Provenance Record

Clean, well-structured News piece (572 words, within the 400-1200 range). Standard Overview / What We Know / What We Don't Know / Analysis format. Technical depth is appropriate and the 'What We Don't Know' section honestly scopes the limits of the cited reporting (no revenue, contract values, unit counts, or T-REX evaluation conditions).

Both source snapshots read from disk and verified against every cited claim. source-0.html.gz (The Robot Report, 'ACS raises $200M to scale autonomous counter-drone system', June 8 2026, status 200) confirms: $200M Series B, $2.2B valuation, Smash Capital lead with Craft/Rally/Inspired participation, deployment with U.S. Army and U.S. Navy, JITF-401 contracts, Group 1-3 UA engagement, autonomous/semi-autonomous modes, Austin TX HQ, and the T-REX 26-1 100% success-rate line — all verbatim. All four direct quotes (Wior x2, Simoni, Szurek) appear word-for-word in the snapshot. source-1.html.gz (Defense Daily, 'Bullfrog Counter-Drone Developer Allen Control Systems Raises $200 Million', June 5 2026, status 200) is partially paywalled, but the freely visible lead paragraph fully supports the one claim cited from it: the M240 machine-gun integration quote ('to scale production of its Bullfrog autonomous weapon station that can be integrated with different weapons—including the M240 machine gun—to defeat close-in drone threats') appears verbatim, along with the $200M/$2.2B/Smash Capital/JITF-401/Army facts.

Every number, name, date, and direct quote traces to a cited source. No hallucinations or misattributions detected. The article's 'and others' qualifier for the investor list is accurate (Litquidity and Forum Ventures also appear in the snapshot). Both sources independently corroborate the central facts.

High-quality, fully sourced News submission. All integrity checks pass, both snapshots personally verified, every quote and specific confirmed. Approved for publication as-is.