U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jospeh Howell, left, and Sgt. Tuan Nguyen, low altitude air defense gunners with Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Detachment, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, mount a sensor onto a Marine air defense integrated system vehicle in Southwest Asia, April 22, 2019. 2nd LAAD Battalion provides the SPMAGTF-CR-CC with close-in, low altitude, surface-to-air weapons fires in defense of forward combat areas, vital areas, and installations in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, working with partner forces to defeat Daesh. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alina Thackray)

2025 Proved the Case for Drone Defense

As mass-produced strike and FPV drones reshape battlefields from Ukraine to the Red Sea, the United States is scrambling to…

The Instrumentation Division’s Ruben Hernandez (front) and Jaime Coronado (back) are Yuma Test Center’s certified drone operators within the Engineering Support Branch. Yuma Test Center is now using the Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems to collect a bird’s eye view of ground combat test activities in real-time.

FAA Designates Two New UAS Test Sites in Oklahoma and Indiana

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved two new designated test sites for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), expanding its national network…

El Paso Airspace Restriction Lifted Amid Counter-UAS Testing Concerns

El Paso Airspace Restriction Lifted Amid Counter-UAS Testing Concerns

The FAA briefly imposed an unusually broad flight restriction affecting operations at El Paso International Airport, initially described as being ...
NATO AIS Fund Awards IDE-led Project to Accelerate USV Standardization

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

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: ...
Singapore Airshow: Counter-UAS the "Must-Have" Capability

Singapore Airshow: Counter-UAS the “Must-Have” Capability

Singapore Airshow 2026 underlined how quickly counter-drone technologies are becoming mainstream across air forces, homeland security and critical infrastructure operators ...
Michigan’s NADWC Tapped as Key Training Hub for Advanced Military Drone Operations

Michigan’s NADWC Tapped as Key Training Hub for Advanced Military Drone Operations

A new federal designation positions Michigan’s National All-Domain Warfighting Center as a national test and training range for advanced uncrewed ...
JIATF 401 Offers Low-Cost Framework to Harden Sites Against Small UAS

JIATF 401 Offers Low-Cost Framework to Harden Sites Against Small UAS

New “Harden, Obscure, Perimeter” framework translates battlefield lessons into low-cost, non-technical defenses for stadiums, bases and public facilities ahead of ...
MatrixSpace Expands AI Platform for Multi-Sensor Counter-UAS Threat Detection

MatrixSpace Expands AI Platform for Multi-Sensor Counter-UAS Threat Detection

New edge-to-cloud software layers fuse radar, Remote ID, ADS-B and optical feeds into a single, real-time low-altitude airspace picture for ...
Pentagon Names 25 Vendors for Phase I of ‘Drone Dominance’ One-Way Attack UAS Program

Pentagon Names 25 Vendors for Phase I of ‘Drone Dominance’ One-Way Attack UAS Program

The new Drone Dominance Program will put 25 vendors through a “Gauntlet” fly-off at Fort Benning this month, with about ...
Ondas’ Optimus Drone Gains DCMA Blue List Status

Ondas’ Optimus Drone Gains DCMA Blue List Status

American Robotics’ Optimus platform joins the DCMA Blue UAS Cleared List, confirming NDAA-compliant supply chain and 24/7 autonomous operations for ...
The Army’s New Fast Lane for C-UAS Tech

The Army’s New Fast Lane for C-UAS Tech

The U.S. Army is standing up a new “fast lane” for counter-UAS and tactical edge systems, and it’s starting to ...
Kongsberg Counter-UAS Network Forms Core of Poland’s SAN Anti-Drone Shield

Kongsberg Counter-UAS Network Forms Core of Poland’s SAN Anti-Drone Shield

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and PGZ will deliver 18 SAN counter-UAS modules under a NOK 16 billion contract, combining PROTECTOR-based ...
Safeguarding the Skies: The U.S. Needs a Modern Counter-UAS Framework

Safeguarding the Skies: The U.S. Needs a Modern Counter-UAS Framework

Drones have transformed modern warfare. From Ukraine to the Middle East, uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) have extended operational reach, reduced ...
NATO Brings Industry to Brussels for C-UAS Week, Ramps Up Counter-Drone Efforts

NATO Brings Industry to Brussels for C-UAS Week, Ramps Up Counter-Drone Efforts

Secretary General Mark Rutte uses NATO’s C-UAS Industry Day to underline lessons from Ukraine and recent drone incursions into Allied ...
FAA Reopens Part 108 BVLOS Comment Period

FAA Reopens Part 108 BVLOS Comment Period

After more than 3,000 comments, many around its right-of-way proposals, the FAA has reopened the BVLOS rulemaking for a short, ...
FAA Reorg Puts AAM, Drones and BVLOS Under “Advanced Aviation Technologies” Office
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FAA Reorg Puts AAM, Drones and BVLOS Under “Advanced Aviation Technologies” Office

The FAA’s largest-ever organizational overhaul creates a dedicated office for advanced aviation technologies, a centralized safety management organization, and an ...
Auterion Demonstrates One-Operator Drone Swarm Strike in U.S. Live-Fire Test

