Following release of the final language of the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems…
DoD Announces Unified CUAS Strategy
According to the Department of Defense, on December 2, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III signed a classified Strategy…
Anduril Partners with OpenAI to Advance CUAS AI
Anduril Industries and OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, have announced a strategic partnership to develop and responsibly deploy advanced artificial…
D-Fend Solutions Raises $31M to Advance Cyber Counter-Drone Technology
D-Fend Solutions, a radio frequency (RF) cyber-based, non-kinetic, non-jamming, counter-drone – takeover technology, announced that it has secured $31M in a new…
DroneUp Secures FAA Part 135 Certification
DroneUp has announced that it has received certification for commercial operation under Part 135 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),…
Northwest UAV Announces Distribution Partnership with Silvus Technologies
Northwest UAV has expanded its product offering to include the full family of StreamCaster MANET radios. The Silvus family of…
High Lander Vega UTM to Power Consortium for Canadian RPAS Traffic Management
High Lander, a provider of drone fleet management and unmanned traffic management solutions, will join a consortium of Canadian partners…
UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía Opens New Center of Excellence Facilities
UAV Navigation, Grupo Oesía’s highly specialized company in guidance, navigation, and control systems for UAS, has inaugurated a new high-tech…
Textron Systems Awarded UAS Contract for Naval Air Systems Command
Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, has announced that it has been awarded a task order valued at up…
Carbonix’s Volanti Drone Secures Nationwide BVLOS Waiver for US Operations with ArgenTech Solutions
Carbonix, an Australian provider of long-range uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) platform solutions, has announced that its Volanti drone has been…
TEKEVER Raises €70M from Backers including NATO
The funding round is led by Baillie Gifford and backed by the NATO Innovation Fund. New strategic investors will support a sustainable…
Defense Innovation Unit Announces Software Vendors to Support Replicator
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has announced contract awards to select software developers supporting the Replicator initiative. These vendors will…
The GEODNET Foundation Introduces GEO-PULSE Car GPS Navigation Device
The GEODNET Foundation has announced the launch of GEO-PULSE, a GPS device designed to deliver unprecedented positioning accuracy. Leveraging the…
Red Cat Selected for U.S. Army Short Range Reconnaissance Program
Red Cat’s next generation Teal system will be the Army’s Program of Record SRR sUAS, concluding the rigorous, multi-tranche competitive…
AeroVironment to Acquire BlueHalo for $4.1 Billion
AeroVironment, Inc. and BlueHalo LLC today announced the execution of a definitive agreement under which AV will acquire BlueHalo in…
Anduril Wins $200 Million Contract to Develop CUAS for the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS)
Anduril has been awarded a $200 million, five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Marine Corps to develop…
WingXpand and Raytheon Collaborate on AI Solutions, Launches VTOL
WingXpand, a U.S. provider of autonomous smart planes using AI threat detection, is collaborating with RTX’s Raytheon, a provider of defense…
FAA UAS Integration Office Issues RFI on Research Areas to Inform Standards
The FAA's UAS Integration Office has issued a new Request for Information pertaining to likely research areas for emergent business ...
SkySafe and Fortem Technologies Announce Partnership for Counter UAS
SkySafe, a provider of radio frequency-based drone detection, and Fortem Technologies, specializing in airspace intelligence, security, and defense for detecting and ...
General Atomics and BAE Systems Collaborate on Autonomous Electronic Warfare Link 16 Capabilities
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) collaborated with BAE Systems to demonstrate unique electronic warfare (EW) capabilities remotely controlled via ...
Kraus Hamdani Wins $20 Million Contract to Deliver Ultra-Long Endurance UAS to the U.S. Army
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, a producer of ultra-long endurance Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) technology, has announced the award of $20 million ...
National League of Cities Launches Aviation Advisory Forum Focused on Air Taxis and Drones
The National League of Cities (NLC) has launched a national Aviation Advisory Forum on Air Mobility and Drone Integration. Mayor Buddy Dyer ...
Scaling Autonomy for U.S. Defense – Time to Act
In recent weeks, we’ve seen an exceptional level of attention toward and activity within the tech-forward defense industry. There is ...
Hirth Engines: Redefining Two-Stroke and Hybrid Propulsion for UAVs
From the early days of aviation to the latest advances in hybrid engines for UAVs, Hirth Engines continues to strive ...
AUVSI Commends FAA Progress Toward eVTOL Operations
On October 22, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued the final version of its Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) for ...
Teledyne FLIR Defense Wins $91 Million Contract from U.S. Army for Black Hornet 4 Nano-Drones
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), has won a five-year contract worth up to $91 million to ...
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 ...
SkyfireAI: Integrating AI and UAS for Public Safety and Defense
In September, Skyfire Consulting announced its acquisition by Echelon AI, an autonomous and swarming AI company for UAS, backed by ...
