In Norway, chemical company Yara had a problem: its pollution-conscious government told it to stop trucking fertilizer and other cargos thousands…
New JIATF 401 Handbook Reframes Counter-Drone Defense Around Five First Principles
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19 Companies Out of 49 Contenders Qualify For Drone Dominance Gauntlet 2 Trial
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Merlin Labs: Bringing Autonomy to the Air Force’s Bread-and-Butter Fleet
The U.S. Air Force’s autonomy future may rest less on next-generation platforms than on the 400 C-130Js and 300 KC-135s…
Levitate and the New Math of Military Drone Production
Times Microwave’s Levitate family is built for the middle market in military UAS: lighter than legacy aerospace practice, stronger than…
Amprius Technologies Scales Silicon Anode Batteries for Defense Drone Market
The company’s silicon anode cells deliver twice the flight time of standard lithium-ion. The race to build a compliant domestic…
Democratic Partnerships Are the Next Frontier for Trusted Autonomy
Washington is finally beginning to absorb a hard lesson: the United States cannot afford to lose robotics and autonomous systems…
Thales to Acquire Exail in €3.9 Billion Deal
Thales has signed a binding agreement to acquire the Gorgé family’s 35.51% stake in French maritime robotics and navigation firm…
Pentagon Consolidates Unmanned Systems Under New Portfolio Manager
The Department of Defense has established a new Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for unmanned offensive and defensive systems, designated DRPM-UxS,…
Ondas to Acquire DZYNE Technologies for $875.8 Million, Forming Ondas Sentinel Autonomous Defense Division
Deal unites World View’s stratospheric sensing with DZYNE’s long-endurance ISR, counter-UAS and precision-effects portfolio, and pushes Ondas’ 2026 revenue target…
AeroVironment Locks In $500 Million Domestic Shield IDIQ, Books First $80.5 Million Titan Task Order for Air Force Base Defense
Two same-day contract actions tie AV’s counter-UAS portfolio directly to the Pentagon’s expanding homeland counter-drone posture, with Titan systems already…
ProximaVision Air Ready™ Brings Tethered Aerial ISR from the Super Bowl to the Tactical Edge
The company built its system for live broadcast reliability. What it is selling to defense users is something different: a…
At the Perimeter
The C-UAS deployment at the 2026 FIFA World Cup was visible, acknowledged—and only part of the picture. The hex-rotor was…
The FIFA World Cup: A Catalyst for C-UAS Investment, But ‘Not the Whole Story’
Government funding, new legislation and the drone threat moving from the battlefield into our communities are all accelerating growth in…
Teledyne’s Black Recon Puts a Grown-Up Black Hornet on Armored Vehicles
Teledyne FLIR unveiled a new vehicle-borne multi-role UAS called Black Recon at this June’s Eurosatory arms expo—one evolved from its…
JIATF-401 Partners with FBI to Expand C-UAS Training for Law Enforcement
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 is embedding instructors at the FBI’s National Counter-UAS Training Center to support the Counter-UAS Operator…
Kongsberg Maritime’s Eco-Autonomy Evolution
In Norway, chemical company Yara had a problem: its pollution-conscious government told it to stop trucking fertilizer and other cargos ...
New JIATF 401 Handbook Reframes Counter-Drone Defense Around Five First Principles
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has published a 90-page handbook intended to give warfighters, federal agencies and local law enforcement ...
Meeting the Operator Where They Are
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19 Companies Out of 49 Contenders Qualify For Drone Dominance Gauntlet 2 Trial
The Pentagon’s $1.1 billion Drone Dominance Program has taken another step forward. Aimed at identifying and nurturing a championship stable ...
Merlin Labs: Bringing Autonomy to the Air Force’s Bread-and-Butter Fleet
The U.S. Air Force’s autonomy future may rest less on next-generation platforms than on the 400 C-130Js and 300 KC-135s ...
Levitate and the New Math of Military Drone Production
Times Microwave’s Levitate family is built for the middle market in military UAS: lighter than legacy aerospace practice, stronger than ...
Amprius Technologies Scales Silicon Anode Batteries for Defense Drone Market
The company’s silicon anode cells deliver twice the flight time of standard lithium-ion. The race to build a compliant domestic ...
Democratic Partnerships Are the Next Frontier for Trusted Autonomy
Washington is finally beginning to absorb a hard lesson: the United States cannot afford to lose robotics and autonomous systems ...
Thales to Acquire Exail in €3.9 Billion Deal
Thales has signed a binding agreement to acquire the Gorgé family's 35.51% stake in French maritime robotics and navigation firm ...
Pentagon Consolidates Unmanned Systems Under New Portfolio Manager
The Department of Defense has established a new Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for unmanned offensive and defensive systems, designated DRPM-UxS, ...
Ondas to Acquire DZYNE Technologies for $875.8 Million, Forming Ondas Sentinel Autonomous Defense Division
Deal unites World View's stratospheric sensing with DZYNE's long-endurance ISR, counter-UAS and precision-effects portfolio, and pushes Ondas' 2026 revenue target ...
