Leonardo DRS Integrates Maritime C-UAS Package onto Autonomous Surface Vessel

Leonardo DRS Integrates Maritime C-UAS Package onto Autonomous Surface Vessel

Leonardo DRS has integrated its Maritime Mission Equipment Package onto a Sea Machines STORMRUNNER autonomous unmanned surface vessel, extending counter-drone ...
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates JAGM Vertical-Launch C-UAS Capability

Lockheed Martin Demonstrates JAGM Vertical-Launch C-UAS Capability

Lockheed Martin is advancing the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile as a ground- and maritime-based counter-UAS effector, with a vertical-launch configuration designed ...
Army Awards AeroVironment $14.6 Million for VAPOR CLE Under Company-Level Reconnaissance Program

Army Awards AeroVironment $14.6 Million for VAPOR CLE Under Company-Level Reconnaissance Program

AeroVironment has been awarded a $14.6 million production contract by the U.S. Army for the VAPOR Compact Long Endurance unmanned ...
Lockheed Martin Invests $25 Million in Fortem Technologies to Scale Counter-UAS Capability

Lockheed Martin Invests $25 Million in Fortem Technologies to Scale Counter-UAS Capability

Lockheed Martin has made a $25 million investment in Fortem Technologies, the initial tranche of Fortem's Series B round, to ...
Army Deploys Ukraine-Tested Merops Interceptor at Scale to Counter Iranian Shahed Drones

Army Deploys Ukraine-Tested Merops Interceptor at Scale to Counter Iranian Shahed Drones

The U.S. Army has purchased 13,000 Merops low-cost interceptor drones and begun deploying them to counter Iranian-made Shahed one-way attack ...
U.S. Southern Command Establishes Dedicated Autonomous Warfare Command

U.S. Southern Command Establishes Dedicated Autonomous Warfare Command

U.S. Southern Command has established the SOUTHCOM Autonomous Warfare Command, making it among the first geographic combatant commands to stand ...
Thales, Viasat and Partners Complete BVLOS Connectivity Trials at Cranfield

Thales, Viasat and Partners Complete BVLOS Connectivity Trials at Cranfield

Thales, Viasat, and a consortium of European partners have completed flight trials at Cranfield University testing multi-link connectivity architecture for ...
Army C-UAS Marketplace Reaches $13M in Sales, Opens to State and Local Buyers

Army C-UAS Marketplace Reaches $13M in Sales, Opens to State and Local Buyers

The Pentagon's Counter-UAS Marketplace has generated $13 million in purchases since its launch earlier this year, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll ...
Echodyne's EchoShield Radar Selected for Trust Automation's Air Force C-UAS Platform

Echodyne’s EchoShield Radar Selected for Trust Automation’s Air Force C-UAS Platform

Echodyne has been named the primary radar provider for Trust Automation's Small-Unmanned Air Defense System (SUADS) family, which is being ...
Rohde & Schwarz Brings Full ARDRONIS C-UAS Suite to Counter UAS Technology Europe

Rohde & Schwarz Brings Full ARDRONIS C-UAS Suite to Counter UAS Technology Europe

Rohde & Schwarz is demonstrating its complete ARDRONIS counter-UAS suite this week at Counter UAS Technology Europe 2026 in London, ...
Saildrone Unveils Spectre MUSV at Sea-Air-Space, Competes for Navy Marketplace

Saildrone Unveils Spectre MUSV at Sea-Air-Space, Competes for Navy Marketplace

Saildrone unveiled the Spectre at the Sea-Air-Space Exposition in National Harbor, Maryland today — a 52-meter, 250-tonne unmanned surface vessel ...
Danish Startup Sapient Perception Raises €2M for Wide-Area UAV Sensor Platform

Danish Startup Sapient Perception Raises €2M for Wide-Area UAV Sensor Platform

Sapient Perception ApS, a Copenhagen-based developer of AI sensor systems for unmanned aerial vehicles, has raised a €2 million pre-seed ...
Anduril's YFQ-44A Completes First Experimental Testing with Air Force Operators

Anduril’s YFQ-44A Completes First Experimental Testing with Air Force Operators

The U.S. Air Force's Experimental Operations Unit has completed its first hands-on exercise with the YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft at ...
DroneDash and GEODNET Launch GEODASH Aerosystems with Heavy-Lift Agricultural Spraying Drone

DroneDash and GEODNET Launch GEODASH Aerosystems with Heavy-Lift Agricultural Spraying Drone

DroneDash Technologies and GEODNET have formed a joint venture to bring a new class of autonomous agricultural spraying drone to ...
AeroVironment Debuts MAYHEM 10 Launched Effects System at AAAA

