New Section 232 tariffs of up to 100% target Chinese-made drones and components, with reduced rates for allies. President Trump…
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Northrop Grumman Unveils Raid Hunter, a 50mm Gun-Based Air Defense System for Layered Counter-UAS Protection
Northrop Grumman on Aug. 11 formally introduced Raid Hunter, the production name for its 50mm Gun-Based Air Defense (GBAD) system,…
Army Selects Five Vendors Following Platoon-Level SRR Drone Fly-Off
Parrot, Skydio, Skycutter, Teal Drones and Vantage Robotics will move into manufacturing-readiness assessments as the Army looks to refresh short-range…
Archer Aviation to Acquire Boeing’s Wisk, SkyGrid and Insitu in Autonomy and Defense Deal
Boeing and Archer Aviation announced August 10 that they have signed definitive agreements for Archer to acquire three Boeing subsidiaries:…
SwissDrones and Xplorate Bring Long-Range Uncrewed Helicopter Inspection to the U.S.
SwissDrones Operating AG and its subsidiary Xplorate Pacific Pty Ltd are expanding their combined aircraft-to-intelligence platform into the United States,…
DHS Awards $1.5 Billion Counter-UAS Contract to 12 Companies
The five-year IDIQ splits hardware and services into two tracks, giving Secret Service, CBP, the Coast Guard and other components…
Robinson Unmanned Advances to Gauntlet II Under Drone Dominance Program
Robinson Unmanned, competing under the Ascent AeroSystems brand, has been selected to participate in Gauntlet II of the Pentagon’s Drone…
Pentagon’s Counter-Drone Task Force Expands Its Online Marketplace
The Pentagon is widening access to its counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) marketplace, an online catalogue meant to let the military,…
Hidden Level Wins $100 Million OTA to Scale Passive Sensing for Counter-Drone Mission
The Department of Defense has awarded Hidden Level a $100 million Other Transaction Authority contract to field the company’s passive…
AV, Applied Intuition Team to Bring Collaborative Autonomy to Mayhem 10
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) and Applied Intuition have announced a strategic teaming agreement to integrate Applied Intuition’s Acuity ISR/Strike autonomy software…
Skyeton to Build First U.S. Manufacturing Plant in N.C., Joining Ukrainian Drone Makers Onshoring Production
Skyeton, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Ukrainian long-endurance UAS manufacturer Skyeton Holdings, will open its first flagship U.S. manufacturing facility…
Five Good Questions: NW Blue
Ezekiel Bierschank is Managing Director of NW Blue, a U.S.-based manufacturer and authorized CubePilot partner specializing in NDAA-compliant sUAS components….
TEKEVER Unveils AR6, a New Family of Autonomous Systems for Heavy Lift
TEKEVER has revealed AR6, a new product family that extends the company’s autonomous portfolio into the heavy-lift class for both…
FCC Extends Trusted-Drone Exemptions, Opens Path to Broader Import Bans
On July 21, the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau extended two existing Covered List exemptions, made a third…
Anduril and Archer Unveil Jointly Built Autonomous VTOL Platform, Thunder
Anduril and Archer Aviation have unveiled a jointly developed, dual-use VTOL aircraft platform at Farnborough, with Anduril showcasing the defense…
Saronic to Build $3 Billion Port Alpha Shipyard in Brownsville, Texas
Saronic has selected Brownsville, Texas as the site for Port Alpha, a next-generation shipyard the company says will help expand…
XPONENTIAL 2026: Industrializing Autonomy
From the Drone Dominance Program to Blue UAS institutionalization, XPONENTIAL 2026 showed an industry pivoting from innovation to industrialization. For…
