APFIT awarded $33.00 million for the Kraken 18 Communications Pod to the U.S. Navy.

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1. Update · Dec 23, 2025, 05:03 PMFalse
   APFIT FY26 initial selections include 'U.S. Army Kraken 18 Communications Pod, $33.00 million.' GlobalSecurity and Mirage News reproduce the same list with the award attributed to the Army and show Navy funding for other items, not Kraken 18. ExecutiveGov also reports APFIT funding details aligning with the Army attribution for Kraken 18. Verdict: False—the Kraken 18 Communications Pod award is attributed to the U.S. Army for $33.00 million, not to the U.S. Navy.
   • https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2025/12/mil-251222-dod03.htm
   • https://www.miragenews.com/war-dept-unveils-1b-in-fy-2026-apfit-projects-1594867/
   • https://www.executivegov.com/articles/ousd-re-apfit-program-funding-technology-development-warfighter
2. Update · Dec 23, 2025, 04:44 PMFalse
   The FY 2026 APFIT initial selections include the Kraken 18 Communications Pod with a $33.00 million award. The official DoD release lists the Kraken 18 Pod as awarded to the U.S. Army, not the Navy. Reproductions of the release by Mirage News and GlobalSecurity corroborate the Army designation. Verdict: False — the claim that the Kraken 18 Pod was awarded to the U.S. Navy is not supported by credible sources; the award is to the U.S. Army for $33 million.
   • https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4366313/the-war-department-announces-first-round-of-fy-2026-apfit-projects-surpassing-1/
   • https://www.miragenews.com/war-dept-unveils-1b-in-fy-2026-apfit-projects-1594867/
   • https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2025/12/mil-251222-dod03.htm
3. Original article · Dec 22, 2025
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