New regulations aim to bring drone component manufacturing onshore, creating short-term supply chain challenges but setting the stage for a…
NAVAIR Awards Near Earth Autonomy Contract for GPS-Denied Maritime Logistics
The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Pittsburgh-based Near Earth Autonomy a contract to develop an aircraft-agnostic autonomy solution for…
Army Rewrites Drone Doctrine Force-Wide as “Drone Dominance” Becomes Priority
The U.S. Army is overhauling its operational doctrine across all echelons to incorporate lessons from the accelerating battlefield use of…
General Cherry Announces U.S. Joint Venture with Wilcox Industries to Produce FPV and Interceptor Drones
Ukrainian drone manufacturer General Cherry has announced a strategic joint venture with Wilcox Industries Corp., a Newington, New Hampshire-based defense…
L3Harris Delivers Submarine-Launched AUV Capability to U.S. Navy Under DIU Contract
L3Harris Technologies has received an Other Transaction Authority contract from the Defense Innovation Unit to deliver its Torpedo Tube Launch…
Saronic Raises $1.75B, Expands Louisiana Shipbuilding Footprint as Autonomous Surface Vessel Production Scales
Saronic Technologies has closed a $1.75 billion Series D funding round at a $9.25 billion valuation, with the capital directed…
Commercial Drone Alliance Calls for Interagency Coordination on Domestic Supply Chain
The Commercial Drone Alliance released a white paper this week urging the Administration and Congress to pair the Federal Communications…
Navy Cancels and Reboots its $2.1 Billion Drone Boat Rapid Procurement Program
Just seven months after the Navy debuted its new Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC) program aimed at building low-cost Unmanned…
Announcing Defense Strategies Institute’s 14th Annual Unmanned & Autonomous Systems Summit
Unmanned & autonomous systems community to convene on April 8-9, 2026, in Washington, D.C. In FY2026, the Department of War…
AV Unveils LOCUST X3 Laser C-UAS System
Third-generation directed energy platform emphasizes modularity, AI-enabled targeting and low-cost counter-drone engagement. AeroVironment (AV) has introduced LOCUST X3, a third-generation…
Anduril Begins Production of ‘Fury’ Drones at New Arsenal-1 Factory
This year the Air Force will complete evaluations of two rival unmanned jets for Increment 1 of its Collaborative Combat…
Europe’s UAS and Counter-UAS Reset: NATO Standardization, EU Industrial Policy
Europe is moving from episodic counter-UAS buys toward something closer to an architecture: shared standards, testable assurance, common data formats,…
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…
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 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 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 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
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 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 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
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 (Nasdaq: ZENA) has announced plans to establish a dedicated drone testing and operational validation facility in Ukraine, adding to ...
UAV Navigation–Grupo Oesía Autopilot Performs in US Special Forces Maritime Exercises
UAV Navigation–Grupo Oesía's autonomous control system successfully guided an unmanned surface vehicle during recent US Special Forces maritime exercises held ...
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 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
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
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
The Federal Communications Commission is soliciting public comment on a broad slate of regulatory reforms aimed at accelerating domestic unmanned ...
Onshoring Autonomy
U.S. Defense Priorities Aim to Rehouse and Scale UAS Production ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
EMCORE Introduces New TAC-450 IMUs Integrated with PIC Technology, Tactical-grade Gyros, and Inertial-grade Accelerometers
EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of advanced mixed-signal products that serve the aerospace & defense, communications, and sensing markets, announced ...
Search and Rescue Technology Set for Commercialization with £2.M Investment
Zelim, an Edinburgh-based start-up pioneering unmanned search and rescue systems, including the world's first remotely operated rescue vessel, has secured ...
Northrop Grumman Unveils B-21 Raider, Intended for Manned-Unmanned Teaming
Northrop Grumman held a ceremony in Palmdale, California, to unveil the B-21 Raider, a stealth bomber intended to be augmented ...
UAvionix Awarded FAA Contract to Demo C-Band Frequency Assignment Manager for Multiple UAS
UAvionix has won a contract from the Federal Aviation Administration for multiple end-to-end demonstrations of a Frequency Assignment Manager ...
Amazon Announces Smaller, Quieter, More Capable Delivery Drone
Delivery giant Amazon has announced a new delivery drone, one it says is smaller, lighter and quieter than the model ...
Riegl Adds VUX-160-23 to a Formidable Scanner Lineup
My-Linh Truong shows off the new Riegl VUX-160-23 at InterGEO 2022. The recently announced VUX-160-23 is a lightweight LiDAR module ...
Autonomy, Collaboration Take Center Stage at Dimensions+ Conference
Trimble kicked off its first Dimensions+ conference in four years by rolling out new cloud-based automation and collaboration platforms ...
Skyfire Teams with Textron Systems to Improve Public Safety
A screen shot of a SeeGEO showing a post-fire investigation. Credit: Skyfire Skyfire, a public safety unmanned aircraft consulting company ...
Latvia’s 5G Defense Testbed Receives New Networks from Nokia, Ericsson
Nokia and Ericsson have added their 5G networks to Europe’s first 5G defense testbed, in Latvia, making it possible to ...
VOTIX Software Allows AviSight to Achieve FAA Approval for BVLOS Drone Inspections
VOTIX announced Nov. 1 that its software platform has been selected by AviSight for inspections at Shell USA Inc. facilities ...
SkySafe Announces Cloud-Based Counter UAS System
SkySafe announced Nov. 1 that its cloud-based counter-drone technology is now detecting drone flights in Canada under a partnership with ...
TOPODRONE Advances Airborne Bathymetric Surveying with AQUAMAPPER Launch at INTERGEO 2022
TOPODRONE, a Swiss based designer and manufacturer of high-precision LiDAR equipment for installation on drones, vehicles and backpacks, launches AQUAMAPPER, ...
GEOCUE Adds Third Camera to LiDAR Scanner
A GeoCue 655/660 unit (below the drone) offers three cameras including a nadir camera. Photo by Neesa Sweet. Surveyors and ...
Amprius Puts Silicon to Work
Ronnie Tao, vice-president business development for Fremont, California-based Amprius Technologies, is enthusiastic about his company nearly doubling the energy density ...
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