The new SkyCarrier autonomous drone launch and recovery system from Teledyne FLIR Defense has been successfully trialed on multiple maritime vessels, including fast attack boats and rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIBs) at speeds up to 50km/h (30mph), demonstrating its reliability in real-world conditions. Photo Courtesy of Teledyne FLIR Defense.

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…

AUVSI Enhances Green UAS Program With New Tiers Aligned With Federal Push for Trusted, NDAA-Compliant U.S. Drone Systems

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 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’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

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

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 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

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

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

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 ...
KULR Technology Rapidly Develops C-UAS Directed Energy Battery System

KULR Technology Rapidly Develops C-UAS Directed Energy Battery System

KULR Technology Group, Inc., a Bitcoin+ Treasury company that builds a portfolio of frontier technology businesses ranging from high-performance energy ...
Fortem Technologies C-UAS Selected for U.S. Army’s New G-TEAD Marketplace

Fortem Technologies C-UAS Selected for U.S. Army’s New G-TEAD Marketplace

The designation enables rapid, competition-free procurement of Fortem’s counter-UAS systems across the U.S. Government. Drone Hunter by Fortem conducts a ...
CISA Rolls Out New UAS Security Guides for Critical Infrastructure Operators
Air, Cyber

CISA Rolls Out New UAS Security Guides for Critical Infrastructure Operators

New “Be Air Aware” resources tie drones directly into cyber and incident-response planning. Image: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance ...
SAIC and HavocAI Partner to Link Autonomous Fleets to Global Command and Control Infrastructure for U.S. Navy

SAIC and HavocAI Partner to Link Autonomous Fleets to Global Command and Control Infrastructure for U.S. Navy

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), and HavocAI, a developer of collaborative maritime autonomy, announced an effort to integrate SAIC’s real-time, ...
FEMA Launches $500 Million C-UAS Grant Program for State and Local Drone Defense

FEMA Launches $500 Million C-UAS Grant Program for State and Local Drone Defense

When Army Secretary Dan Driscoll went on CBS’ Face the Nation this past Sunday and called drones and “flying IEDs” ...
GA-ASI Showcases Collaborative Combat Aircraft at Dubai Airshow 

GA-ASI Showcases Collaborative Combat Aircraft at Dubai Airshow 

A full-size model of the YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) produced by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) for the ...
PDW Secures U.S. Air Force Contract for C100 Tactical UAS

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 ...
Ohio’s Statewide Drone First Responder Program Takes Flight

Ohio’s Statewide Drone First Responder Program Takes Flight

SkyfireAI has announced that it has been selected by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to serve as program manager, ...
Teledyne Optech Highlights Advanced LiDAR and Marine Mapping Systems at INTERGEO 2025

Teledyne Optech Highlights Advanced LiDAR and Marine Mapping Systems at INTERGEO 2025

Teledyne Optech introduced an expanded lineup of LiDAR, imaging, and marine-mapping technologies at INTERGEO 2025, underscoring the company’s focus on ...
RIEGL Debuts UAV-Optimized “Ultimate LiDAR” at INTERGEO 2025

RIEGL Debuts UAV-Optimized “Ultimate LiDAR” at INTERGEO 2025

New airborne and bathymetric sensors extend range, precision, and real-time georeferencing for drone-based mapping and inspection. RIEGL VUX-820-G LiDAR sensor ...
Phase One Unveils Drone-Ready Imaging Stack at INTERGEO 2025

Phase One Unveils Drone-Ready Imaging Stack at INTERGEO 2025

At INTERGEO 2025, Phase One rolled out a suite of new innovations explicitly aimed at aerial mapping and inspection applications. Image: Phase ...
GeoCue Announces New, NDAA-Compliant TrueView 3D LiDAR Sensor at INTERGEO 2025

GeoCue Announces New, NDAA-Compliant TrueView 3D LiDAR Sensor at INTERGEO 2025

GeoCue has introduced its TrueView 641, a new NDAA-compliant airborne LiDAR sensor, at INTERGEO 2025. The announcement positions the 641 as a more ...
New Trimble Software Enhances Mobile Mapping Workflows

New Trimble Software Enhances Mobile Mapping Workflows

Trimble has announced its next-generation post-processing software, Trimble Applanix POSPac Complete. The solution combines Trimble’s cutting-edge, industry-leading technologies: Trimble ProPoint® ...
Anduril, Zone 5 Selected to Advance DIU’s Counter-UAS NEXT Program

Anduril, Zone 5 Selected to Advance DIU’s Counter-UAS NEXT Program

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded contracts to Anduril Industries and Zone 5 Technologies to further develop low-cost, scalable ...
Lockheed Vectis Loyal Wingman Challenges Stealth and Attritability

Lockheed Vectis Loyal Wingman Challenges Stealth and Attritability

Last Sunday (September 21st), Lockheed-Martin unveiled the company’s first public Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)—a stealthy new unmanned aircraft concept called ...
ICAO Solidly Behind Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)
Air, Business News, FAA

ICAO Solidly Behind Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established in 1944 to coordinate the ...
Maxar Partners with AIDC to Accelerate the Resilience of Taiwan’s UAV Industry

Maxar Partners with AIDC to Accelerate the Resilience of Taiwan’s UAV Industry

Maxar Intelligence, a leading provider of secure, precise geospatial insights, today announced a partnership with Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation ...
Uber Partners with Flytrex to Launch Drone Delivery

Uber Partners with Flytrex to Launch Drone Delivery

Uber Technologies, Inc. and Flytrex, Inc. have announced a strategic partnership and Uber’s first investment in drone delivery. Expected to ...
NOAA and Fugro Partner to Accelerate Deep Ocean Mapping, Characterization

NOAA and Fugro Partner to Accelerate Deep Ocean Mapping, Characterization

NOAA Ocean Exploration and Fugro have signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to develop and use uncrewed systems for ocean ...
Ascent AeroSystems Elevates Paul Fermo to President

Ascent AeroSystems Elevates Paul Fermo to President

Ascent AeroSystems, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and a Robinson Helicopter Company, has named Paul ...
AV Partners with Arkeus to Deliver Hyperspectral Optical Radar Payload for Jump20 Uncrewed Platform

AV Partners with Arkeus to Deliver Hyperspectral Optical Radar Payload for Jump20 Uncrewed Platform

AeroVironment (“AV”) has unveiled the newest payload for its Group 3 JUMP 20 uncrewed autonomous system (UAS)–the Arkeus Hyperspectral Optical ...
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