A turbulent FY2026 landscape favors affordable, modular, and rapidly fieldable unmanned systems—especially sUAS and loitering munitions—while legacy programs face cancellations,…
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…
Formation Flight of UAVs: Strategies, Challenges, and Applications for Operations in Complex Environments
Ignacio José Calomadre Heras, Francisco Milán Cabrera, Alberto Villarrubia de Juan, Miguel Ángel De Frutos Carro, UAV Navigation–Grupo Oesía Formation…
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,…
CCA Moves Force Multiplication & Affordable Mass Closer to Reality
On August 27th, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ (GA-ASI) uncrewed YFQ-42A rose above a runway at an undisclosed California location, marking…
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…
Europe Developing New Autonomous Systems for Sea and Air Defense
Europe is accelerating investment in autonomous sea and air defense systems as seabed sabotage, contested skies, and rising geopolitical tensions…
Transforming Squad Leaders with sUAS – What Will It Take?
As modern battlefields shift to dispersed, tech-driven fights, squad leaders need organic sUAS—American-made, secure, and sustainable—plus updated doctrine, realistic training,…
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….
Drone Disruptions at Brussels Airport & Military Base Underscore Need for European C-UAS
Unauthorized drone activity prompted a major disruption at Brussels Airport on 4 November. Flights were temporarily suspended after multiple drones…
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…
Trends: A Decisive Shift
The DoD’s new assurance frameworks move autonomy vendors from a “trust us” to a “prove it” model, focusing on the…
Modernizing Defense Acquisition to Win on the Uncrewed Battlefield
From swarming drones over Ukraine to maritime autonomy in the Indo-Pacific, the decisive edge now rests on uncrewed and autonomous…
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…
Skunk Works® and XTEND Expand Joint All Domain Command and Control for Advanced Mission Execution
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® and XTEND collaborated to integrate the XTEND Operating System (XOS) into Skunk Works’ MDCX™ autonomy platform, ...
In First Attack By UUV, Ukraine’s ‘Sub Sea Baby’ Drone Blasted Russian Black Sea Kilo Submarine
This Monday morning, Ukraine’s SBU security service announced it had carried out an attack with a “Sub Sea Baby” unmanned ...
MatrixSpace Wins DIU Counter-sUAS Low-Cost Sensing Challenge
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), working with a cross-service team led by U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and Joint Interagency Task ...
Defending the Skies: Lockheed Martin and Microsoft Collaborate on Next-Gen C-UAS Technologies
Microsoft is joining with Lockheed Martin to develop Sanctum -- counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) capabilities that combine Lockheed Martin’s mission ...
Nokia Drone Networks Integrates Amprius SiCore Batteries to Advance High-Reliability Operations
Amprius Technologies announced that Nokia has selected Amprius’ SiCore® cells to power its next-generation drone systems. Following extensive qualification and testing, ...
NASA, Reliable Robotics Contract Advances UAS Integration Near Airports and Contingency Operations
Reliable Robotics announced a new contract with NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) to perform and collect data from operational demonstration flights of ...
AUVSI Enhances Green UAS Program With New Tiers Aligned With Federal Push for Trusted, NDAA-Compliant U.S. Drone Systems
The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) announced the evolution of its Green UAS program with two new designations, ...
AV Awarded $13.2M Contract to Provide P550 UAS for U.S. Army’s Long Range Reconnaissance Program
AV, with partner Parry Labs, has been awarded a 3-year Other Transaction Agreement with an initial base contract value of ...
Northrop Grumman’s Talon Loyal Wingman Demonstrator Reflects New Design Approach
Northrop Grumman unveiled early in December a new Loyal Wingman-style autonomous demonstrator jet called Project Talon built by its Scaled ...
Blue UAS Moves Out of DIU to DCMA, New Portal Launches
The new Blue List UAS portal marks the formal handoff of the Pentagon’s trusted drone list from DIU to DCMA, ...
FAA, States Pressed on AAM Readiness
At a December 3 hearing, lawmakers, OEMs and state aviation officials warned that U.S. leadership in advanced air mobility now ...
Shield AI Expands into Space Domain through Partnership with Sedaro
Shield AI and Sedaro today announced a strategic partnership to advance autonomous operations in orbit. The collaboration establishes Shield AI’s Hivemind ...
SNC and Applied Intuition Forge Alliance to Fast-track Battlefield Autonomy
In a move signaling how quickly autonomous systems are reshaping modern warfare, physical intelligence developer Applied Intuition and global aerospace and defense ...
