A civilian training one-way attack drone is launched from a platform during a demonstration to 1st Cavalry Division leaders on Jan. 29, 2026, at Fort Hood, Texas. The demonstration provided leaders with insight into how AI-enabled one-way attack systems operate alongside Army fires formations. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Russell Shirley-Jones)

Pentagon Names 25 Vendors for Phase I of ‘Drone Dominance’ One-Way Attack UAS Program

The new Drone Dominance Program will put 25 vendors through a “Gauntlet” fly-off at Fort Benning this month, with about…

Sgt. Benjamin Lam, assigned to the 89th Military Police Brigade, operates the Drone Buster during a Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems class with Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, supporting 4th Infantry Division, at Camp Taurus, Lithuania, on March 17th, 2023. The 4th Infantry Division and their partner units mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent in order to build readiness, increase our operability and reinforce our steadfast and loyal commitment to our Allies and partners which make up an integral part of the Ivy Team. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Cesar Rivas, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade)

Safeguarding the Skies: The U.S. Needs a Modern Counter-UAS Framework

Drones have transformed modern warfare. From Ukraine to the Middle East, uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) have extended operational reach, reduced…

Embraer, Valkyrie Aero Add AI C-UAS Suite to A-29 Super Tucano

Embraer, Valkyrie Aero Add AI C-UAS Suite to A-29 Super Tucano

Embraer Defense & Security and U.S. contractor Valkyrie Aero are expanding the mission set of the A-29 Super Tucano with ...
Army Optics R&D Aims To Extend UAS Reach, Cut Sensor Costs

Army Optics R&D Aims To Extend UAS Reach, Cut Sensor Costs

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command C5ISR Center is pushing a new generation of unmanned aircraft sensor payloads that promise higher-resolution ...
Trusted Autonomy Requires Secure Allied Supply Chains

Trusted Autonomy Requires Secure Allied Supply Chains

Uncrewed vehicles, robotics and autonomous systems are reshaping the future of commercial industries, warfighting and manufacturing. As deployment accelerates, secure ...
Near Earth Autonomy, Honeywell Advance Unmanned Black Hawk for Contested Logistics 

Near Earth Autonomy, Honeywell Advance Unmanned Black Hawk for Contested Logistics 

Near Earth Autonomy and partners Honeywell, Moog and XP Services have completed a year of integration and flight work on ...
The Blue UAS Shift: Interview with DCMA Commander

The Blue UAS Shift: Interview with DCMA Commander

DCMA is accelerating a trusted marketplace for vetted drones and components. Air Force Col. Dustin Thomas, DCMA Commander. Image: DCMA ...
Thales Launches FAA Radar Data Hub to Support UAS Integration in North Dakota

Thales Launches FAA Radar Data Hub to Support UAS Integration in North Dakota

Thales has announced the launch of a new FAA radar data hub in North Dakota, creating a secure pathway for unfiltered ...
U.S. Uses Shahed-Class Strike Drone in First Combat Deployment
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U.S. Uses Shahed-Class Strike Drone in First Combat Deployment

The Pentagon has conducted its first operational combat use of a low-cost, long-range one-way attack drone, signaling a shift from ...
A Shared Recognition for the Inside Unmanned Systems Community

A Shared Recognition for the Inside Unmanned Systems Community

Inside Unmanned Systems has been named a finalist in two categories in the 2026 Jesse H. Neal Awards: Best Single Issue of a Magazine ...
AV Wins $186 Million U.S. Army Order for Next-Generation Switchblade

AV Wins $186 Million U.S. Army Order for Next-Generation Switchblade

AeroVironment has received a $186 million delivery order from the U.S. Army for next-generation Switchblade loitering munition systems, the first ...
JIATF Brings Counter-UAS Marketplace to Initial Operational Capability

JIATF Brings Counter-UAS Marketplace to Initial Operational Capability

The Pentagon’s Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) has declared initial operational capability for a new Counter-UAS Marketplace, an online ...
NATO’s “Safe Skies” Drone Training Sharpens Eastern Flank Air Policing

NATO’s “Safe Skies” Drone Training Sharpens Eastern Flank Air Policing

NATO Allied Air Command has highlighted a new “Safe Skies” training mission that brings drones directly into the day-to-day work ...
Swarm Aero Announces Advanced Manufacturing Center