AeroVironment Locks In $500 Million Domestic Shield IDIQ, Books First $80.5 Million Titan Task Order for Air Force Base Defense
Two same-day contract actions tie AV's counter-UAS portfolio directly to the Pentagon's expanding homeland counter-drone posture, with Titan systems already ...
ProximaVision Air Ready™ Brings Tethered Aerial ISR from the Super Bowl to the Tactical Edge
The company built its system for live broadcast reliability. What it is selling to defense users is something different: a ...
At the Perimeter
The C-UAS deployment at the 2026 FIFA World Cup was visible, acknowledged—and only part of the picture. Image: Richard Thomas ...
The FIFA World Cup: A Catalyst for C-UAS Investment, But ‘Not the Whole Story’
Government funding, new legislation and the drone threat moving from the battlefield into our communities are all accelerating growth in ...
Kongsberg Maritime’s Eco-Autonomy Evolution
In Norway, chemical company Yara had a problem: its pollution-conscious government told it to stop trucking fertilizer and other cargos ...
New JIATF 401 Handbook Reframes Counter-Drone Defense Around Five First Principles
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has published a 90-page handbook intended to give warfighters, federal agencies and local law enforcement ...
19 Companies Out of 49 Contenders Qualify For Drone Dominance Gauntlet 2 Trial
The Pentagon’s $1.1 billion Drone Dominance Program has taken another step forward. Aimed at identifying and nurturing a championship stable ...
Amprius Technologies Scales Silicon Anode Batteries for Defense Drone Market
The company’s silicon anode cells deliver twice the flight time of standard lithium-ion. The race to build a compliant domestic ...
Thales to Acquire Exail in €3.9 Billion Deal
Thales has signed a binding agreement to acquire the Gorgé family's 35.51% stake in French maritime robotics and navigation firm ...
Pentagon Consolidates Unmanned Systems Under New Portfolio Manager
The Department of Defense has established a new Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for unmanned offensive and defensive systems, designated DRPM-UxS, ...
Ondas to Acquire DZYNE Technologies for $875.8 Million, Forming Ondas Sentinel Autonomous Defense Division
Deal unites World View's stratospheric sensing with DZYNE's long-endurance ISR, counter-UAS and precision-effects portfolio, and pushes Ondas' 2026 revenue target ...
AeroVironment Locks In $500 Million Domestic Shield IDIQ, Books First $80.5 Million Titan Task Order for Air Force Base Defense
Two same-day contract actions tie AV's counter-UAS portfolio directly to the Pentagon's expanding homeland counter-drone posture, with Titan systems already ...
ProximaVision Air Ready™ Brings Tethered Aerial ISR from the Super Bowl to the Tactical Edge
The company built its system for live broadcast reliability. What it is selling to defense users is something different: a ...
The FIFA World Cup: A Catalyst for C-UAS Investment, But ‘Not the Whole Story’
Government funding, new legislation and the drone threat moving from the battlefield into our communities are all accelerating growth in ...
Teledyne’s Black Recon Puts a Grown-Up Black Hornet on Armored Vehicles
Teledyne FLIR unveiled a new vehicle-borne multi-role UAS called Black Recon at this June’s Eurosatory arms expo—one evolved from its ...
JIATF-401 Partners with FBI to Expand C-UAS Training for Law Enforcement
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 is embedding instructors at the FBI's National Counter-UAS Training Center to support the Counter-UAS Operator ...
South Korea to Acquire 20,000 Low-Cost Systems and Fast-Track K-Lucas Loitering Munition
South Korea's Defense Ministry announced a broad overhaul of its uncrewed warfare strategy on June 26, with Defense Minister Ahn ...
Thales-led Team Develops Trustworthy PNT for Autonomous Drones
Thales Alenia Space France, working with UPT, ABZero and DroneVolt under the European Space Agency (ESA) NAVISP program, has completed ...
Commanding Remote Areas
Operating across a 7,000-square-mile reservation has shaped the Cherokee Nation’s business portfolio, from medical supply delivery to manufacturing and fabrication ...
Levitate and the New Math of Military Drone Production
Times Microwave’s Levitate family is built for the middle market in military UAS: lighter than legacy aerospace practice, stronger than ...
Farsighted: SiLC’s Eyeonic Vista Perimeter Detector
Nefarious actors wield increasingly sophisticated UAS that move quickly, fly low and blend into complex backgrounds and infrastructure. SiLC booth ...
Teledyne FLIR Upgrades Rogue 1 Block 2 with Extended Range, Larger Warhead
Teledyne FLIR has unveiled an improved Block 2 variant of its Rogue 1 quadcopter enabling the loitering munition to strike ...
Trimble Targets Drone Delivery Integration with Smart Antenna Enclosure for PX-1 RTX
Trimble has released a smart antenna enclosure option for its PX-1 RTX positioning solution, packaging centimeter-level GNSS-inertial hardware with an ...
Hitec Commercial Solutions Announces Next-Gen Servo for Small UAS
Hitec Commercial Solutions is excited to announce the next generation in brushless drone servo technology: our high-performance BD10BL. Designed specifically ...
