More than 150 U.S. cities have reportedly banned, rejected, or deactivated Flock Safety’s AI-enabled license-plate reader cameras amid concerns about misuse, data sharing, and privacy. The trend signals heightened scrutiny for public-sector surveillance procurements, particularly around access controls, auditability, transparent policies, and legal review.
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The UK reaffirmed its lifetime commitment to procure 138 F-35 Lightning aircraft after completing the programme’s first procurement phase, with 48 F-35Bs delivered and operational and funding identified for 27 additional jets. The next batch is expected to include the Royal Air Force’s first F-35As, but no timeline or contract value was disclosed for completing the fleet.
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NASA selected PiLogic for a six-month SBIR Phase I effort to evaluate its Manifest system for detecting and reasoning about faults across spacecraft electrical power, thermal-management, and attitude-control systems. The study signals NASA’s interest in explainable, probabilistic diagnostics, but is not a deployment decision; the award value and any follow-on procurement remain undisclosed.
Git’s November 10 advisory warns that CVE-2026-111760 could enable remote code execution during recursive cloning of attacker-controlled repositories. With all versions listed as affected and no patch available as of November 15, agencies and contractors should review development and CI workflows, pause untrusted recursive clones, and monitor Git’s advisory.
DroneShield is pursuing two counter-drone procurement tracks: a U.S. Air Force requirement for mobile Immediate Response Kit equipment at Joint Base San Antonio and a place among three finalists in the Netherlands’ Counter Strikedrone Challenge. Neither opportunity has resulted in an award, and undisclosed U.S. quantities and values, competitive pricing, and DroneShield’s reported first-half losses are relevant to supplier and market assessments.
GlobalFoundries has begun construction on a $10 billion semiconductor facility in Malta, part of a $12.3 billion New York expansion and a U.S.-Japan initiative that could reach $21 billion. New York’s $570 million in performance-based tax credits and grants supports the project; construction, equipment, infrastructure, workforce, and supplier opportunities may emerge, but no solicitation has been announced.
BigBear.ai reported more than $225 million in new federal AI contracts for Q3 2026, alongside $43.6 million in quarterly revenue and a $91.9 million net loss. The contract activity signals federal demand exposure in AI and counter-drone programs, but the company’s losses and negative cash flow warrant attention from buyers and potential teaming partners assessing delivery capacity and continuity.
The U.S. Space Force awarded AST SpaceMobile a $100 million contract for space-based sensing, extending the company’s government work beyond satellite communications. Management characterized the award as an initial step toward a potentially larger program, but no follow-on procurement, schedule, contract mechanism, or competition details have been provided.
Four federal financial regulators extended the comment period for proposed, nonbinding third-party risk management guidance to December 16, 2026. The proposal may shape how banks and credit unions oversee contractors and service providers, but it announces no solicitation, contract award, or mandatory contractor compliance deadline.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency awarded $3,121,750 to three publicly owned wastewater treatment plants for vulnerability assessments and energy-resilience projects. The grants may create future work in resilience planning, solar power, battery storage, and wastewater infrastructure, but the announcement identifies no open solicitations or selected contractors.
The FAA selected Peraton to lead a reported $1.5 billion air traffic overhaul as the agency explores an equity stake in Air Space Intelligence, whose SMART AI platform supports air traffic operations. The developments sharpen procurement questions around integration, contractor accountability, and conflicts of interest; a proposed $50 billion modernization investment has not been established as approved funding.
The FAA awarded Air Space Intelligence a 12-year, $875 million contract to replace its traffic-flow management system and expand the SMART decision-support tool to en route centers nationwide. The award establishes ASI as the single prime for Flow Management Data and Services and SMART; it does not signal an open competition, while the November 13 ground stop was attributed to overloaded communications equipment—not SMART.
The SBA proposes consolidating nearly 1,000 industry size categories into 338 and raising many revenue and employee thresholds, potentially changing access to federal small-business preferences and subcontracting dynamics. Contractors have until November 20, 2026, to comment and should assess the proposal against their own industry classifications and contracting status.
Sen. Mike Lee introduced legislation authorizing the National Guard, under governors’ direction, to conduct counter-UAS operations such as jamming, interception, and disabling drones. The proposal could create future demand for equipment, training, and operational support, but identifies no funding or active procurement; opportunities depend on legislative progress and implementation.
New York announced more than $62 million in POWER UP awards for electrical infrastructure at Eastman Business Park in Rochester and Renaissance Commerce Park in Lackawanna. The projects total $96.22 million and may generate follow-on opportunities in electrical, utility, and site development as the state prepares industrial sites for advanced manufacturing and other high-growth industries.
The UK Ministry of Defence, through the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, has opened preliminary market engagement for a £500 million-ex-VAT rebuild of Fountain Lake Jetty at Portsmouth Naval Base. This is a planned competition—not an award—with a formal tender currently expected in June 2027 and main works provisionally scheduled through 2037.
Belgian F-16s began operating from Šiauliai Air Base in early November 2026, joining Italy-led Baltic air-defence activity and Turkish aircraft operating from Estonia. The deployment signals continued NATO demand for interoperable aircraft, ground-based defences, surveillance, and command-and-control capabilities, but identifies no solicitation or procurement action.