Swarm Aero Announces Advanced Manufacturing Center

Swarm Aero, a developer of large uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms, announced the opening of its Advanced Manufacturing Center from ...
RTX's Collins Aerospace Autonomy Solution, Sidekick, Flies GA-ASI's YFQ-42A CCA Platform

RTX’s Collins Aerospace Autonomy Solution, Sidekick, Flies GA-ASI’s YFQ-42A CCA Platform

Semi-autonomous flight enabled by advanced software. Collins Aerospace demonstrated its Sidekick mission autonomy software in a successful test flight of ...
Test Success: ATLAS Uncrewed Ground Vehicle Put Through its Paces 

Test Success: ATLAS Uncrewed Ground Vehicle Put Through its Paces 

BAE Systems announced successful trials for its Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System (ATLAS) Uncrewed Ground Vehicle (UGV). Image: BAE Systems ...
Shield AI Selected as Mission Autonomy Provider for Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program

Shield AI Selected as Mission Autonomy Provider for Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program

 Shield AI announced its selection as a mission autonomy provider supporting the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program ...
Pentagon Task Force Picks Fortem DroneHunter for First Replicator 2 Purchase

Pentagon Task Force Picks Fortem DroneHunter for First Replicator 2 Purchase

The Pentagon’s Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401) has made its first acquisition under the Replicator 2 initiative, awarding ...
FAA-Sponsored Report Backs AURA, NPUASTS BVLOS Voice Relay Performance

FAA-Sponsored Report Backs AURA, NPUASTS BVLOS Voice Relay Performance

A new FAA-sponsored report has documented how AURA Network Systems’ aviation-grade voice-relay architecture performed in beyond visual line of sight ...
Saildrone, Lockheed Martin to Arm USVs for Hybrid Navy Fleet

Saildrone, Lockheed Martin to Arm USVs for Hybrid Navy Fleet

Surveyor to receive JAGM launcher in 2026 live-fire demo; larger unmanned vessels planned for Mk 70 VLS and other payloads ...
Textron Systems Introduces Multi Mission Uncrewed Surface Vessel (MMUSV)

Textron Systems Introduces Multi Mission Uncrewed Surface Vessel (MMUSV)

Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, announced today the introduction of its Multi Mission Uncrewed Surface Vessel (MMUSV), the ...
Agilica Pushes Forward Alternative PNT for UAV Shipboard Landing

Agilica Pushes Forward Alternative PNT for UAV Shipboard Landing

Over the past year, Brussels-based Agilica BV has completed major milestones in the 'Safe autonomous integrated landing system for ships' ...
FCC Carves Out Blue UAS and ‘Buy American’ Drones from Foreign Drone Ban

FCC Carves Out Blue UAS and ‘Buy American’ Drones from Foreign Drone Ban

Two weeks after moving to block new approvals of foreign-made drones and critical components, the Federal Communications Commission has issued ...
FEMA Fast-Tracks First $250 Million in C-UAS Grants to World Cup Host States

FEMA Fast-Tracks First $250 Million in C-UAS Grants to World Cup Host States

Initial awards under DHS’s $500 million Counter-UAS Grant Program beat FEMA’s own timeline, leveraging new SAFER SKIES authorities to harden ...
Poland Plans €2bn Anti-Drone ‘Eastern Shield’ on NATO’s Front Line

Poland Plans €2bn Anti-Drone ‘Eastern Shield’ on NATO’s Front Line

Poland is moving ahead with a €2 billion plan to harden its eastern border against Russian drones, unveiling a layered ...
FCC Moves to Block New Foreign-Made Drone Approvals

FCC Moves to Block New Foreign-Made Drone Approvals

A new FCC Covered List update, driven by an Executive Branch national security determination, targets foreign-produced unmanned aircraft systems and ...
DOT’s AAM National Strategy Sets 10-Year Policy Course for Air Taxis and Autonomy

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

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 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

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, ...
MatrixSpace Wins DIU Counter-sUAS Low-Cost Sensing Challenge

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

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 ...
FIXAR equips outdoor UAVs with the BlackBox for safer sky

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 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

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 ...
Septentrio Mowi

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

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 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

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 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 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

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

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 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

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 ...
Tallysman HC990E

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 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 ...
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