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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government plans to make a variant of Anthropic's "Mythos" artificial intelligence model available to major federal agencies.

The plan, which is not yet confirmed, comes amid cybersecurity concerns brought on by the new tool.

Federal Chief Information Officer at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reportedly told Cabinet department officials on Tuesday that the OMB was establishing protections for agency use of Mythos.

The communication reportedly did not confirm agency access to Mythos, a timeline for possible access, or how the model would be used by agencies.

Source: Reuters
Associated URL: https://www.reuters.com/technology/white-house-give-us-agencies-anthropic-mythos-access-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-04-16/

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced today that Teledyne FLIR Defense has been awarded a contract worth more than $35 million by WB Electronics S.A. (part of the WB Group) to equip reconnaissance vehicles with TacFLIR 280-HDEP medium range multi-spectral surveillance systems.

Designed for a wide range of land missions, TacFLIR 280-HDEP delivers best-in-class daylight and thermal imagery, along with powerful video processing and Aided Target Recognition (AiTR) capability. The advanced sensor system has been field-tested in Europe for nearly a decade, proving its effectiveness and reliability in harsh environments.

The contract win is Teledyne FLIR Defense’s third announcement this year involving an armored vehicle program in Europe. In February, the company reported that its Black Hornet 4 nano-drone would be digitally integrated on Switzerland’s Piranha 8x8 vehicles to stream live video and target data to commanders and crew. In January, FLIR Defense said it would provide long-range thermal imaging sights and radars for Bulgaria’s new Stryker vehicles. In total, the three contracts are valued at more than $85 million.

Source: Teledyne Technologies
Associated URL: https://www.teledyne.com/en-us

ORLANDO, Fla. - M-tron Industries, Inc., a provider of high-performance radio frequency components and solutions, announced an order for approximately $2.7 million from one of the rising U.S. Department of Defense contractors in support of a major C-UAS radar program. The order consists of several products, including high performance, oven-controlled crystal oscillators.

The program is receiving strong traction both within U.S. defense procurement channels as well as from numerous ally nations and is anticipated to be in production past 2030. This contract highlights Mtron's continued leadership in precision RF components and solutions focused on performance under extreme conditions.

Source: M-tron
Associated URL: https://mtron.com/