February, 2026

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jospeh Howell, left, and Sgt. Tuan Nguyen, low altitude air defense gunners with Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Detachment, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, mount a sensor onto a Marine air defense integrated system vehicle in Southwest Asia, April 22, 2019. 2nd LAAD Battalion provides the SPMAGTF-CR-CC with close-in, low altitude, surface-to-air weapons fires in defense of forward combat areas, vital areas, and installations in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, working with partner forces to defeat Daesh. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alina Thackray)
Air, Cyber, FAA, Military

El Paso Airspace Restriction Lifted Amid Counter-UAS Testing Concerns

By Inside Unmanned Systems

The FAA briefly imposed an unusually broad flight restriction affecting operations at El Paso International Airport, initially described as being…

220728-N-DF558-1750 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2022) Medium displacement unmanned surface vessel Sea Hunter sails in formation during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 28. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 30 unmanned systems, approximately 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aleksandr Freutel)
Business News, Maritime, Military

NATO AIS Fund Awards IDE-led Project to Accelerate USV Standardization

By Inside Unmanned Systems

The new effort will map gaps across NATO and non-NATO standards and certification frameworks and propose a path for tighter…

A civilian training one-way attack drone is launched from a platform during a demonstration to 1st Cavalry Division leaders on Jan. 29, 2026, at Fort Hood, Texas. The demonstration provided leaders with insight into how AI-enabled one-way attack systems operate alongside Army fires formations. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Russell Shirley-Jones)
Air, Business News, Military

Pentagon Names 25 Vendors for Phase I of ‘Drone Dominance’ One-Way Attack UAS Program

By Inside Unmanned Systems

The new Drone Dominance Program will put 25 vendors through a “Gauntlet” fly-off at Fort Benning this month, with about…