AeroVironment Debuts MAYHEM 10 Launched Effects System at AAAA

AeroVironment used the Army Aviation Association of America annual forum in Nashville this week to unveil MAYHEM 10, the first ...
Danish Startup Sapient Perception Raises €2M for Wide-Area UAV Sensor Platform

Danish Startup Sapient Perception Raises €2M for Wide-Area UAV Sensor Platform

Sapient Perception ApS, a Copenhagen-based developer of AI sensor systems for unmanned aerial vehicles, has raised a €2 million pre-seed ...
Anduril's YFQ-44A Completes First Experimental Testing with Air Force Operators

Anduril’s YFQ-44A Completes First Experimental Testing with Air Force Operators

The U.S. Air Force's Experimental Operations Unit has completed its first hands-on exercise with the YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft at ...
DroneDash and GEODNET Launch GEODASH Aerosystems with Heavy-Lift Agricultural Spraying Drone

DroneDash and GEODNET Launch GEODASH Aerosystems with Heavy-Lift Agricultural Spraying Drone

DroneDash Technologies and GEODNET have formed a joint venture to bring a new class of autonomous agricultural spraying drone to ...
AeroVironment Debuts MAYHEM 10 Launched Effects System at AAAA

AeroVironment Debuts MAYHEM 10 Launched Effects System at AAAA

AeroVironment used the Army Aviation Association of America annual forum in Nashville this week to unveil MAYHEM 10, the first ...
Redwire Receives $20M in Follow-On Orders for Stalker UAS Advanced Navigation Systems

Redwire Receives $20M in Follow-On Orders for Stalker UAS Advanced Navigation Systems

Redwire has received purchase orders totaling more than $20 million from the Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft ...
UK Ministry of Defence Orders Skyhammer Interceptors from Cambridge Aerospace

UK Ministry of Defence Orders Skyhammer Interceptors from Cambridge Aerospace

The UK Ministry of Defence has contracted Cambridge Aerospace to supply Skyhammer drone interceptors to the British Armed Forces and ...
Powerus and Digital Force Technologies Partner on Kinetic C-UAS Kill Chain

Powerus and Digital Force Technologies Partner on Kinetic C-UAS Kill Chain

Powerus and Digital Force Technologies have announced a strategic partnership to develop a fully integrated kinetic counter-UAS kill chain targeting ...
EagleNXT Acquires $10M Stake in Israel's ThirdEye Systems, Launches U.S. C-UAS Joint Venture

EagleNXT Acquires $10M Stake in Israel’s ThirdEye Systems, Launches U.S. C-UAS Joint Venture

EagleNXT has acquired a $10 million stake in Israeli counter-UAS firm ThirdEye Systems and established a majority-owned U.S. joint venture ...
JIATF-401 Expands NCR Counter-UAS Layered Defense with Bumblebee Training

JIATF-401 Expands NCR Counter-UAS Layered Defense with Bumblebee Training

Joint Interagency Task Force 401 and Joint Task Force-National Capital Region conducted a counter-UAS training exercise at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, ...
ZenaTech Plans Ukraine Facility for Counter-UAS Testing and Validation

ZenaTech Plans Ukraine Facility for Counter-UAS Testing and Validation

ZenaTech (Nasdaq: ZENA) has announced plans to establish a dedicated drone testing and operational validation facility in Ukraine, adding to ...
ePropelled Expands Hercules Starter Generator Line for Multi-Domain Hybrid Missions

ePropelled Expands Hercules Starter Generator Line for Multi-Domain Hybrid Missions

ePropelled has announced a significant 2026 expansion of its Hercules starter generator product line, extending the platform's reach across uncrewed ...
BAE Systems Completes First APKWS Live-Fire Trial from Eurofighter Typhoon

BAE Systems Completes First APKWS Live-Fire Trial from Eurofighter Typhoon

BAE Systems has successfully test-fired the AGR-20A Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) from a Eurofighter Typhoon, completing the first ...
DoD Task Force Commits $600M to C-UAS as Iran and World Cup Drive Dual Demand

DoD Task Force Commits $600M to C-UAS as Iran and World Cup Drive Dual Demand

Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has committed more than $600 million to counter-unmanned aircraft systems capability across three distinct mission ...
General Cherry and Orqa Sign Agreement to Bring Ukrainian Interceptor Drones to NATO

General Cherry and Orqa Sign Agreement to Bring Ukrainian Interceptor Drones to NATO

Ukrainian drone manufacturer General Cherry and Croatian UAV producer Orqa have signed a memorandum of cooperation to jointly develop and ...
FCC Opens Drone Comment Period as Covered List Takes Shape