New Frontiers and Innovations in the FPV Drone Wars
First-Person View (FPV) drones have emerged as the major disruptive factor in the war, scrambling assumptions about what constitutes superior ...
It’s Past Time to Move Drone Rulemaking Forward
United States Global Leadership in Advanced Aviation Depends on It. Editor’s Note: IUS has covered closely the on-going activities between ...
CUAS: Defeating an Evolving Threat
As more sophisticated drones become common on the battlefield, deployed for missions ranging from surveillance to targeting, warfighters must have ...
Russia and Ukraine’s Strategic Droning Campaigns
As Russia and Ukraine both turn to drones for long-range strikes, their strategies reveal contrasting approaches: Russia’s reliance on Shahed ...
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 ...
Leica BLK2FLY Features Exploratory Scanning, Interior Autonomous Reality Capture from the Air
Image: Leica Geosystems. Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, has announced significant improvements to the BLK2FLY autonomous flying laser scanner. The ...
Red Cat Introduces ARACHNID Family of Small ISR and Precision Strike Systems at AUSA 2024
Red Cat, a drone technology company building hardware and software for military, federal, and commercial operations, has announced its ARACHNID ...
SkyfireAI: Integrating AI and UAS for Public Safety and Defense
In September, Skyfire Consulting announced its acquisition by Echelon AI, an autonomous and swarming AI company for UAS, backed by ...
AeroVironment Releases the P550 Autonomous Group 2 eVTOL UAS
AeroVironment (AV) has introduced the P550 advanced autonomous Group 2 eVTOL uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) designed for battlefield adaptability and operational ...
Calian Introduces the VCS6000XF Smart Choke: A Game-Changing GNSS Solution for UAS Applications
The VCS6000XF Smart Choke, with a combined antenna/receiver design and integration with the Septentrio Mosaic X5, provides support for evolving ...
Anduril Unveils Bolt ISR Drone and Loitering Munition
On October 10, Anduril unveiled a new low-cost, man-packable quadcopter drone called Bolt designed for fielding by frontline infantry units ...
GeoCue Launches LP360 Land Software to Process Handheld LiDAR data
GeoCue, a provider of geospatial technology, has announced the release of LP360 Land, a new addition to the LP360 software ...
ARES Security and MatrixSpace Provision Radar for Expeditionary Forces
ARES Security and MatrixSpace have announced a technology partnership that combines AI collaborative sensing capability of MatrixSpace Radar with ARES Security’s AVERT Mission ...
UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía Contributes to Development of the Future Combat Air System
UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía has announced their collaboration with SATNUS (a company formed by GMV, Sener Aeroespacial and Tecnobit-Grupo Oesía) on the ...
Belgian Partnership Develops U-Space Capabilities
Unifly, a provider of UTM technology, and Nexova, specialists in advanced cyber security solutions, have designed a secure, unmanned traffic ...
Navigating the Future of UAS Communications
As the UAS industry evolves, the need for secure and reliable Command and Control (C2) communications has never been more ...
DIU Issues Solicitation for One-Way UAS Platforms
Recent conflicts have underscored the impact of low-cost, one-way unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in asymmetric warfare. These low-cost platforms create ...
Peraton Remotec Joins Persistent Systems Wave Relay Ecosystem
Persistent Systems, a provider of mobile ad hoc networking (MANET), recently announced that Remotec, a subsidiary of Peraton, has joined ...
Commercial UAV Expo: Phoenix’s Continuous LiDAR Improvement
Phoenix LiDAR Systems has pioneered UAV LiDAR integration, real time point cloud visualization software and cloud-based post-processing solutions. The shiny ...
Elistair Unveils Khronos Tethered Drone for Tactical ISR Missions
Elistair, which builds long-endurance, tethered unmanned aircraft systems, announced today the unveiling of Khronos, a fully automated tethered drone system ...
ANRA Technologies Launches VMS Vertiport Management System for Urban Air Mobility
ANRA Technologies announced its new Vertiport Management System (VMS) at the Dubai Air Show, which it said marks a significant ...
BRINC Delivers First LEMUR 2 Drones to Emergency Responders
BRINC, which builds technology for public safety, on Nov. 2 announced the first deliveries of its flagship drone model, the ...
Saildrone Fleet Surpasses 1M Nautical Miles, 32K Days at Sea
Saildrone announced its fleet of USVs has surpassed a cumulative distance of 1 million nautical miles during more than 32,000 ...
UAS of All Sizes Aim for Army Programs at Fall AUSA Conference
Numerous unmanned aircraft were on display at the Association of the U.S. Army’s October meeting, ranging from systems that could ...
China’s Civil Aviation Administration Grants Type Certificate to EHang for UAS Passenger Vehicle
EHang Holdings Ltd., a Chinese urban air mobility provider, announced its EH216-S passenger-carrying unmanned aircraft has obtained a type certificate ...
