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U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment mount the Wingman and Pitbull portable counter-unmanned aerial system devices to their modular tactical vests during Project Flytrap at Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, June 7, 2025. The Wingman is a vest-mountable device capable of detecting nearby UAS threats, which then notifies the end-user to activate the Pitbull radio frequency jammer when a drone is in range. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elijah Magaña)
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Pentagon Consolidates Unmanned Systems Under New Portfolio Manager

By Inside Unmanned Systems

The Department of Defense has established a new Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for unmanned offensive and defensive systems, designated DRPM-UxS,…

Drones and drone controllers sit on a table as part of the counter-UAS field day demonstration at the 205th Regional Training Institute’s training bay at the Yakima Training Center, Wash., June 2, 2026. (U.S. National Guard photo by Joseph Siemandel)
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JIATF-401 Partners with FBI to Expand C-UAS Training for Law Enforcement

By Inside Unmanned Systems

Joint Interagency Task Force 401 is embedding instructors at the FBI’s National Counter-UAS Training Center to support the Counter-UAS Operator…

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll leads a signing ceremony with NATO allies and partners for a counter-unmanned aircraft systems letter of intent during day two of Eurosatory 2026 at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre in Villepinte, France, June 16, 2026. The letter of intent is designed to help streamline counter-UAS acquisitions and training among allied and partner forces, supporting a more coordinated approach to detecting, tracking, and defeating unmanned aircraft threats. Eurosatory is a biennial international defense and security exhibition that brings together military, government, and industry leaders to highlight land and air defense capabilities, emerging technologies, and partnerships that support modernization, readiness, and deterrence. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Alexander Watkins)
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Army Expands C-UAS Marketplace at Eurosatory

By Inside Unmanned Systems

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll traveled to Paris this week to lead the largest single expansion of the U.S….

230503-N-GR718-1093 A West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare operator launches a Puma RQ-20, an unmanned, hand-launched, intelligence gathering aircraft system, from a combatant craft (assault) during U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned System Battle Problem (UxS IBP). UxS IBP 23 is a U.S. Pacific Fleet experiment, executed by U.S. 3rd Fleet, operationalizing multi-domain employment of unmanned systems to create Fleet warfighting advantages. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chelsea D. Meiller)
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Inside PEO-TIS: SOCOM’s Tactical Information Systems Office

By Richard Thomas

At SOF Week 2026 in Tampa, the program managers of U.S. Special Operations Command’s Program Executive Office for Tactical Information…

260607-N-JH316-1300 USTKA, Poland (June 7, 2026) - The global autonomous reconnaissance craft (GARC) utilized by the Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USVRON) 3 Division 32, maneuvers through the Stupia river following a swarm exercise apart of exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2026 off the coast of Ustka. BALTOPS 2026, the premiere maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Sea region, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David Keenan)
Air, Land, Maritime, Military

Senate Panel Would Authorize New Four-Star Command for Autonomous Systems

By Inside Unmanned Systems

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s FY2027 defense bill permits the Pentagon to establish a dedicated Robotic and Autonomous Systems Combatant…