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 "slug": "leonardo-drs-acquires-raft-450-million-multi-domain-ai-data-fusion-mission-software",
 "title": "Leonardo DRS Buys the American Mission-Software Firm Raft for USD 450 Million in Cash",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/leonardo-drs-acquires-raft-450-million-multi-domain-ai-data-fusion-mission-software/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/leonardo-drs-acquires-raft-450-million-multi-domain-ai-data-fusion-mission-software/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-07-28T19:04:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T19:04:55.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArlington, 28 July 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Leonardo DRS, the US-listed subsidiary of Italy's Leonardo, signed a definitive agreement on 28 July to acquire Raft LLC of McLean, Virginia, for USD 450 million in cash\n * Raft, founded in 2018, builds open-architecture mission software for multi-domain data fusion, artificial intelligence and logistics for national security customers\n * The deal is funded from cash on hand and the company's revolving credit facility, is subject to regulator",
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  "military-ai-robotics-intelligent-systems",
  "transatlantic"
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 "entities": [
  "italy",
  "leonardo",
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