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Stockholm – September 13, 2026 -- Saab has secured a new order worth approximately SEK 2.9 billion from Sweden's Defence Material Administration (FMV) to continue concept work on the country's future fighter system.

Contract runs through 2028 with extension options

The agreement covers the period 2026-2028, with FMV holding options to extend the work into 2029 and 2030. It builds directly on prior contracts Saab signed with FMV in 2024 and 2025, extending a multi-year technology development pipeline.

Scope covers manned and unmanned system demonstrators

The contract funds flying and ground-based demonstrators, advanced studies, and development of future system concepts spanning both manned and unmanned platforms. Saab's mandate includes work on systems integration, autonomy, signature adaptation, propulsion, digital development, and future production capabilities.

Israel – September 13, 2026 -- Elmo Motion Control has completed Functional Safety certification across its entire Titanium servo-drive line, embedding 20 certified Safety Functions directly into the drive architecture and supporting safety levels up to SIL 3 (EN 61508), PL e, CAT4 (EN ISO 13849), and FSoE (IEC 61784-3).

Certification Covers Both Industrial and Harsh-Environment Servo Drives

The certified portfolio spans four product families. The Titanium Castanet and Solo Castanet deliver up to 1.2 kW per axis (2.4 kW total) at 2 x 15A continuous, 30A peak, up to 100V, while the Titanium Harmonica scales to 2.5 kW per axis (5 kW total) at 2 x 25A continuous, 50A peak, up to 100V, or 2 x 15A continuous, 20A peak, up to 200V. For extreme operating conditions, the Titanium Lizard, Solo Lizard, and Titanium Falcon replicate these power specifications in ruggedized designs built for temperature extremes and demanding industrial settings.

Newport Beach, Calif. – September 13, 2026 -- Maksim Markevich, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of PVFARM, has been named a finalist in the Rising Star Individual category of the 2026 Platts Global Energy Awards, organized by S&P Global Energy. Winners of the 28th annual awards will be announced on December 3, 2026, following review by an independent panel of international energy experts.

Markevich is one of finalists selected from 36 countries, with more than 57% originating outside the United States. Other nations represented among finalists include Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Turkey and China, across 19 award categories spanning the global energy and chemicals value chain.

Pittsburgh – September 13, 2026 -- MSA Safety has launched the A1X, a vacuum anchor weighing 7 kg, 35% lighter than its predecessor, designed to speed up fall-protection deployment during aircraft maintenance checks.

Smaller footprint opens access to more aircraft types

The A1X reduces its pad diameter to 350 mm from 480 mm, allowing use on executive jets, private aircraft and smaller commercial planes previously outside the range of MSA's WinGrip technology. The system is approved by Airbus and Boeing, giving maintenance teams clearance to adopt it into standard procedures.

Pittsburgh – September 13, 2026 -- MSA Safety has launched the WinGrip A1X vacuum anchor, a fall-protection device for aircraft maintenance that weighs 7kg, 35% lighter than its predecessor, and shrinks its pad diameter from 480mm to 350mm.

Smaller footprint opens new aircraft segments to WinGrip technology

The reduced pad diameter allows the A1X to be deployed on business jets and private aviation aircraft that previously fell outside the scope of MSA's WinGrip system, alongside commercial airliners. The device is approved for use by Airbus and Boeing, positioning it for adoption as standard equipment across major maintenance operations.

Research Triangle Park, N.C. – September 13, 2026 -- RTI International has secured $5.5 million in combined federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for two projects converting common minerals and used cardboard into high-value industrial materials.

DOE funds dual technology tracks at expanded pilot facility

Both projects will run at the RTI Pilot Xcelerator, a pilot-scale testing platform on RTI's campus. The institute is set to open a $14 million facility expansion on Sept. 10, doubling its infrastructure for testing energy and industrial process innovations before they reach commercial scale.

St. Louis – September 13, 2026 -- Island Roadhouse Data Centers has detailed design plans for an atomic-powered, low-water data center campus in Missouri offering up to 154 MW of sellable IT load in its first phase, targeting commercial operation in 2034.

