Initial awards under DHS’s $500 million Counter-UAS Grant Program beat FEMA’s own timeline, leveraging new SAFER SKIES authorities to harden…
December, 2025
EASA Addressing Europe’s Counter-UAS Gap
Recent unauthorized drone activity near European airports has underscored the uneven state of counter-UAS (C-UAS) preparedness across the continent. In…
Poland Plans €2bn Anti-Drone ‘Eastern Shield’ on NATO’s Front Line
Poland is moving ahead with a €2 billion plan to harden its eastern border against Russian drones, unveiling a layered…
FCC Moves to Block New Foreign-Made Drone Approvals
A new FCC Covered List update, driven by an Executive Branch national security determination, targets foreign-produced unmanned aircraft systems and…
DOT’s AAM National Strategy Sets 10-Year Policy Course for Air Taxis and Autonomy
The U.S. Department of Transportation has released its Advanced Air Mobility National Strategy: A Bold Policy Vision for 2026–2036, outlining…
AV Delivers JLTV-Mounted LOCUST Laser C-UAS Systems to U.S. Army
AeroVironment, Inc, a leading provider of counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) technologies, today announced the successful delivery of two Joint Light…
Picogrid and CX2 Bring Spectrum Sensing into the Army’s Air Defense Architecture
Picogrid, a leading developer of integrated systems technology, today announced a new partnership with CX2, a company specializing in advanced Electromagnetic…
Skunk Works® and XTEND Expand Joint All Domain Command and Control for Advanced Mission Execution
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® and XTEND collaborated to integrate the XTEND Operating System (XOS) into Skunk Works’ MDCX™ autonomy platform, allow simultaneous…
In First Attack By UUV, Ukraine’s ‘Sub Sea Baby’ Drone Blasted Russian Black Sea Kilo Submarine
This Monday morning, Ukraine’s SBU security service announced it had carried out an attack with a “Sub Sea Baby” unmanned…
MatrixSpace Wins DIU Counter-sUAS Low-Cost Sensing Challenge
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), working with a cross-service team led by U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and Joint Interagency Task…
Defending the Skies: Lockheed Martin and Microsoft Collaborate on Next-Gen C-UAS Technologies
Microsoft is joining with Lockheed Martin to develop Sanctum — counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) capabilities that combine Lockheed Martin’s mission…
Nokia Drone Networks Integrates Amprius SiCore Batteries to Advance High-Reliability Operations
Amprius Technologies announced that Nokia has selected Amprius’ SiCore® cells to power its next-generation drone systems. Following extensive qualification and testing,…
NASA, Reliable Robotics Contract Advances UAS Integration Near Airports and Contingency Operations
Reliable Robotics announced a new contract with NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) to perform and collect data from operational demonstration flights of…
AUVSI Enhances Green UAS Program With New Tiers Aligned With Federal Push for Trusted, NDAA-Compliant U.S. Drone Systems
The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) announced the evolution of its Green UAS program with two new designations,…
AV Awarded $13.2M Contract to Provide P550 UAS for U.S. Army’s Long Range Reconnaissance Program
AV, with partner Parry Labs, has been awarded a 3-year Other Transaction Agreement with an initial base contract value of…
Northrop Grumman’s Talon Loyal Wingman Demonstrator Reflects New Design Approach
Northrop Grumman unveiled early in December a new Loyal Wingman-style autonomous demonstrator jet called Project Talon built by its Scaled Composites subsidiarity…
Blue UAS Moves Out of DIU to DCMA, New Portal Launches
The new Blue List UAS portal marks the formal handoff of the Pentagon’s trusted drone list from DIU to DCMA,…
