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…
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…
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. Image: AV AeroVironment (AV) has introduced LOCUST X3, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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