Arlington, Va. – November 03, 2026 -- Raytheon, an RTX business (NYSE: RTX), has won a phase one contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop an all-optical processing system for the agency's Photonic Integrated Circuit Architectures for Scalable System Objectives (PICASSO) program. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Singapore – November 02, 2026 -- Ultima Genomics' UG200 Sequencing Platform has been selected for the SG-INSIGHT cohort of Phase III of Singapore's National Precision Medicine (NPM) program, which will cover about 450,000 individuals. The company calls it its first major win supporting a national-scale clinical whole genome sequencing initiative. Financial terms were not disclosed.

DETROIT – November 02, 2026 -- Detroit Defense has won a four-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a $49.9 million ceiling to develop, integrate, field and sustain the U.S. Army's Data Integration for Ground Systems (DIGS) and Digital Logbook (DLB) capabilities.

Two task orders totaling $8.06 million were issued at award. A separate $1.66 million order will put DIGS on Army watercraft.

MIDLAND, Texas – November 02, 2026 -- Dark Horse Cranes LLC has secured $5.6 million in aggregate contract awards that fully commit five heavy all-terrain cranes for terms of two to six months, the company said.

The awards cover three midstream energy developments across the Permian Basin and a multi-month structural engagement on a major data center campus. They are the company's first major commercial contracts.

Koblenz – November 02, 2026 -- Germany's procurement agency BAAINBw has contracted two new PATRIOT fire units to replace systems the Bundeswehr handed to Ukraine in August 2025, and has also ordered new containerized repair equipment for the air defense system.

Sterling, Virginia – November 02, 2026 -- REI Systems has activated its Category B contract (80TECH-26-D0403) under NASA's Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) VI Governmentwide Acquisition Contract, giving the employee-owned firm access to a vehicle with a $20 billion ceiling per contract.

PHOENIX – November 02, 2026 -- Arcadis (EURONEXT: ARCAD) will serve as lead engineering firm for the appraisal of the proposed Northern Gulf of California Desalination Project, a concept that could ultimately make up to 500,000 acre-feet of water supply available to Arizona.

The Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA) Board of Directors has approved Stage 1 of its multi-stage appraisal process. Arcadis will work alongside Sacyr Water and the wider project team to provide engineering and technical analysis for WIFA.

HOUSTON – November 02, 2026 -- Hornbeck Offshore Services (NYSE: HOS) has signed multiple agreements with Shell Offshore Inc. to deliver integrated deepwater services in the U.S. Gulf of America, with operations scheduled to begin in 2027.

Hornbeck to supply well intervention, stimulation support and marine transport

The scope covers riser-based well intervention, riserless well intervention stimulation support and marine transportation.

Three asset packages are planned for deployment

Hornbeck expects to deploy the following:

HAIFA – November 02, 2026 -- Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) (TASE: ESLT) won a contract worth about $170 million from the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) to establish and operate a training and simulation center for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Artillery Corps. The contract runs for 15 years.

Center to support integration of ROEM and LAHAV artillery systems

The facility will support the operational integration of the ROEM (SIGMA) self-propelled artillery system and the LAHAV (PULS) precision rocket launcher system into the Artillery Corps.

Windhof – October 31, 2026 -- A consortium led by Sword Services Greece has been ranked first for a four-year framework contract worth an estimated €93 million to develop and maintain the EU's Entry/Exit System (EES). The award came under the Dynamic Purchasing System of eu-LISA, the EU agency for large-scale IT systems.