U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Adam Ramirezsilva, a distribution management specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, observes a Tactical Resupply Vehicle 150 unmanned aircraft system during exercise UNITAS 2025 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 17, 2025. UNITAS, which is Latin for “unity,” was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since first conducted in 1960. This year marks the 66th iteration of the world’s longest running annual multinational maritime exercise. The exercise trains forces in joint maritime operations that enhance tactical proficiency and increase interoperability with the presence of unmanned air, surface and submarine systems. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Franco Lewis)

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,…

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…

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, ...
In First Attack By UUV, Ukraine’s ‘Sub Sea Baby’ Drone Blasted Russian Black Sea Kilo Submarine
Maritime, Military

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

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 ...
Nokia Drone Networks Integrates Amprius SiCore Batteries to Advance High-Reliability Operations

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

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

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 ...
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 ...
Roush Delivers First Driverless Kodiak-Driver Equipped Autonomous Truck

Roush Delivers First Driverless Kodiak-Driver Equipped Autonomous Truck

Kodiak Robotics, Inc., a leading provider of AI-powered autonomous vehicle technology, and Roush Industries, Inc., a leading product development supplier ...
DSEI 2025: Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems Strategic Partnership for UAS

DSEI 2025: Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems Strategic Partnership for UAS

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® and BAE Systems FalconWorks announced a strategic partnership at DSEI global defence conference in the United Kingdom, to develop ...
DSEI 2025: Thales and Autonomous Devices Partner for Drone-Based EW Solution

DSEI 2025: Thales and Autonomous Devices Partner for Drone-Based EW Solution

Thales and the UK company Autonomous Devices will co-develop the EW-UAS in the latest of a series of joint projects ...
Ascent AeroSystems Unveils the SPARTAN™ Heavyweight NX30 UAV Platform

Ascent AeroSystems Unveils the SPARTAN™ Heavyweight NX30 UAV Platform

Ascent AeroSystems has unveiled SPARTAN, the next generation of the firm’s proven NX30 coaxial UAV platform. Purpose-built for defense, public ...
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