DroneDash and GEODNET Launch GEODASH Aerosystems with Heavy-Lift Agricultural Spraying Drone
DroneDash Technologies and GEODNET have formed a joint venture to bring a new class of autonomous agricultural spraying drone to ...
ePropelled Expands Hercules Starter Generator Line for Multi-Domain Hybrid Missions
ePropelled has announced a significant 2026 expansion of its Hercules starter generator product line, extending the platform's reach across uncrewed ...
RIEGL Still Rising at InterGEO 2025
RIEGL's newly released VQ-1060 marks a significant evolution in airborne LiDAR for corridor mapping. Unveiled at InterGEO 2025 in Frankfurt, ...
Teledyne Optech Highlights Advanced LiDAR and Marine Mapping Systems at INTERGEO 2025
Teledyne Optech introduced an expanded lineup of LiDAR, imaging, and marine-mapping technologies at INTERGEO 2025, underscoring the company’s focus on ...
RIEGL Debuts UAV-Optimized “Ultimate LiDAR” at INTERGEO 2025
New airborne and bathymetric sensors extend range, precision, and real-time georeferencing for drone-based mapping and inspection. RIEGL VUX-820-G LiDAR sensor ...
Phase One Unveils Drone-Ready Imaging Stack at INTERGEO 2025
At INTERGEO 2025, Phase One rolled out a suite of new innovations explicitly aimed at aerial mapping and inspection applications. Image: Phase ...
GeoCue Announces New, NDAA-Compliant TrueView 3D LiDAR Sensor at INTERGEO 2025
GeoCue has introduced its TrueView 641, a new NDAA-compliant airborne LiDAR sensor, at INTERGEO 2025. The announcement positions the 641 as a more ...
New Trimble Software Enhances Mobile Mapping Workflows
Trimble has announced its next-generation post-processing software, Trimble Applanix POSPac Complete. The solution combines Trimble’s cutting-edge, industry-leading technologies: Trimble ProPoint® ...
uAvionix Releases Trakr: Low-Altitude Airspace Awareness Extension to FlightLine Platform
uAvionix today announced the launch of Trakr, a new suite of hardware and services that extends its FlightLine airspace surveillance ...
uAvionix Launches skyAlert Wearable Aircraft Alerting Device for UAS Operators and Visual Observers
uAvionix, committed to radically innovating to keep the skies safe for all airspace users, today announced the release of skyAlert, ...
Five Good Questions: Dan Magy, Firestorm Labs
Dan Magy is the CEO of Firestorm Labs, a defense technology company focused on rapidly configurable unmanned systems and forward-deployed ...
Swarm Aero Announces Advanced Manufacturing Center
Swarm Aero, a developer of large uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms, announced the opening of its Advanced Manufacturing Center from ...
Saronic Opens Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) Production Facility in San Diego
Saronic announced the official opening of its 80,000+ square-foot facility in downtown San Diego. The event was attended San Diego ...
Ascent AeroSystems Elevates Paul Fermo to President
Ascent AeroSystems, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and a Robinson Helicopter Company, has named Paul ...
Low-Altitude, High Stakes: America’s Drone Policy Gap
Just before the holidays, the phones started ringing. First a few, then dozens of calls from lawmakers, reporters and concerned ...
Industry View: Failure of Remote ID in NJ Might Have Cost Us Years
Editor’s Note: As attention increases regarding aircraft activity in the eastern U.S., Inside Unmanned Systems will be providing substantive context ...
Industry View: Separating Fact from Frenzy
Editor’s Note: As attention increases regarding aircraft activity in the eastern U.S., Inside Unmanned Systems will be providing substantive context ...
Industry View: A Responsible Look at Drones Overhead
Editor's Note: As attention increases regarding aircraft activity in the eastern U.S., Inside Unmanned Systems will be providing substantive context ...
SightLine Applications Appoints Mark Boccella as Vice President of Sales
SightLine Applications, LLC ("SightLine"), an Artemis company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Boccella as its new Vice ...
Five Good Questions: Don DeRosa, Eonix
Don DeRosa, CEO of Eonix, is an entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the nanotechnology and energy storage ...
Accelerating AAM: Blueprint for Movement Over Motion
Policy and regulatory advances are being achieved through effective collaboration between industry and government stakeholders at national, regional and local ...
Five Good Questions: Aaron Nathan, Point One Navigation
Aaron Nathan is the founder and CEO of Point One Navigation, an entrepreneur and technical leader with over a decade of ...
Topcon Positioning Systems announces retirement plan of Ray O’Connor, appointment of Ivan Di Federico as new president and CEO
Topcon Positioning Systems has announced that Ray O’Connor, president and chief executive officer, will retire in September 2025 after over ...
Air Force Col. (Ret.) Ted Davis Joins Auterion Government Solutions as President and General Manager
Auterion Government Solutions, a company building software to support mobile robotics and drone operating systems, has announced Air Force Col ...
5 Good Questions: Miguel Ángel de Frutos Carro, UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía
Miguel Ángel de Frutos Carro is Director and CTO at UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía, the Spanish company specialized in designing control ...
