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Task Force Dagger Special Operations Foundation Hosts Booth at SOF Week 2026

Task Force Dagger Special Operations Foundation participated in SOF Week in Tampa with a booth at #3501 from May 19, 2026, featuring Terry Schappert and promoting support for wounded, ill, or injured USSOCOM members and families. The nonprofit, founded and run by Special Operations veterans, focuses on urgent needs response, rehabilitative adaptive events, and next-generation health solutions. Panel sessions during SOF Week covered SOF value in strategic competition and partnership as a pacing item. The foundation maintains a hiring page for roles such as Integrated Care Coordinator to advance its mission for SOF families.

Naval Group Launches Second FDI Frigate Amiral Louzeau for French Navy

Naval Group conducted the launching ceremony for the second Defence and Intervention Frigate Amiral Louzeau on May 19, 2026, at its Lorient shipyard for the French Navy. The technical launch occurred on May 16, 2026, with attendance by Amiral Nicolas Vaujour, Chief of Staff of the French Navy, DGA representatives, and Naval Group Chairman and CEO Pierre Éric Pommellet. The FDI program includes nine ships on order total, with five for France and others for Greece and Sweden. Naval Group has now successfully launched five FDI frigates on schedule, three for Greece and two for France.

Dagger Raises $30.4M Total Funding Led by Redpoint Ventures

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Hits Clutch Jumper to Tie NBA Series at 1-1

Anduril UK Selected for Project NYX Maritime Autonomy After $5 Billion Series H Funding Round

Anduril UK secured down-selection for Project NYX on May 19 2026 following its $5 billion Series H funding round that valued the company at $61 billion. The selection builds on Anduril's February partnership with AtkinsRéalis for autonomous systems and references Leidos Sea Dagger concept for Royal Navy. Anduril reported $2.2 billion revenues in 2025, more than double the prior year. The move advances UK maritime autonomy capabilities amid private investment in defence technologies.

Pentagon Selects Contractors Including Zone 5 Technologies for 10,000 Low-Cost Missiles Featuring Rusty Dagger Technology

Pentagon turned to multiple contractors on May 18 2026 to acquire 10,000 low-cost precision-guided missiles. Zone 5 Technologies adapts its Rusty Dagger missile technology to meet LCCM requirements as an air-launched stand-off munition with AGM-188A designation. The program targets affordable options with image-based visual navigation for denied environments and range exceeding 450 kilometers. Related developments include RAACM and SLB-500M offerings under the same acquisition initiative.

Daggerheart Marks One Year Since Launch with New Adventure, Tools and Partnerships

Task Force Dagger Special Operations Foundation announces partnership with Ops-Core

Task Force Dagger Special Operations Foundation opens hiring for Director of Operations and Integrated Care Coordinator roles

Andy Carroll named Player-Assistant Manager at Dagenham & Redbridge FC

Ukraine F-16s Move Closer to Rusty Dagger Cruise Missile Capability

US Air Force Tests Rusty Dagger Extended-Range Missile on F-16

Friedemann Launches Slots & Daggers Game on Steam

Daggerverse Adds Twingate Integration Module

Adam Joseph Comments on Celtic 88th Minute Dagger Goal After VAR Controversy

Researchers Release Paper Revisiting DAgger for LLM Agents on SWE-bench Verified

AEVEX Secures $18.5 Million U.S. Air Force Contract for Dagger UAS on May 13, 2026

Allogene Therapeutics Reports Q1 2026 Results with Dagger Technology in ALLO-329 on May 13, 2026

Allogene Therapeutics reported first quarter 2026 financial results on May 13, 2026, including a net loss of $42.6 million and cash position of $266.9 million as of March 31, 2026. The company advanced ALLO-329, a dual-targeted CD19/CD70 AlloCAR T product incorporating proprietary Dagger technology for built-in targeted lymphodepletion by eliminating activated CD70-positive T cells. Nine patients have been treated in the Phase 1 RESOLUTION trial since November 2025 across dose levels of 20 million and 40 million cells. ALLO-329 showed signs of clinical activity and favorable tolerability with next update expected in Q4 2026. Allogene raised $200.4 million in gross proceeds from an April 2026 public offering extending cash runway into Q1 2029.

Pentagon Announces Low-Cost Containerized Missile Program with Zone 5 Rusty Dagger on May 13, 2026

The Pentagon announced the Low-Cost Containerized Missile program on May 13, 2026, awarding contracts to four new entrant companies including Zone 5 Technologies for the Rusty Dagger missile. The program targets procurement of more than 10,000 missiles over three years starting in 2027 for the U.S. Army with adaptability for air, ground, and maritime launches. Zone 5's Rusty Dagger underwent testing on an F-16 at Eglin Air Force Base in April 2026. Leidos will produce 3,000 munitions using Black Arrow technology, Anduril will deliver 3,000 Barracuda-500 units, and CoAspire's GHOST is slated for 2026 test flights. The effort aligns with the Air Force's Family of Affordable Mass Munitions program seeking over $12 billion in funding over five years.

Kenda Launches K Series Dagger XC Tire Model on May 13, 2026

ChangHao Releases Paper Revisiting DAgger for LLM-Agents on SWE-bench Verified

Dagger launches Dagger 0.8 with improved CI/CD pipelines for containerized apps, competing directly with Jenkins. Devs a