A turbulent FY2026 landscape favors affordable, modular, and rapidly fieldable unmanned systems—especially sUAS and loitering munitions—while legacy programs face cancellations,…
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Joby Turbine-Electric Autonomous VTOL Demonstrator Makes First Flight
Joby Aviation has completed the first flight of a turbine-electric, autonomous VTOL demonstrator that blends a hybrid turbine powertrain with…
Einride to Go Public on Cabless AV Freight Vision
Einride is heading for the public markets—and using the announcement to highlight what it sees as a differentiated autonomous freight…
RIEGL Still Rising at InterGEO 2025
RIEGL’s newly released VQ-1060 marks a significant evolution in airborne LiDAR for corridor mapping. Unveiled at InterGEO 2025 in Frankfurt,…
uAvionix and OneSky Partner to Advance UAS Traffic Management
uAvionix, a leader in advanced airspace surveillance and communications solutions, and OneSky, a global provider of uncrewed traffic management (UTM)…
Hexagon to Acquire Inertial Sense, Strengthening its Positioning Portfolio
Hexagon has announced an agreement to acquire Inertial Sense, a provider of tactical-grade global navigation solutions and inertial navigation systems…
SubSea Craft and Greenroom Robotics Strengthen AUKUS Technology Ecosystem
SubSea Craft (SSC) and Australian company Greenroom Robotics have signed a teaming agreement marking the next step in strengthening collaboration across the AUKUS technology ecosystem….
Ondas to Acquire Sentrycs to Expand Counter-UAS Portfolio
Ondas Holdings Inc., a provider of autonomous aerial and ground robot intelligence through its Ondas Autonomous Systems (OAS) announced it…
Apium Joins Red Cat Futures Initiative to Advance Swarming Autonomy for Tactical Drones
Apium Swarm Robotics, Inc. a developer of distributed autonomy for unmanned systems, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Red Cat…
Lockheed Martin Invests $50M in Saildrone to Advance Unmanned Surface Vehicle Capabilities for US Navy
Lockheed Martin has announced a $50 million investment in Saildrone, a global leader in maritime autonomous systems. This strategic collaboration…
AUVSI and Altana Partner to Bolster Supply Chain Security for Green UAS and Blue UAS Programs
The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) today announced a new partnership with Altana, the network for trusted trade,…
U.S. Army Selects AEVEX Atlas for Initial Launched Effects Fielding
The U.S. Army has selected AEVEX’s Atlas Precision Strike System for its initial Launched Effects–Short Range (LE-SR) fielding effort. The…
Shield AI Develops X-BAT Vertical Takeoff Drone
Shield AI unveiled last week its development of a new X-BAT aircraft that may be the most unconventional concept of…
Safran Unveils Skydel NAVWAR: Strengthening National Defense and Airspace Sovereignty
Safran Electronics & Defense has announced the launch of Skydel NAVWAR, a breakthrough software solution designed to strengthen national defense capabilities…
Saronic Opens Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) Production Facility in San Diego
Saronic announced the official opening of its 80,000+ square-foot facility in downtown San Diego. The event was attended San Diego…
AeroVironment Wins $95.9M Army LRKI C-UAS Missile Contract
AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”), a leading provider of Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) and advanced air and missile defense technologies, has been…
Inside the Moment of Convergence: Why AUVSI Defense Comes at a Critical Inflection Point for Autonomy
The defense autonomy ecosystem is entering a phase where the limiting factor is no longer technology maturation or conceptual alignment,…