FCC Opens Drone Comment Period as Covered List Takes Shape

The Federal Communications Commission is soliciting public comment on a broad slate of regulatory reforms aimed at accelerating domestic unmanned ...
SiLC Technologies Introduces Eyeonic Vision System Mini, Advancing Precision LiDAR Technology

SiLC Technologies Introduces Eyeonic Vision System Mini, Advancing Precision LiDAR Technology

SiLC Technologies, known for integrated single-chip FMCW LiDAR solutions, has launched the Eyeonic Vision System Mini. The Eyeonic Mini supports ...
Murata Showcases Advanced IMU Technology Driving Mobility Innovations at CES 2024

Murata Showcases Advanced IMU Technology Driving Mobility Innovations at CES 2024

Murata is poised to unveil a diverse array of new solutions at CES 2024, taking place in Las Vegas from ...
RuggON Unveils Military-Grade Rugged UAV Ground Control System at CES 2024

RuggON Unveils Military-Grade Rugged UAV Ground Control System at CES 2024

RuggON, a global manufacturer specializing in ruggedized mobile solutions, has revealed its latest innovation, the Ground Control System (GCS) for ...
ANELLO Photonics Launches ANELLO X3, a Compact 3-Axis Optical Gyroscope IMU for Precision Navigation in Challenging Environments

ANELLO Photonics Launches ANELLO X3, a Compact 3-Axis Optical Gyroscope IMU for Precision Navigation in Challenging Environments

ANELLO Photonics has unveiled the ANELLO X3, a 3-Axis optical gyroscope Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) positioned as the world's smallest ...
D-Fend Solutions Expands Participation in FAA Program for UAS Detection at Airports

D-Fend Solutions Expands Participation in FAA Program for UAS Detection at Airports

D-Fend Solutions announced expanded and extended participation in the FAA Airport Unmanned Aircraft Systems Detection and Mitigation Research Program, aimed ...
Anduril Unveils Jet-Powered Roadrunner, Roadrunner M UAS
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Anduril Unveils Jet-Powered Roadrunner, Roadrunner M UAS

Anduril Industries has introduced two new jet-powered drones, the Roadrunner and Roadrunner M, the latter of which carries an explosive ...
Elistair Unveils Khronos Tethered Drone for Tactical ISR Missions

Elistair Unveils Khronos Tethered Drone for Tactical ISR Missions

Elistair, which builds long-endurance, tethered unmanned aircraft systems, announced today the unveiling of Khronos, a fully automated tethered drone system ...
ANRA Technologies Launches VMS Vertiport Management System for Urban Air Mobility

ANRA Technologies Launches VMS Vertiport Management System for Urban Air Mobility

ANRA Technologies announced its new Vertiport Management System (VMS) at the Dubai Air Show, which it said marks a significant ...
BRINC Delivers First LEMUR 2 Drones to Emergency Responders

BRINC Delivers First LEMUR 2 Drones to Emergency Responders

BRINC, which builds technology for public safety, on Nov. 2 announced the first deliveries of its flagship drone model, the ...
Saildrone Fleet Surpasses 1M Nautical Miles, 32K Days at Sea

Saildrone Fleet Surpasses 1M Nautical Miles, 32K Days at Sea

Saildrone announced its fleet of USVs has surpassed a cumulative distance of 1 million nautical miles during more than 32,000 ...
UAS of All Sizes Aim for Army Programs at Fall AUSA Conference
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UAS of All Sizes Aim for Army Programs at Fall AUSA Conference

Numerous unmanned aircraft were on display at the Association of the U.S. Army’s October meeting, ranging from systems that could ...
China’s Civil Aviation Administration Grants Type Certificate to EHang for UAS Passenger Vehicle

China’s Civil Aviation Administration Grants Type Certificate to EHang for UAS Passenger Vehicle

EHang Holdings Ltd., a Chinese urban air mobility provider, announced its EH216-S passenger-carrying unmanned aircraft has obtained a type certificate ...
Hivemind and V-BAT: Shield AI’s Autonomy, ISR and Teaming Move Forward
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Hivemind and V-BAT: Shield AI’s Autonomy, ISR and Teaming Move Forward

Shield AI announced that V-BAT teams powered by Hivemind could now be purchased, to operate autonomously over electronically contested battlespaces, ...
Skydio Unveils Ability to Fly X10 Drone from a Browser with 5G Connection

Skydio Unveils Ability to Fly X10 Drone from a Browser with 5G Connection

Skydio announced Skydio Remote Flight Deck, a new offering that enables remote flight for Skydio X10 drones via a browser, ...
Anduril Announces Anvil-M Munition Variant Of Interceptor Platform

