On Face the Nation, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll outlined an ambitious million-drone plan, a new component-focused industrial base, and a…
Report: What Unmanned Systems is America’s Military Buying in 2026?
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…
DOT’s AAM National Strategy Sets 10-Year Policy Course for Air Taxis and Autonomy
The U.S. Department of Transportation has released its Advanced Air Mobility National Strategy: A Bold Policy Vision for 2026–2036, outlining ...
AV Delivers JLTV-Mounted LOCUST Laser C-UAS Systems to U.S. Army
AeroVironment, Inc, a leading provider of counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) technologies, today announced the successful delivery of two Joint Light ...
Picogrid and CX2 Bring Spectrum Sensing into the Army’s Air Defense Architecture
Picogrid, a leading developer of integrated systems technology, today announced a new partnership with CX2, a company specializing in advanced Electromagnetic ...
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 ...
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 ...
Red Cat Announces Partnership to Enable FANG™ FPV Drone Deployment from AV’s P550™ UAS
Red Cat Holdings, Inc., a U.S.-based provider of advanced all-domain drone and robotic solutions for defense and national security, today ...
PDW Secures U.S. Air Force Contract for C100 Tactical UAS
PDW has received its first contract award with the U.S. Air Force for its C100 multi-mission UAS, marking a major milestone in the ...
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 ...
New LiDAR sensors added as OxTS release OxTS Georeferencer 1.5
Oxford Technical Solutions (OxTS) a manufacturer of survey-specific Inertial Navigation Systems has released the latest version of their LiDAR georeferencing ...
New Open-source Wireless GPS/GNSS Hardware for Autonomous and IoT Applications
Septentrio, a provider of high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, announced an open-source resources for its GPS/GNSS module receivers: mosaic wireless or ...
ZURI Hybrid VTOL Tech Demonstrator is Ready to Hover
The ground test of the VTOL ZURI concept has recently been carried out. The results of the trial allow ZURI ...
NVIDIA Announces New AI Perception Coming to ROS Developers
NVIDIA has announced new initiatives to deliver a suite of perception technologies to the Robotics Operating System (ROS) developer community ...
Hexagon | NovAtel GNSS SMART Antenna now the default receiver selection on Fendt machines in North America, Europe and the Middle East
Standard Fendt guidance packages now include NovAtel's SMART7 Hexagon | NovAtel is proud to announce that Fendt machines in North ...
INTERGEO 2021 Live + Digital, September 21-23, 2021: RIEGL Presents Their New Products 2021
INTERGEO is back LIVE in Hanover this year – and RIEGL presents the latest developments in hardware and software at booth 20C.22 ...
SEA-KIT wins funding to demonstrate zero emission hydrogen fuel cell technology for USVs
SEA-KIT International, leading designer and builder of Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), has won funding to install an innovative PCB- based ...
Finnish MarshallAI wins U.S. Department of Defense-sponsored AI challenge
The European pioneer in machine vision, MarshallAI, won the international xTech Global AI Challenge, sponsored by the U.S. Department of ...
Testing of the Czech Primoco UAV One 150 for the Czech Army
Primoco UAV SE, the Czech company, and the Army of the Czech Republic successfully tested the Primoco UAV One 150 ...
Hexagon revolutionises autonomous reality capture with the launch of the Leica BLK ARC and Leica BLK2FLY
Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions, announced the introduction of the Leica BLK ARC and the Leica BLK2FLY, extending ...
Teledyne FLIR Unveils Radiometric Vue TZ20-R Thermal Zoom Drone Payload
High-Resolution Radiometric Gimbaled Thermal Drone Payload for the DJI V2 Matrice 200 Series and Matrice 300 Offers Pixel-by-Pixel Temperature Measurement ...
Embedded Full-Band GNSS Helical Antenna for UAVs
Tallysman Wireless Inc. has added its first full-band GNSS antenna to its line of helical antennas. The HC990E embedded helical ...
Domo Tactical Communications Launches 2x1w Software Defined Radio & WUI at DSEI 2021
Domo Tactical Communications (DTC), the wireless communications specialist, is launching its Software Defined Radio 2x1W Plain (SOL8SDR2x1W-P) at DSEI 2021 ...
ANRA Achieves 100 Hour Drone Delivery Milestone
ANRA Technologies, a leader in integrated airspace, mission management, and delivery systems for uncrewed aircraft, achieved a 100-flight hour milestone ...
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