Its compact, portable and vibration-insensitive design is intended to enable coagulation testing in challenging environments – ambulances, MEDEVAC helicopters, and other remote or austere settings – where conventional laboratory conditions may not be available, and timely coagulation information can inform life-saving decisions on blood transfusion.

This DARPA funding augments the Series A funding in Abram Scientific, led by global pharmaceutical leader Octapharma AG in February 2026, to accelerate the development and secure FDA 510(k) clearance for the CoagCare system’s use in civilian patient blood transfusion management during trauma and surgical procedures. Under the DARPA RAPIID program, CoagCare will be optimized to adjudicate the administration of shelf-stable blood analog components developed under the program. The funding will also support the establishment of manufacturing capabilities for both the CoagCaremeter and disposable test card; and the development of a military-focused system design that builds on the platform’s portability and potential for operation in austere environments to enable use in far-forward operational settings. Importantly, the military and civilian configurations will utilize the same disposable test card, enabling a common, scalable manufacturing platform across both applications.

“Rapid access to actionable coagulation information can be critical for saving lives in trauma care, when every minute matters,” said Abhishek Ramkumar, CEO, Founder, Abram Scientific. “This DARPA award recognizes the importance of bringing laboratory-quality coagulation information closer to the patient and supports our efforts to develop a platform that can ultimately serve both military and civilian medicine.”

About Abram Scientific
Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Abram Scientific was founded by Dr. Abhishek Ramkumar, CEO, and inventor of the CoagCare platform technology. The technology is protected by 17 U.S. and internationally granted patents with multiple patent applications currently under prosecution. Abram’s CoagCare system is not yet cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for marketing in the United States.

About Octapharma AG
Octapharma is one of the world’s largest human protein manufacturers, developing and producing therapies from human plasma and human cell lines. Headquartered in Lachen, Switzerland, Octapharma has over 11,000 employees and serves patients in 120 countries across Immunotherapy, Hematology, and Critical Care.

With seven R&D sites, five manufacturing facilities in Europe, and more than 195 plasma donation centers in the U.S. and Europe, Octapharma has delivered trusted therapies for over 40 years. The company is committed to improving lives through innovation, quality, and a deep focus on patient care and clinical partnership. To learn more please visit www.octapharma.com.

References

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Resuscitation and Prevention of Ischemia-Induced Dysfunction (RAPIID) Program. https://www.darpa.mil/research/programs/rapiid

Ramkumar A, Knotter H, Herron N, et al. A novel, point-of-care (POC) portable meter & disposable card, viscoelastic coagulation diagnostic platform for hemostasis management with complete results including fibrinolysis in under 10 minutes. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2024;8(Suppl 2):PB0094. https://www.rpthjournal.org/article/S2475-0379(24)00199-7/fulltext.

Hartmann J, Hermelin D, Levy JH. Viscoelastic testing: an illustrated review of technology and clinical applications. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2023;7(1):100031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rpth.2022.100031

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Mountain Horse Solutions Receives Second G-TEAD Order for FD-1 Interceptor Under Army Other Transaction Agreement

Monday, October 12th, 2026

Army’s Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate turns soldier feedback into fielded upgrades in weeks, not program cycles

SARASOTA, Fla. – (Oct. 12, 2026) – Mountain Horse Solutions, a Global Ordnance company focused on mission-critical support, unmanned systems and integrated defense solutions, is delivering additional FD-1 interceptors to the U.S. Army under a second contract awarded by the U.S. Army’s Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate (G-TEAD). The award, issued under an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA), follows an initial G-TEAD OTA awarded this spring. This marks two awards and a fielded capability within a single year, reflecting G-TEAD’s emphasis on accelerating new systems to soldiers.

“G-TEAD changed what is possible, allowing us to combine soldier feedback with our ability to rapidly improve and deliver capability,” said Bill Allen, president of Mountain Horse Solutions. “Soldiers assessed the FD-1 and told us what needed improvement. We turned those updates around within weeks, and G-TEAD provided a way to buy the revised version without waiting on a requirements cycle. That sequence did not exist three years ago.”

The FD-1 is a compact, dual-use interceptor designed to defeat Group 1–3+ Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) as well as ground targets. It can be emplaced and airborne in under two minutes, is employed by a single operator rather than a crew and is designed to integrate behind an existing detection and tracking layer as the defeat capability, or to operate as a standalone system. The operator maintains positive control throughout the engagement, and a human authorizes every engagement.

The system was developed to address a cost problem that has strained conventional air defense: inexpensive, expendable drones fielded in volume against interceptors that cost far more than the threats they defeat. The FD-1 is intended to close that gap while remaining simple enough for one soldier to set up and employ in the field.

G-TEAD, the Army’s acquisition hub for the tactical edge and a core component of the Army Pathway for Innovation and Technology (PIT), was established to close the gap between how quickly threats evolve and how quickly the Army can field a response. It brings acquisition expertise and authorities closer to Army Service Component Commands while connecting them with research, development, test and evaluation resources.

Through Accelerated Capability Events (ACE), soldiers can assess operationally ready equipment and software, provide feedback and help shape systems before broader fielding. The process is designed to accelerate validated technologies toward acquisition and operational use.