Dozens of Federal Agencies Rally Around New Counter-UAS Task Force
Experts from across the federal government have kicked off a three-year campaign to tighten America’s defenses against small drones, underscoring ...
Aaronia Showcases C-UAS & EW Tech at Milipol Paris 2025
Repeated drone incidents over European cities, energy facilities, and airports underscore the growing vulnerability of civilian critical infrastructure. Non-cooperative UAVs ...
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. Image: Saildrone This ...
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. Image: ...
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, ...
UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía Integrates ATMOSPHERE’s Iridium Terminal into Flight Control System
UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía, a leading developer of flight control systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has successfully completed the integration and validation ...
Anduril Demonstrates and Delivers Counter-UAS Capabilities to USNORTHCOM
To respond to the growing threat of unauthorized drones, Anduril has delivered a rapidly deployable kit of field-proven counter-UAS systems ...
Hanwha Aerospace Partners with GA-ASI for UAS Co-development
Hanwha Aerospace signed a contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) during the Association of the U.S. Army's 2025 ...
Sikorsky Converts Black Hawk Into U-Hawk, A Battle-Ready Autonomous UAS
From concept to reality in 10 months, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has transformed a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter into the ...
Airbus Streamlines its Tactical UAS Offering
Airbus has streamlined its small and medium tactical uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) from Survey Copter, Aliaca and Capa-X, into a single comprehensive ...
Easy Aerial Launches Next-Generation Advanced Ground Stations for Civilian and Military Applications
Easy Guard Vehicle (EGV) is Easy Aerial’s newest, durable and ultra-portable drone in a box systems available in three sizes ...
UMILES Launches the First 100% Spanish Aero-Taxi
In Madrid, at the Expodrónica pavilion of the World ATM Congress, the largest event in air navigation, held at IFEMA ...
Auterion Government Solutions, Inc. Selected for Defense Innovation Unit’s Soldier Robotic Controller (SRoC) Program
In March 2021, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) sought commercial solutions that would enable soldiers to operate multiple types of ...
Primoco UAV, Czech UAV Manufacturer, Successfully Flight Tested Multiple Unmanned Aircraft From One Control Station
Primoco UAV SE, a Czech company that develops and manufactures the One 150 UAV, successfully flight tested the simultaneous control ...
AirData and Wingtra Announce New Partnership
AirData and Wingtra Collaborate to Support Professional VTOL Drone Mapping and Surveying Operations As of October 19, AirData UAV and ...
Delta Drone International enters Niger with virtual 3D model baseline survey for GoviEx Uranium
Delta Drone International (ASX:DLT) is set to enter the Niger market for the first time with uranium explorer and developer, ...
Aeronautics Announces Successful Demo of its Orbiter, for Finnish Border Guard
Conducted from a sea vessel, the demonstration showed unique capabilities in a marine environment, as required by the Border Guard ...
Teledyne FLIR Announces ION M640x Next-Gen Tactical Quadcopter
Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced the launch of the ION™ M640x tactical Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The ...
Hexagon | VERIPOS introduces low SWaP anti-jamming protection and RF interference mitigation for offshore marine vessels
The biggest thing in anti-jam just got smaller: introducing GAJT-410MS, the newest addition to the GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) portfolio ...
SkyGrid Launches Autonomous Remote UAV Operations Solution
Company's remote flight operations capability is a ready-to-use solution that enables drone operators to remotely conduct missions, control flights, manage ...
AUSA 2021: Aeronautics highlights its Dominator XP Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UAS
Aeronautics Group - a leading provider of integrated turnkey solutions based on unmanned systems platforms, payloads and communications for defense ...
The best thing in anti-jam technology just got better: Hexagon | NovAtel enhances the performance of the GAJT-710 product line
Today, Hexagon | NovAtel announced an update to their GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) portfolio. As the leading provider of assured ...
Cover More Ground
Microdrones is pleased to announce a special presentation on the newest member of the GE industrial drone line, the mdLIDAR1000LR ...
FIXAR equips outdoor UAVs with the BlackBox for safer sky
From September 2021, FIXAR is equipping all its outdoor drones with the additional FIXAR BlackBox system for UAV flight data ...
SBG Systems to partner with Septentrio to extend the use of Qinertia post-processing software to their mapping and surveying users
SBG Systems’ popular INS/GNSS PPK software called Qinertia is now available to users of Septentrio AsteRx-i3 D Pro+, AsteRx-i3 S ...
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