Campus design generates its own power behind the meter using advanced atomic reactors

The facility is planned to run on advanced atomic reactors in an N+1 configuration for reactor-level redundancy, with heat converted to electricity via an indirect closed supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle. The campus is not designed to export power to the grid; all generation is intended to serve the on-site compute load directly.

Chicago – September 13, 2026 -- Connectbase has signed a strategic advisory agreement with IG Group, the affiliate advisory firm of InterGlobix, to pursue high-value prospects in data centers, cloud services, AI neoclouds, hyperscalers, and subsea infrastructure.

Advisory deal targets executive access across digital infrastructure sectors

Under the agreement, IG Group will identify and engage prospects, facilitate executive introductions and meetings, and support deals from initial contact through contract finalization and project execution. IG Group specializes in strategic advisory across connectivity, data centers, digital infrastructure, and economic development.

Barnard, Vt. – September 13, 2026 -- MIB Agents began accepting letters of intent on September 9 for its 2027 OutSmarting Osteosarcoma research grant cycle, offering a combined $150,000 to fund translational studies on the pediatric bone cancer.

Two grants totaling $150,000 target established and emerging researchers

The 2027 cycle includes a $100,000 Hero Grant and a $50,000 Hope Young Investigator Grant. Since launching in 2017, the program has distributed more than $2.9 million across 37 investigators studying osteosarcoma, an aggressive primary bone cancer diagnosed in roughly 1,000 people annually in the United States, nearly half of them children, adolescents and young adults.

Milpitas, Calif. – September 13, 2026 -- NOHOLD, Inc. has launched Front Desk AMI, an AI-powered backup assistant designed to ensure dental practices never miss a patient phone call.

AMI answers calls, captures appointment requests and handles routine patient inquiries

The tool is built specifically for dental offices, where front desk staff face growing pressure from patient expectations, staff turnover and administrative workload. AMI provides practice-specific information and frees front office teams to focus on patients physically present in the office.

Non-developers can configure AI Assistants for web and phone in minutes

The platform includes setup tools for branding, content customization and integration, accessible via secure login. Each deployment is configured around the individual practice to ensure patients receive accurate, practice-specific responses.

Plano, Texas – September 13, 2026 -- Fox Corporation's planned $22 billion acquisition of Roku underscores the strategic value of controlling the platform layer that connects viewers, content, and advertisers, according to new data from Parks Associates.

Roku dominates US streaming hardware with 43% device share

Parks Associates' Tech Ecosystem Dashboard, based on surveys of more than 8,000 US internet households, found 43% report a Roku device as their most-used streaming media player. Among smart TV owners, 17% said their primary TV runs on Roku OS.

Fox deal would combine premium content with Roku's 100 million-household reach

Fox reports that Roku reaches more than 100 million streaming households globally. The acquisition would pair Fox's live sports and news programming and its Tubi service with Roku's operating system, The Roku Channel, Frndly TV, Howdy, advertising infrastructure, and first-party viewer data.

Chicago – September 13, 2026 -- A new leadership framework aimed at C-suite executives argues that workforce judgment, not additional software, is the strongest defense against AI-generated fraud, including cloned voices and deepfake video. The book, "H.I.V.E. Human Intelligence for Vigilant Enterprise: A Leadership Framework for Cyber Readiness in the Age of AI-Enabled Deception" (ISBN: 979-8234193643), by technology executive Rockwell L. Scott, will be released worldwide on October 1, 2026, in hardcover, e-book, and audiobook formats through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other major retailers.

Chicago – September 13, 2026 -- The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) is deploying 56 Taiwanese manufacturers to IMTS 2026, opening September 14 at McCormick Place under the Taiwan Flagship Showcase banner.

Taiwan concentrates 56 manufacturers at a single North Building booth

The showcase occupies Booth #236834 in the North Building, giving international buyers direct access to engineers and executives from Taiwan's machine tool and precision component sector for the duration of the show.

Berlin – September 13, 2026 -- Germany's armed forces will receive approximately €139.7 billion in 2027, combining €109.75 billion from the core defense budget (Einzelplan 14) with nearly €30 billion drawn from the country's special defense fund.