Supporting the process, the 409th Contracting Support Brigade provides contracting expertise and execution for G-TEAD efforts, helping move validated capabilities into acquisition actions on accelerated timelines. The brigade played a key role in the FD-1 award, providing the contracting support needed to maintain momentum from evaluation and refinement into procurement.

The FD-1 has been evaluated by G-TEAD, the 52nd Air Defense Artillery and the Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), with Mountain Horse Solutions incorporating feedback throughout development. Following the initial operational assessment, the company delivered a series of user-driven upgrades within five weeks, a cycle it repeated after each subsequent assessment.

“The value of these assessments is that they are extremely insightful,” said Richard Budniewski, director of UAS/C-UAS Programs at Mountain Horse Solutions. “Soldiers find things a test range never will. G-TEAD built the pathway that turns their feedback into fielded improvements within weeks instead of program cycles and then gave the Army a way to order it. That is the part industry has been waiting on.”

The system took first prize in the U.S. Army xTech Counter Strike competition in November 2025, and its technical review by ATEC is complete.

G-TEAD’s Accelerated Capability Events are designed to move technologies from event conception to capability transition within 180 days. The FD-1 effort has tracked within that timeline from operational assessment through this award.

Mountain Horse Solutions is currently producing the FD-1 and has capacity to scale to meet additional demand, including orders placed by allied and partner nations.

System quantities and contract value are not disclosed.

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US Department of War Selects Avon Protection System: MITR-M1 Half Mask and MITR-PG1 Powered Goggle

Friday, October 9th, 2026

9th October 2026, Cadillac, MI, US: The United States has become the latest nation to place an order for Avon Protection’s MITR System. The recent order by the Department of War (DoW) incorporates the MITR-M1 Half Mask and MITR-PG1 Powered Goggle for its Special Operations Forces, and includes both MITR-PF Particulate Filter and MITR-RF Riot Filter for mission-specific modularity, and integrated helmet and communication system accessories.

The MITR System delivers modular protection for eyes, nose and mouth as an alternative to full-face respirators, allowing users in tactical threat environments to scale up their protection during dynamic, fast-paced missions.

The NIOSH-certified MITR-M1 Half Mask with MITR-PF Filter provides users with lightweight, flexible respiratory protection for the nose and mouth. With a sleek flush-fitting curved profile, the wearer retains weapon sighting ability and maintains communications via voice amplification/projection units. The half mask clips directly to the wearer’s helmet via the MITR-M1 Helmet Mount Kit, enabling the mask to be donned without removing the helmet.

MITR-PG1 has been designed to integrate seamlessly with the MITR-M1 Half Mask, providing ocular protection against riot agents. With an integrated air purging system that constantly purges air, the goggle’s lightweight, fog-resistant, tactical-black design provides clear vision and operational readiness in the most demanding conditions. Lightweight and comfortable for extended wear, MITR-PG1 is compatible with combat helmets and night vision systems.

Avon Protection’s MITR-PF Compact Particulate Filter is a low-profile design with a particulate filter containing a pleated, high-efficiency filter element for protection against biological and pharmaceutical agents. The MITR-RF Compact Riot Filter combines the pleated, high efficiency filter with activated carbon layer for additional riot agent vapor protection. Both filters provide NIOSH P100 protection, removing greater than 99.97% of harmful airborne particulates.

With this order, the U.S. has become the second FVEY nation to select the MITR-M1 Half Mask, following Canada’s selection in May 2026.

Steve Elwell, President, Avon Protection, said: “This award culminates nearly four years of working collaboratively with end-users developing a solution that meets their mission requirements. Securing the U.S. DoW as another customer for the MITR System demonstrates continued focus on protecting the health of personnel, both in the short-term and the long-term.

“For tactical operators, MITR is not just about protection during today’s mission, it is about reducing lifetime exposure to hazardous particulates that can contribute to long-term health issues and helping ensure those who serve remain healthy long after their careers end. This award represents an important step in bringing this capability to a wider community of users.”

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Kopin Secures Additional $18.6 Million US Army IBAS Award for Color MicroLED Technology

Thursday, October 8th, 2026

Cumulative IBAS funding reaches $34 million as Kopin accelerates U.S.-based development and manufacturing of next-generation military MicroLED displaysWESTBOROUGH, Mass.–Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN), a leading provider of application-specific optical systems, optical interconnect devices for data centers and high-performance microdisplays for defense, training, enterprise, industrial, consumer and medical products, today announced it has secured an $18.6 million sole?source award from the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) through the U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC) under the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) program.

The award represents the second major US Government investment dedicated to advancing Kopin’s color MicroLED microdisplay technology. The latest award brings Kopin’s total IBAS funding to $34 million. The additional funding will support development of two more MicroLED display configurations designed for specific ground-soldier and pilot applications while accelerating Kopin’s efforts to establish and expand U.S.-based MicroLED manufacturing capabilities.

