Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) and the Federal Aviation Administration completed a two-day high-energy laser test campaign at White…
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
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
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 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
DCMA is accelerating a trusted marketplace for vetted drones and components. On January 1st, the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)…
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
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
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
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
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 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, 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
Semi-autonomous flight enabled by advanced software. Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, showcased its Sidekick mission autonomy software in a successful…
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). The trials are…
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….
Lockheed Martin Unveils ‘Lamprey’ Undersea Drone That Can Hitchhike on Warships
The Lamprey MMAUV is designed to latch onto ships and submarines, recharge in transit, and arrive on station as a…
U.S. Army Enterprise Contract with Anduril Positions Lattice as Core Platform for C-UAS Operations
The U.S. Army has awarded Anduril Industries a new enterprise contract valued at up to $20 billion over 10 years, establishing the company’s ...
Onshoring Autonomy
U.S. Defense Priorities Aim to Rehouse and Scale UAS Production ...
Pentagon Deploys Merops Drone Interceptor System to Counter Iranian Shahed Threat
The Pentagon has moved to acquire the Project Eagle Merops counter-UAS system and its low-cost AS3 Surveyor interceptor drone for ...
XPONENTIAL Europe 2026 to Spotlight Security, Defense and Dual-Use Autonomous Systems
The upcoming XPONENTIAL Europe conference and trade fair will place security, defense and dual-use autonomous technologies at the center of ...
U.S., U.K. Move to Align Counter-Drone Data Standards
A new U.S.-U.K. declaration aims to make counter-UAS systems more interoperable by standardizing how data is shared, fused and evaluated ...
The Edge of Visibility: EO/IR System Design Realities for Modern C-UAS
As drone threats push detection ranges outward, C-UAS performance is increasingly decided at the limits of visibility—where targets are only ...
JIATF-401 Issues Counter-Drone Sensor Guide Emphasizing Privacy Protections
The Army-led Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has released a new public guide explaining how counter-UAS detection technologies work and ...
Drone Dominance Gauntlet Names 11 FPV Winners
Starting February 17, 26 drone manufacturers participated in a multi-week Drone Dominance Gauntlet designed to identify the best first-person view ...
Times Microwave Systems Targets UAV Weight and RF Loss with Levitate Cable Assemblies
Times Microwave Systems has introduced Levitate, a new family of ultra-lightweight RF cable assemblies aimed at next-generation UAV and avionics ...
Drone Dominance Hearing Sharpens Pentagon’s Small UAS Industrial Strategy
In February, the Drone Dominance Program (DDP) invited 25 vendors to a “Gauntlet” fly-off at Fort Benning, part of a ...
From Coaxial Drones to Turbine-Class Unmanned
Robinson Unmanned’s Strategy for Scalable Vertical Lift The unmanned aviation sector is entering a new phase. Early innovation produced a ...
Ondas To Acquire Defense Prime Mistral
Ondas Inc. has reached a definitive agreement to acquire U.S. defense prime contractor Mistral Inc. in an all-stock merger valued ...
JIATF-401, FAA Complete Counter-Drone Laser Tests at White Sands
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) and the Federal Aviation Administration completed a two-day high-energy laser test campaign at White ...
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
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
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 and partners Honeywell, Moog and XP Services have completed a year of integration and flight work on ...
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 ...
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
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
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 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, 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
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
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 announced its selection as a mission autonomy provider supporting the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program ...
Lockheed Martin Unveils ‘Lamprey’ Undersea Drone That Can Hitchhike on Warships
The Lamprey MMAUV is designed to latch onto ships and submarines, recharge in transit, and arrive on station as a ...
UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía and EAD (Ekolot Aerospace & Defense) Drive ZEUS VTOL Platform in Poland
UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía has announced its collaboration with the multinational company based in Poland Ekolot Aerospace and Defense (EAD) to integrate its ...
NATO AIS Fund Awards IDE-led Project to Accelerate USV Standardization
The new effort will map gaps across NATO and non-NATO standards and certification frameworks and propose a path for tighter ...
Munich Security Report 2026 Signals Drones as a European Capability Priority
The Munich Security Report 2026 is direct on three drivers that will shape Europe’s UAS and counter-UAS demand in 2026–2028: ...
Red Cat Launches Teal 2 Night-Operations SUAS at AAAA Summit
Red Cat Holdings Inc. officially launched its new military-grade sUAS, the Teal 2, at the 2023 AAAA Army Aviation Missions ...
Regulus Puts a Ring on Rogue UAS
C-UAS Ring variants from Regulus Cyber are being deployed in air, ground and sea environments ...
Kea Aerospace Launches Solar-Powered Stratospheric Aircraft
The "Kea Atmos Mk 1" uncrewed aircraft has been designed to be used for stratospheric flight testing. It has a ...
Xwing’s Superpilot Becomes FAA’s First ‘Standard’ UAS Certification Project
The autonomous aviation company Xwing has submitted a Project Specific Certification Plan to the FAA, becoming the first Standard Category ...
Event 38 Unmanned Systems Uses E400 Drone to Map Turks and Caicos Islands
Event 38 Unmanned Systems, which manufactures American-made mapping drones, said its E400 fixed-wing drone was used to collect aerial imagery ...
Cloud Ground Control Enables Remote Monitoring and Control of Unlimited Uncrewed Systems with New Micro-modem
CGConnect is transforming robotic vehicles across air, land and sea into a connected autonomous fleet ...
Textron Systems’ Aerosonde Expands to More Ships; VTOL Capability Could Add More
Textron Systems’ Aerosonde unmanned aircraft has seen its use on Navy ships expand over the past year, and its maritime ...
FLARES adds VTOL to Insitu’s Integrator
Insitu’s Flying Launch and Recovery System (FLARES) octocopter is a VTOL mothership that launches the company’s Integrator fixed-wing vehicle ...
AeroVironment Introduces Switchblade 300 Block 20 Rapidly Deployable Loitering Missile System
Building on AeroVironment’s tactical missile legacy, the Switchblade 300 Block 20 offers enhanced operational features and performance ...
SoftBank Develops Lithium-metal Battery Cells Pack, Demos Operation in the Stratosphere
Japan’s SoftBank Corp. announced it has developed a battery pack using a next-generation lithium-metal battery cell manufactured by Enpower Japan ...
Zipline Unveils New Autonomous System Capable of Quiet, Fast and Precise Home Delivery
Zipline on March 15 unveiled its new platform that provides quiet, fast and precise autonomous delivery directly to homes in ...
Topcon Further Expands MC-X Platform with All-New GNSS Option for Compact Equipment
LIVERMORE, Calif. – Topcon Positioning Systems has announced the availability of a new global navigation satellite system (GNSS) option for ...
Steadicopter Bridges the Gulf with Black Eagle UAS
Emirates Defense Technology and Steadicopter announced an agreement to adapt the Israeli company’s rotary-wing Black Eagle UAS to meet emerging ...
BMT Granted Patent for Sparrow Autonomous Drone Delivery Device
BMT announced it has been granted a patent by the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office for a novel concept called ...
BRINC Announces Release of Next-Generation LEMUR 2 Drone
A BRINC LEMUR 2 with its White Light Floodlight deployed. Photo courtesy of BRINC. SEATTLE—BRINC, an American developer and manufacturer ...
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