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Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll leads a signing ceremony with NATO allies and partners for a counter-unmanned aircraft systems letter of intent during day two of Eurosatory 2026 at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre in Villepinte, France, June 16, 2026. The letter of intent is designed to help streamline counter-UAS acquisitions and training among allied and partner forces, supporting a more coordinated approach to detecting, tracking, and defeating unmanned aircraft threats. Eurosatory is a biennial international defense and security exhibition that brings together military, government, and industry leaders to highlight land and air defense capabilities, emerging technologies, and partnerships that support modernization, readiness, and deterrence. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Alexander Watkins)
Air, Business News, Cyber, Military

Army Expands C-UAS Marketplace at Eurosatory

By Inside Unmanned Systems

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll traveled to Paris this week to lead the largest single expansion of the U.S….

230503-N-GR718-1093 A West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare operator launches a Puma RQ-20, an unmanned, hand-launched, intelligence gathering aircraft system, from a combatant craft (assault) during U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned System Battle Problem (UxS IBP). UxS IBP 23 is a U.S. Pacific Fleet experiment, executed by U.S. 3rd Fleet, operationalizing multi-domain employment of unmanned systems to create Fleet warfighting advantages. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chelsea D. Meiller)
Air, Business News, Military, Sensors

Inside PEO-TIS: SOCOM’s Tactical Information Systems Office

By Richard Thomas

At SOF Week 2026 in Tampa, the program managers of U.S. Special Operations Command’s Program Executive Office for Tactical Information…

260607-N-JH316-1300 USTKA, Poland (June 7, 2026) - The global autonomous reconnaissance craft (GARC) utilized by the Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USVRON) 3 Division 32, maneuvers through the Stupia river following a swarm exercise apart of exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2026 off the coast of Ustka. BALTOPS 2026, the premiere maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Sea region, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David Keenan)
Air, Land, Maritime, Military

Senate Panel Would Authorize New Four-Star Command for Autonomous Systems

By Inside Unmanned Systems

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s FY2027 defense bill permits the Pentagon to establish a dedicated Robotic and Autonomous Systems Combatant…

A Skydio X2D Small Unmanned Aerial System drone is flown down the flight line at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 8, 2023. The SUAS drone, belonging to the 436th Mission Generation Group Continuous Process Improvement office, is used to provide aircraft over-the-wing and tail inspection capabilities, support facility inspections for the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron and situational awareness support for the 436th Security Forces Squadron and emergency management personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Air, Business News

The FCC’s New Role at the Center of the U.S. Drone Market

By Richard Thomas

A supply chain security framework that began with a sweeping December 2025 prohibition on foreign-produced UAS is now generating its…

U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conduct Mobile Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Integrated Defense System (M-LIDS) training, Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 25, 2022. The Soldiers trained on the M-LIDS weapon system, which can be mounted on vehicles and is designed to target and disable, or destroy hostile drones or other unmanned aerial vehicles, in support of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve advise, assist, and enable mission. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Karl R. Cain II)
Air, Cyber, Military

Counter-UAS: The Price of the Shot

By Sebastien Roblin

How Western militaries are trying to restore a sustainable cost-exchange ratio against cheap drones The announcement out of BAE Systems’…

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jordan Chaussepied, a small unmanned aircraft system operator with the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team, flies a drone with a member from the House of Armed Services Committee, during a drone demonstration at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 6, 2025. MCADT conducted a range demonstration for members of the HASC highlighting their capabilities and potential applications on the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anthony C. Ramsey Jr.)
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Gauntlet Phase II: Tougher, Differentiated Missions

By Sebastien Roblin

Phase II of the Army’s Drone Dominance Gauntlet raises the stakes — longer range, tighter urban missions, continuous electronic warfare,…

A Neros Archer small unmanned aircraft system flies toward a simulated target during a kinetic first-person view drone range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 12, 2025. The range was conducted to validate a scalable, repeatable methodology for enabling FPV strike operations and used as a reference to support cost-effective training and eventual kinetic employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachariah Ferraro)
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Gauntlet Phase 1: America’s New Champions of FPV Warfare

By Sebastien Roblin

From Garage Startups to Pentagon Champions: Meet the Eleven Companies Remaking American FPV Warfare Phase 1 of the Pentagon’s Drone…