Auterion Demonstrates One-Operator Drone Swarm Strike in U.S. Live-Fire Test

In a Florida range trial tied to the DoD's Swarm Forge program, Auterion says a single operator used its Skynode ...
Taiwan Plans Massive Drone and C-UAS Expansion in New Special Defense Budget

Taiwan Plans Massive Drone and C-UAS Expansion in New Special Defense Budget

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has disclosed that it intends to procure more than 200,000 UAVs, over 1,000 unmanned surface ...
Shielding Airports from UAS Intrusion
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Shielding Airports from UAS Intrusion

DroneShield and SRI Group offer a model for airport counter-drone protection. DroneSentry units offer multimodal recognition at various ranges of ...
How Federal Cyber Guidance Is Shaping the UAS/C-UAS Market

How Federal Cyber Guidance Is Shaping the UAS/C-UAS Market

As Washington recasts drones and counter-drone systems as networked IT and AI infrastructure, a web of CISA, GSA, FAA, DoD ...
Getting our UAS and National Security Act Together

Getting our UAS and National Security Act Together

To keep pace with modern UAS and C-UAS threats, the U.S. needs a durable framework that unifies rules, shared awareness, ...
Pentagon Task Force Picks Fortem DroneHunter for First Replicator 2 Purchase

Pentagon Task Force Picks Fortem DroneHunter for First Replicator 2 Purchase

The Pentagon’s Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401) has made its first acquisition under the Replicator 2 initiative, awarding ...
FAA-Sponsored Report Backs AURA, NPUASTS BVLOS Voice Relay Performance

FAA-Sponsored Report Backs AURA, NPUASTS BVLOS Voice Relay Performance

A new FAA-sponsored report has documented how AURA Network Systems’ aviation-grade voice-relay architecture performed in beyond visual line of sight ...
Saildrone, Lockheed Martin to Arm USVs for Hybrid Navy Fleet

Saildrone, Lockheed Martin to Arm USVs for Hybrid Navy Fleet

Surveyor to receive JAGM launcher in 2026 live-fire demo; larger unmanned vessels planned for Mk 70 VLS and other payloads ...
Textron Systems Introduces Multi Mission Uncrewed Surface Vessel (MMUSV)

Textron Systems Introduces Multi Mission Uncrewed Surface Vessel (MMUSV)

Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, announced today the introduction of its Multi Mission Uncrewed Surface Vessel (MMUSV), the ...
Agilica Pushes Forward Alternative PNT for UAV Shipboard Landing

Agilica Pushes Forward Alternative PNT for UAV Shipboard Landing

Over the past year, Brussels-based Agilica BV has completed major milestones in the 'Safe autonomous integrated landing system for ships' ...
FCC Carves Out Blue UAS and ‘Buy American’ Drones from Foreign Drone Ban

FCC Carves Out Blue UAS and ‘Buy American’ Drones from Foreign Drone Ban

Two weeks after moving to block new approvals of foreign-made drones and critical components, the Federal Communications Commission has issued ...
FEMA Fast-Tracks First $250 Million in C-UAS Grants to World Cup Host States

FEMA Fast-Tracks First $250 Million in C-UAS Grants to World Cup Host States

Initial awards under DHS’s $500 million Counter-UAS Grant Program beat FEMA’s own timeline, leveraging new SAFER SKIES authorities to harden ...
Poland Plans €2bn Anti-Drone ‘Eastern Shield’ on NATO’s Front Line

Poland Plans €2bn Anti-Drone ‘Eastern Shield’ on NATO’s Front Line

Poland is moving ahead with a €2 billion plan to harden its eastern border against Russian drones, unveiling a layered ...
FCC Moves to Block New Foreign-Made Drone Approvals

FCC Moves to Block New Foreign-Made Drone Approvals

A new FCC Covered List update, driven by an Executive Branch national security determination, targets foreign-produced unmanned aircraft systems and ...
DOT’s AAM National Strategy Sets 10-Year Policy Course for Air Taxis and Autonomy

DOT’s AAM National Strategy Sets 10-Year Policy Course for Air Taxis and Autonomy

The U.S. Department of Transportation has released its Advanced Air Mobility National Strategy: A Bold Policy Vision for 2026–2036, outlining ...
Search and Rescue Technology Set for Commercialization with £2.M Investment

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
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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 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

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
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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
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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
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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

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 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 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 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

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

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 ...
AeroVironment Introduces Next-Generation All-Electric VAPOR 55 MX Helicopter Unmanned Aircraft System

AeroVironment Introduces Next-Generation All-Electric VAPOR 55 MX Helicopter Unmanned Aircraft System

VAPOR 55 MX is more rugged and packable than its predecessor and can stay in the air longer, hover and ...
Applanix Tells You Where Things Are

Applanix Tells You Where Things Are

Richmond Hill, Ontario-based Applanix, a subsidiary of Sunnyvale, California-based Trimble, talked about its Direct Georeferencing Unit at the recently concluded ...
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