Hivemind and V-BAT: Shield AI’s Autonomy, ISR and Teaming Move Forward
Shield AI announced that V-BAT teams powered by Hivemind could now be purchased, to operate autonomously over electronically contested battlespaces, ...
Skydio Unveils Ability to Fly X10 Drone from a Browser with 5G Connection
Skydio announced Skydio Remote Flight Deck, a new offering that enables remote flight for Skydio X10 drones via a browser, ...
Anduril Announces Anvil-M Munition Variant Of Interceptor Platform
Anduril has unveiled Anvil-M, a new munitions variant of its autonomous Anvil interceptor drone that can effectively intercept and defeat ...
AUVSI Announces Green UAS Certification for Skyfront Perimeter 8+ Drone
AUVSI today announced it has awarded Green UAS certification to the Skyfront Perimeter 8 and 8+ long-endurance, hybrid-electric unmanned aircraft ...
Skydio Launches New X10 Drone
Skydio has announced its latest enterprise drone, the Skydio X10 ...
Gotonomi Offers Small-Sized GEO Satellite Connectivity
Gotonomi is a new geostationary satellite communication system for unmanned aircraft and other vehicles, small enough to hold in the ...
Draganfly’s Commander Expands Flexibility with Hybrid Fuel Variant, Promo Drone System
Canada’s Draganfly drone maker is highlighting the truck-like utility of its Commander 3 XL drone, showcased at the Commercial UAV ...
SEA-KIT Funded for Hydrogen-Powered USV, Refilling Station
SEA-KIT International has won funding from the Zero Emissions Vessels and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition to design and manufacture a hydrogen ...
Growing Drone Industry Lifting Component Makers such as Hitec
A growing drone market means a growing components market, and a representative from servo maker HITEC Commercial Solutions said the ...
Reliable Robotics Reveals Integration Solution; Marc Pos to Lead Radar Systems Component
Reliable Robotics announced the addition of Marc Pos to lead radar design, filling a key part of its aircraft-agnostic Airspace ...
Five Good Questions: Michael Weigand, Shift5
Michael Weigand is the cofounder and chief growth officer of Shift5, an observability platform for onboard operational technology. Prior to ...
Five Good Questions: John Peterson, Executive Director of Aviation, Iridium
John Peterson is the executive director of aviation at Iridium Communications Inc., the only satellite communications company that offers truly ...
Five Good Questions: Aaron Pierce, Pierce Aerospace
Aaron Pierce is a cofounder and CEO of Pierce Aerospace, which has been developing Remote ID systems since 2017, funded ...
D-Fend Solutions Expands U.S. Presence with Multiple Leadership Hires
New faces at D-Fend Solutions: From left, Michael Langman, Danny Rajan and Brett Feddersen. Photos courtesy of D-Fend Solutions. RA'ANANA, ...
Five Good Questions: Jim Williams, AURA
As AURA’s aviation regulatory affairs director, Jim Williams leads the company’s efforts to secure approval to use its network to ...
Five Good Questions: Gordon Heidinger, Hexagon
Gordon Heidinger has spent 25 years in the automotive and transportation industry in a combination of roles as an electrical ...
Five Good Questions: Lori Scott, NatureServe
Lori Scott is chief information officer and vice president for technology and partnerships at NatureServe, which, for nearly 50 years, ...
Bentley Systems Announces Promotion of Brock Ballard to Chief Revenue Officer and Eric Boyer Joining as Investor Relations Officer
Brock Ballard, Chief Revenue Officer, Bentley Systems. EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced ...
In Memoriam: Dee Ann Divis
Dee Ann Divis, the founding editor of Inside Unmanned Systems and contributing editor for Inside GNSS, died Nov. 22 at ...
Five Good Questions: Peter Liu, Deloitte Federal Consulting
Peter Liu is a managing director leading programs in UAS and C-UAS at Deloitte Federal Consulting ...
Dedrone Appoints Former FBI Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Drone Expert to Advisory Board
Dedrone, the market leader in smart airspace security, announced the appointment of Rob D’Amico to its board of advisors. An ...
Five Good Questions: Nikhil Vadhavkar, Raptor Maps
Nikhil Vadhavkar is co-founder and CEO of Raptor Maps, which, covering six continents and 40 countries, provides “advanced analytics, insights ...
Women to Watch
CES Highlights: Trailblazing Women and Companies in Tech Sponsored by Women And Drones 2021 marked a milestone—the fifth Anniversary of ...
Former NASA Administrator Joins D-Fend Solutions Advisory Board
D-Fend Solutions, a leader in radio frequency (RF), cyber-based, counter-drone takeover technology, is announcing the addition of former NASA Administrator ...