Anduril Announces Anvil-M Munition Variant Of Interceptor Platform

Anduril has unveiled Anvil-M, a new munitions variant of its autonomous Anvil interceptor drone that can effectively intercept and defeat ...
Five Good Questions: Lori Scott, NatureServe

Five Good Questions: Lori Scott, NatureServe

Lori Scott is chief information officer and vice president for technology and partnerships at NatureServe, which, for nearly 50 years, ...
Bentley Systems Announces Promotion of Brock Ballard to Chief Revenue Officer and Eric Boyer Joining as Investor Relations Officer

Bentley Systems Announces Promotion of Brock Ballard to Chief Revenue Officer and Eric Boyer Joining as Investor Relations Officer

Brock Ballard, Chief Revenue Officer, Bentley Systems. EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced ...
In Memoriam: Dee Ann Divis
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In Memoriam: Dee Ann Divis

Dee Ann Divis, the founding editor of Inside Unmanned Systems and contributing editor for Inside GNSS, died Nov. 22 at ...
Five Good Questions: Peter Liu, Deloitte Federal Consulting
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Five Good Questions: Peter Liu, Deloitte Federal Consulting

Peter Liu is a managing director leading programs in UAS and C-UAS at Deloitte Federal Consulting ...
Dedrone Appoints Former FBI Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Drone Expert to Advisory Board

Dedrone Appoints Former FBI Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Drone Expert to Advisory Board

Dedrone, the market leader in smart airspace security, announced the appointment of Rob D’Amico to its board of advisors. An ...
Five Good Questions: Nikhil Vadhavkar, Raptor Maps

Five Good Questions: Nikhil Vadhavkar, Raptor Maps

Nikhil Vadhavkar is co-founder and CEO of Raptor Maps, which, covering six continents and 40 countries, provides “advanced analytics, insights ...
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CES Highlights: Trailblazing Women and Companies in Tech Sponsored by Women And Drones 2021 marked a milestone—the fifth Anniversary of ...
Former NASA Administrator Joins D-Fend Solutions Advisory Board
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Former NASA Administrator Joins D-Fend Solutions Advisory Board

D-Fend Solutions, a leader in radio frequency (RF), cyber-based, counter-drone takeover technology, is announcing the addition of former NASA Administrator ...
Errol Farr Appointed as President of Auterion Government Solutions

Errol Farr Appointed as President of Auterion Government Solutions

MOORPARK, Calif., and ZURICH – November 4, 2021 – Auterion, the company building the connected drone operating system, today announced the ...
Amazon Prime Air Co-Founder Gur Kimchi Joins Near Earth Autonomy

Amazon Prime Air Co-Founder Gur Kimchi Joins Near Earth Autonomy

Gur Kimchi, Co-Founder of Amazon’s drone delivery service Amazon Prime Air, has joined the Board of Directors at Near Earth ...
Amazon Web Services veteran Jeff Jones joins Auterion as Chief Revenue Officer

Amazon Web Services veteran Jeff Jones joins Auterion as Chief Revenue Officer

Auterion, the company building an open and software-defined future for enterprise drone fleets, announced the appointment of Jeff Jones as Chief Revenue ...
Edgybees Announces Strategic Appointments of H.R. McMaster, Brett B. Lambert, and Aki Yamaura to Advisory Board
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Edgybees Announces Strategic Appointments of H.R. McMaster, Brett B. Lambert, and Aki Yamaura to Advisory Board

Edgybees, the leading visual intelligence technology company, announced today the appointment of Lieut. Gen. H. R. McMaster (US Army, ret.) ...
Kuker-Ranken (KR) Announces the Appointment of Brady Reisch, KR’s Virtual Design/Construction (VDC) Specialist
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Kuker-Ranken (KR) Announces the Appointment of Brady Reisch, KR’s Virtual Design/Construction (VDC) Specialist

Reisch's mission is to assist AEC firms, surveyors, civil engineers & inspection teams to realize the potential of their drone ...
Five Good Questions: Rob Wertheimer, Melius Research

Five Good Questions: Rob Wertheimer, Melius Research

Rob Wertheimer is a founding partner, director of research and lead analyst for the global machinery sector at Melius Research, ...
XPONENTIAL Preview: Industry Perspectives – Part Two

XPONENTIAL Preview: Industry Perspectives – Part Two

The Futurist, Ryan E. Fitzgerald Intelligent Autonomous Systems Mission Outcome Lead, Naval Program Office, The MITRE Corporation Today, each individual UAS ...