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…
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…
Regulating Autonomy: Lessons from the Connected Vehicle Rule
The Commerce Department’s connected vehicle rule offers a practical preview of what comes after the FCC’s drone gate—from subsystem definitions ...
Five Good Questions: Dan Magy, Firestorm Labs
Dan Magy is the CEO of Firestorm Labs, a defense technology company focused on rapidly configurable unmanned systems and forward-deployed ...
GA-ASI and U.S. Air Force Demonstrate Passive IR-Based Autonomy for Collaborative Combat Aircraft
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) and the U.S. Air Force recently conducted a flight demonstration focused on autonomous sensing ...
Beyond the Gauntlet: Drone Dominance and the Lessons of Ukraine’s FPV War
Editor's Note: This analysis was completed prior to the release of Gauntlet Phase I results in March 2026. Skycutter's fiber-optic ...
AV Acquires Empirical Systems Aerospace to Expand UAS Engineering and Manufacturing Capacity
AeroVironment (AV) has acquired Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero), a California-based aerospace engineering firm specializing in unmanned aircraft systems and ...
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 ...
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: ...
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 ...
Flyability, Mirion Technologies Announce Collaboration to Support Nuclear Operators
Flyability is collaborating with Mirion Technologies Inc., a provider of radiation detection, measurement, analysis and monitoring solutions, to integrate the ...
FlightOps OS Enables Longest Medical Equipment Drone Delivery in Israeli History
An autonomous drone, controlled by FlightOps' multi-drone operating system, recently performed Israel's longest autonomous medical equipment delivery via air ...
LidarSwiss Announces Fully Automated LSAP Technology at Geo Week
DENVER, Colorado – On Tuesday, February 14, 2023, LidarSwiss Solutions GmbH, a Switzerland-based provider of high-performance LiDAR system solutions, announced ...
Next-Gen Mapping Hardware and Software coming from GeoCue
Denver, CO- From the floor of Geo Week 2023, LiDAR mapping hardware & software company GeoCue announced new products for ...
ALTIUS-600 Achieves UK Milestone in ALE Test with Leonardo
Anduril Industries and Leonardo UK completed live trials of new technologies which will underpin the development of air launched effects ...
Topcon Expands Compact Solutions Portfolio with 2D-MC Automatic Grade Control Solution
2D-MC is an automatic grade control solution for compact track loaders ...
The Army Orders Dronuts: Cleo Robotics’ Dronut Prepares to Deploy
Looking like a flying lug nut, Dronut’s X1 is being used by multiple Fortune 500 companies for commercial inspection of ...
Autel Robotics Announces EVO Max 4T Drone, Mesh Network at CES 2023
Autel Robotics announced a new enterprise drone, the EVO Max 4T, at CES, along with a new mesh networking system, ...
NVIDIA Improves AI Robotics Simulation Tool Isaac Sim
NVIDIA announced major updates to Isaac Sim, its robotics simulation tool that allows users to build and test virtual robots ...
New ADAS GNSS Simulator from M3 Systems
French engineering firm M3 Systems has developed a new tool for GNSS and multi-path simulation. The test bench is particularly ...
XAG Drone Supports Panama Farmers’ Shift to Cost-Saving Sustainability
XAG has introduced its P100 Agricultural Drone to farmers in the country of Panama, providing an accessible approach to more ...
NASA Taps Advanced Aircraft Co. to Develop Tilt-Wing UAS
Advanced Aircraft Co. announced NASA awarded it a contract to design and build tilt-wing prototype uncrewed aerial vehicles to agency ...
Skydio’s “Dock Day”: Integration to Build On
Skydio’s recent “Dock Day” made a case for its fully autonomous and remotely operated drone system being the next step ...
SEA-KIT International Reports First USV Export Deal
SEA-KIT International announced its first uncrewed surface vessel export sale to Connecticut-based ThayerMahan, which provides autonomous maritime systems to government, ...
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