Continued and Accelerating U.S. Government Investment in Kopin MicroLED Technology

The additional $18.6 million award represents continued U.S. government investment in Kopin’s MicroLED technology and its potential role in next-generation military visual systems while enabling Kopin to accelerate onshoring the MicroLED manufacturing processes, ensuring that the advanced display components essential to future defense and commercial systems are designed and built, in the United States.

“Securing additional IBAS funding represents significant continued validation of Kopin’s MicroLED technology and its importance to next-generation U.S. defense systems. Combined with our previous IBAS investment, the U.S. government has now committed $34 million through IBAS to advance MicroLED technology. This enables Kopin to accelerate the development and U.S.-based manufacturing of additional high-performance MicroLED displays designed for next-generation soldier and pilot systems while separately enabling the foundational MicroLED platform technology for our AI Interconnect products,” said Michael Murray, Kopin’s CEO.

Supporting More Army Programs of Record

With the expanded funding, Kopin will develop two additional MicroLED displays purpose-built for specific ground soldier equipment and missions and for pilot HUDs. With this support, Kopin can meet the specific and demanding requirements of the advanced MicroLED displays for next?generation visual systems that demand exceptional brightness, rugged durability, power efficiency, and, reliable performance in all operational environments. These capabilities improve situational awareness for soldiers in the field and also open the door for wider integration into future weapon sights, helmet?mounted systems, and augmented?reality platforms—ultimately helping shape the Army’s modernization roadmap for years to come.

Strengthening Kopin’s Strategic Growth Path

This second?round award validates Kopin’s advanced position and roadmap for MicroLED displays for U.S. military applications and programs, and underscores the company’s commitment to advancing U.S.–made displays and optical solutions. With expanding program awards across defense, medical, enterprise, and AI infrastructure markets, Kopin is expanding its position as a trusted, critical technology supplier—delivering breakthrough visual and optical components that enable customers to innovate faster, operate more efficiently, and meet the rising demands of modern systems.

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BLADE Selected for Phase II of GroundBreaker 1 Demonstration

Thursday, October 8th, 2026

FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BLADE announced today that HDT Robotics, LLC, doing business as BLADE, has been selected to advance to Phase II of the GroundBreaker 1 unmanned ground vehicle demonstration with its Hunter WOLF multi-mission unmanned ground vehicle.

The selection follows the Government’s technical evaluation of BLADE’s Phase I solution brief and advances Hunter WOLF to a live hardware demonstration scheduled for October 19-23, 2026, at Camp Grafton, North Dakota.

GroundBreaker 1 is designed to evaluate unmanned ground vehicle technologies for potential employment across tactical and non-tactical missions. During Phase II, Government evaluators will assess technology maturity, operational readiness and cross-domain interoperability.

“Hunter WOLF was built for exactly this kind of challenge,” said Tom Van Doren, President, Robotics Sector at BLADE. “This is a mature, mission-ready platform that has been tested alongside warfighters in demanding environments. GroundBreaker 1 gives us the opportunity to demonstrate why the Hunter WOLF is ready to support the warfighter now.”

The Hunter WOLF is a multi-mission unmanned ground vehicle engineered to reduce soldier workload, extend operational reach and keep personnel farther from dangerous tasks. Its adaptable architecture supports missions including tactical logistics, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, casualty evacuation, communications support and other mission-critical applications.

Designed for complex and austere environments, Hunter WOLF combines high payload capacity, off-road mobility, onboard power and autonomous and remote-control capabilities. The system has been evaluated through military exercises and training events and has supported operational use in Ukraine, providing BLADE with real-world insight into evolving unmanned ground requirements.

The GroundBreaker 1 selection comes as the Department of War places increasing emphasis on rapidly fielding autonomous and robotic systems capable of operating alongside warfighters. Following Phase II, companies whose demonstrations are successfully evaluated may be invited to Phase III to submit a full proposal for a Prototype Other Transaction Authority award.

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Colt Delivers M4A1 Rifles to Guatemala Through Foreign Military Sales Program

Wednesday, October 7th, 2026

West Hartford, CT — October 6, 2026 — Colt is proud to support the Government of Guatemala’s Foreign Military Sales(FMS) program with the historic acquisition of more than 2,000 M4A1 rifles.

In announcing the initial delivery, the Guatemalan Army stated:

“In a ceremonial act, the High Command of the Guatemalan Army participated in the official delivery of the first batch of M4A1 rifles, acquired from the United States of America, a partner and strategic ally of Guatemala, as part of the modernization and transformation process of the three forces of the Guatemalan Army. This acquisition reflects the continuity of bilateral cooperation in defense matters and contributes to the updating of institutional capabilities for the fulfillment of the constitutional mission.”

The delivery represents an important milestone in Guatemala’s ongoing modernization efforts and reinforces the longstanding defense cooperation between Guatemala and the United States.

Colt has supported the U.S. military and allied nations for generations, providing proven small arms designed to meet the demands of military service. The M4A1 continues that legacy, delivering a trusted and field-proven platform to U.S. and allied forces around the world.

Colt is honored to support Guatemala through the FMS program and remains committed to providing dependable weapon systems that strengthen the capabilities of U.S. partners and allies.

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