The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has selected American autonomous drone leader Skydio, alongside its European partner COBBS BELUX BV, as…
Engineering & Design
Hydrogen and the Horizon: Enhancing Naval ISR
Founded on first-principles design and powered by hydrogen fuel cells, Unmanned Aerospace is bringing a bold new platform to the…
Joby Collaborates with L3Harris to Pursue Defense Applications for Autonomous Hybrid VTOL Aircraft
Joby Aviation, Inc. and L3Harris Technologies announced they are exploring opportunities to develop a new aircraft class for defense applications….
Texas, DARPA to Establish Testbed to Use Autonomy to Fight Wildfires
Partnership aims to rapidly scale ALIAS technology to save civilian lives and property, develop capability for the warfighter. DARPA is…
NUAIR Receives FAA Letter of Acceptance for Surveillance-as-a-Service
Even before the Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) industry took off, there has been the challenge of safely managing low altitude…
Northrop Grumman Announces First Beacon Autonomous Testbed Partners
Northrop Grumman Corporation is announcing the first six strategic partners who will use its Beacon™ testbed ecosystem to rapidly test and…
Eyes at the Edge: Athena AI’s Battlefield Vision Joins SightLine
This spring, U.S.-based video processing pioneer SightLine Applications announced its acquisition of Athena AI, an Australian defense technology firm specializing…
Building the Integration Layer for a Software-Defined Future
When Zane Mountcastle co-founded Picogrid, it wasn’t to build another drone or sensor. It was to fix the connective tissue…
The Rise of Autonomous Flight: GEODNET and the RTK Revolution
As autonomy scales and AI moves to the edge, precision becomes paramount. GEODNET’s decentralized RTK network delivers the centimeter-level accuracy…
USVs Guarding the Global Backbone
With its fleet of autonomous USVs, Saildrone is tackling a range of maritime missions that are less costly, carbon-intensive or…
Finalists Announced: CUAS Low Cost Sensing Challenge
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), in close collaboration with U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S….
Stratom Delivering Advanced Automated Refueling System for Uncrewed Navy Vessels
As the Navy expands its fleet of uncrewed surface vehicles (USV), Stratom has been selected for a Phase I Small Business Innovation…
DIU Outlines Immediate Updates to Blue UAS Lists
In his July 10, 2025 memo, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth put forth a plan for “Unleashing U.S. Military Drone Dominance,”…
Swift Engineering Wins Phase II NASA SBIR Award for SULE UAS Platform
Swift Engineering, a provider of advanced solutions for unmanned aviation as well as a range of other critical applications, has…
New DoD Policy: “Unleashing” Small Drones, Cutting Regulations
On July 10 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unveiled a memorandum detailing an initiative seeking to cut the gordian knot slowing down…
Advancing Airspace Security: The Executive Order’s Impact on Counter-UAS Readiness and Technology Adoption
Brett Feddersen is the Vice President of Strategy and Government Affairs at D-Fend Solutions, a leading counter-drone manufacturer in RF-cyber…
UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía Provides Flight Control System for Firefighting Missions
UAV Navigation–Grupo Oesía is supplying its flight control system for the DRIADE fixed-wing UAV developed by SE Aviation. The French manufacturer platform, with 820 kg…
