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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.)
Air, Business News, Cyber, Military

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)
Air, Business News, Military

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…

A Neros Archer first-person view drone, armed with a Kraken Kinetics Terminus payload, closes on a simulated enemy vehicle during the National Drone Association Drone Crucible in Florida, Sept. 20, 2025. The MCADT participated in the Drone Crucible with other teams from across the joint force to showcase capabilities and exchange tactics, techniques, and procedures to advance FPV attack drone and other small unmanned aircraft systems employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)
Air, Business News, Military

Five Companies Win the Pentagon’s Drone Munition Lethality Prize Challenge

By Sebastien Roblin

The Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program (DDP) announced this Wednesday its five preferred companies to manufacture modular warheads for small kamikaze drones it…