Procurement spending rises to €31.3 billion for military equipment

The 2027 budget increases military procurement outlays to €31.3 billion, alongside a significant boost to research and development investment, according to SPD Bundestag faction representatives Andreas Schwarz, the budget rapporteur, and Falko Droßmann, defense policy spokesperson.

The funding is earmarked to ensure ammunition supplies, vehicle and aircraft readiness, and functional digitalization across the Bundeswehr. Officials stated that new technologies including drones, artificial intelligence, cyber capabilities and unmanned systems must reach troops faster.

Azour, Israel – September 13, 2026 -- Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (Nasdaq: ITRN) has secured a contract worth over NIS 21 million (approximately $7 million) from entities under Israel's Ministry of Transport to supply a Software-as-a-Service traffic monitoring solution, with the first year guaranteed at NIS 5 million (approximately $1.7 million).

Ituran's Big Data platform tracks over one million vehicles across Israel

The contract runs for up to four years and relies on Ituran's proprietary Big Data platform, which analyzes anonymized data from more than one million vehicles -- roughly a quarter of all registered vehicles in Israel. The platform delivers macro-level traffic and driver behavior insights that Ministry-affiliated entities will use to shape national road policy and future infrastructure investment.

Venice – September 13, 2026 -- DJI staged a professional forum titled the "Filmmakers & Visionaries Session" at the Venice Production Bridge during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, using the event to argue that its pocket-sized Osmo Pocket 4P camera can meet the technical standards of professional cinema.

DJI links Cannes and Venice campaigns around one camera

The Venice session extended a creative campaign DJI began in Cannes in May, when it handed the Osmo Pocket 4P to two filmmakers working independently on different continents. Actress and director Isabelle Huppert used the device to shoot "FAMILIARITÉ," a meditation on literature and memory, while Japanese cinematographer Mikiya Takimoto used it to shoot "Looking for Her," a road-movie narrative set in a historic silver-mining town. Both projects were filmed entirely on the Osmo Pocket 4P.

Ulaanbaatar – September 13, 2026 -- Mongolian broadband provider Mobinet is deploying the Plume Platform to power its new mobihome broadband service, giving subscribers AI-optimized WiFi, cybersecurity protection and parental controls at no additional monthly cost.

Mobinet adds AI-driven WiFi and security features without raising subscriber fees

The mobihome service integrates real-time home network management through a mobile app, allowing Mobinet customers to monitor and control connectivity, security and parental settings directly. The Plume Platform continuously learns from each household to improve WiFi coverage and reliability.

Roanoke, Va. – September 13, 2026 -- Optical Cable Corporation (Nasdaq GM: OCC) reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $24.3 million, up 22.0% from $19.9 million a year earlier, as demand accelerated across its enterprise, data center and specialty markets.

Gross profit climbs 43.9% on manufacturing leverage

Gross profit for the quarter ended July 31, 2026 rose to $9.1 million from $6.3 million, lifting gross margin to 37.4% from 31.7% in the prior-year period. The company attributed the gain to higher sales volumes and improved manufacturing operating leverage.

Akron, Ohio – September 13, 2026 -- Harmoni, a Factory Orchestration platform for manufacturers, has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners, the company announced. Alongside the raise, Harmoni unveiled HAL, an AI system designed to deliver context-aware intelligence directly to the factory floor.

Manufacturers face a projected shortfall of 3.8 million workers by 2033

Nearly half of those U.S. manufacturing positions risk going unfilled as reshoring initiatives and rising costs compound labor pressure, according to Harmoni. Founded in 2023 by David Caputo and Adam Ellis, the company built its platform to address fragmented factory-floor execution that persists despite heavy investment in ERP systems, machine connectivity, and automation.

New York – September 13, 2026 -- Cyware is backing a Department of Energy-funded initiative led by the research arm of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) to expand Operational Technology (OT) monitoring across nearly 900 electric cooperatives nationwide.

NRECA targets standardized threat data across rural utility networks

The project, run under NRECA's ICS-REC program, aims to standardize the collection, correlation and normalization of OT security data from participating rural cooperatives, enabling centralized analysis and faster threat detection across the grid.