Engineering & Design

From Platform Builder to Defense Systems Prime

From Platform Builder to Defense Systems Prime

AeroVironment’s CEO Waheed Nawabi discusses how defense needs are shifting, and why the company is well positioned to be the ...
Robinson Unmanned, Sikorsky Win Marine Corps Contract for Autonomous Cargo Helicopter

Robinson Unmanned, Sikorsky Win Marine Corps Contract for Autonomous Cargo Helicopter

The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded a $15.5 million contract to Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, for the Medium Aerial ...
Scaling ISR: From Sensors to Autonomous Perception at the Edge

Scaling ISR: From Sensors to Autonomous Perception at the Edge

As UAS proliferation accelerates and threat environments evolve, ISR is shifting from standalone sensors to scalable, AI-enabled systems—where performance, integration, ...
Ukraine's 412th Nemesis Brigade Achieves First USV-Launched Interceptor Kill Against Shahed

Ukraine’s 412th Nemesis Brigade Achieves First USV-Launched Interceptor Kill Against Shahed

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces have recorded the first confirmed destruction of a Russian Shahed attack drone using an interceptor launched ...
Australia Commits AUD 7 Billion to C-UAS, Awards Contracts to AIM Defence and SYPAQ

Australia Commits AUD 7 Billion to C-UAS, Awards Contracts to AIM Defence and SYPAQ

Australia has more than doubled its planned counter-UAS investment for the Australian Defence Force, allocating up to AUD 7 billion ...
L3Harris Opens High-Volume VAMPIRE Production Line in Huntsville

L3Harris Opens High-Volume VAMPIRE Production Line in Huntsville

L3Harris Technologies has initiated high-volume production of its VAMPIRE counter-unmanned systems at a new dedicated facility in Huntsville, Alabama, marking ...
AeroVironment Demonstrates LOCUST Laser Weapon System Aboard Aircraft Carrier

AeroVironment Demonstrates LOCUST Laser Weapon System Aboard Aircraft Carrier

AeroVironment has announced that its palletized LOCUST Laser Weapon System successfully tracked, engaged, and neutralized multiple target drones during a ...
Marines Complete Shipboard Testing of TRV-150C Cargo UAS

Marines Complete Shipboard Testing of TRV-150C Cargo UAS

The Marine Corps has completed dynamic interface testing of the TRV-150C tactical resupply unmanned aircraft system aboard an amphibious transport ...
Leonardo DRS Integrates Maritime C-UAS Package onto Autonomous Surface Vessel

Leonardo DRS Integrates Maritime C-UAS Package onto Autonomous Surface Vessel

Leonardo DRS has integrated its Maritime Mission Equipment Package onto a Sea Machines STORMRUNNER autonomous unmanned surface vessel, extending counter-drone ...
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates JAGM Vertical-Launch C-UAS Capability

Lockheed Martin Demonstrates JAGM Vertical-Launch C-UAS Capability

Lockheed Martin is advancing the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile as a ground- and maritime-based counter-UAS effector, with a vertical-launch configuration designed ...
Army Awards AeroVironment $14.6 Million for VAPOR CLE Under Company-Level Reconnaissance Program

Army Awards AeroVironment $14.6 Million for VAPOR CLE Under Company-Level Reconnaissance Program

AeroVironment has been awarded a $14.6 million production contract by the U.S. Army for the VAPOR Compact Long Endurance unmanned ...
Lockheed Martin Invests $25 Million in Fortem Technologies to Scale Counter-UAS Capability

Lockheed Martin Invests $25 Million in Fortem Technologies to Scale Counter-UAS Capability

Lockheed Martin has made a $25 million investment in Fortem Technologies, the initial tranche of Fortem's Series B round, to ...
Army Deploys Ukraine-Tested Merops Interceptor at Scale to Counter Iranian Shahed Drones

Army Deploys Ukraine-Tested Merops Interceptor at Scale to Counter Iranian Shahed Drones

The U.S. Army has purchased 13,000 Merops low-cost interceptor drones and begun deploying them to counter Iranian-made Shahed one-way attack ...
Thales, Viasat and Partners Complete BVLOS Connectivity Trials at Cranfield

Thales, Viasat and Partners Complete BVLOS Connectivity Trials at Cranfield

Thales, Viasat, and a consortium of European partners have completed flight trials at Cranfield University testing multi-link connectivity architecture for ...
Army C-UAS Marketplace Reaches $13M in Sales, Opens to State and Local Buyers

Army C-UAS Marketplace Reaches $13M in Sales, Opens to State and Local Buyers

The Pentagon's Counter-UAS Marketplace has generated $13 million in purchases since its launch earlier this year, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll ...