Ezekiel Bierschank is Managing Director of NW Blue, a U.S.-based manufacturer and authorized CubePilot partner specializing in NDAA-compliant sUAS components….
Inside Unmanned Systems
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Honeywell’s Kestrel Brings Resilient Navigation to Group 2 and 3 UAS in Contested Environments
Honeywell Aerospace launched Kestrel on June 17, a compact navigation system designed for uncrewed platforms operating where GPS signals are…
Ondas to Acquire Cyberhawk in $125 Million Critical Infrastructure Push
Ondas Inc. has agreed to acquire Cyberhawk, a Scotland-based drone inspection and infrastructure intelligence company, in a deal valued at…
