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KTEK Aerosystems has leveraged its $10 million IPO to accelerate production scale-up and international growth, with deliveries set to resume in September and a new US assembly operation underway.

Larvotto Resources has kicked off processing at Hillgrove's Metz mine while securing the Blockade Copper Mine and moving to acquire Hammer Metals, broadening its critical minerals portfolio.

Venus Metals Corporation (ASX:VMC) has fortified its balance sheet with a $47 million sale of its Youanmi Gold Project royalty, rebuffed a hostile takeover, and set in motion significant shareholder returns including a $35 million cash dividend.

Boresight Ltd (ASX: BST) marked its ASX debut in June with a successful $8 million IPO, reporting a 55% revenue increase in FY26 and securing a major US manufacturing expansion to meet rising defence drone demand.

1414 Degrees secured $8.45 million funding and inked major agreements to commercialise its SiNTL battery technology across AI data centres, drones, satellites and defence sectors.

archTIS surged to a record FY2026 with Annual Recurring Revenue hitting $14.8 million, driven by major US and Australian Defence wins and expanding its customer base beyond defence.

Eden Innovations reported strong EdenCrete® trial results in India and North America, strategic hires for EdenShield® in defence markets, and completed a $4.05 million placement, ending the quarter debt-free with $5.2 million cash.

Vanadium Resources pivots to a co-production V-Iron Plant at Steelpoortdrift, securing a non-binding offtake with US Vanadium and appointing Rand Merchant Bank to drive project financing.

Orbital Corporation broadened its international footprint with new UAV propulsion orders across the US, India, and Middle East, while advancing its Power by the Hour service to underpin recurring revenue streams.

BluGlass capped FY26 with major contract wins including a $1.4 million Phase II deal with Uviquity, a $1.3 million agreement with a Fortune 500 data storage giant, and a world-record 1.9W output from its blue GaN laser, while raising $14.6 million to fuel growth.

Structural Monitoring Systems Plc (ASX: SMN) reported a milestone FY26 with record revenue of $32.5 million and net profit rising to $1.2 million, driven by strong avionics growth and progressing FAA certification for its CVMTM smart sensor technology.

Jindalee Lithium is pushing ahead with its McDermitt Lithium Project in the US, securing shareholder approval for a NASDAQ listing via US Elemental and raising $10.9 million to fund drilling and testwork. The project aims to deliver both lithium and magnesium, aligning with US critical minerals priorities.