Innovation

Onshoring Autonomy

Onshoring Autonomy

U.S. Defense Priorities Aim to Rehouse and Scale UAS Production ...
Trusted Autonomy Requires Secure Allied Supply Chains

Trusted Autonomy Requires Secure Allied Supply Chains

Uncrewed vehicles, robotics and autonomous systems are reshaping the future of commercial industries, warfighting and manufacturing. As deployment accelerates, secure ...
The Blue UAS Shift: Interview with DCMA Commander

The Blue UAS Shift: Interview with DCMA Commander

DCMA is accelerating a trusted marketplace for vetted drones and components. Air Force Col. Dustin Thomas, DCMA Commander. Image: DCMA ...
A Shared Recognition for the Inside Unmanned Systems Community

A Shared Recognition for the Inside Unmanned Systems Community

Inside Unmanned Systems has been named a finalist in two categories in the 2026 Jesse H. Neal Awards: Best Single Issue of a Magazine ...
JIATF Brings Counter-UAS Marketplace to Initial Operational Capability

JIATF Brings Counter-UAS Marketplace to Initial Operational Capability

The Pentagon’s Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) has declared initial operational capability for a new Counter-UAS Marketplace, an online ...
RTX's Collins Aerospace Autonomy Solution, Sidekick, Flies GA-ASI's YFQ-42A CCA Platform

RTX’s Collins Aerospace Autonomy Solution, Sidekick, Flies GA-ASI’s YFQ-42A CCA Platform

Semi-autonomous flight enabled by advanced software. Collins Aerospace demonstrated its Sidekick mission autonomy software in a successful test flight of ...
Test Success: ATLAS Uncrewed Ground Vehicle Put Through its Paces 

Test Success: ATLAS Uncrewed Ground Vehicle Put Through its Paces 

BAE Systems announced successful trials for its Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System (ATLAS) Uncrewed Ground Vehicle (UGV). Image: BAE Systems ...
Lockheed Martin Unveils ‘Lamprey’ Undersea Drone That Can Hitchhike on Warships

Lockheed Martin Unveils ‘Lamprey’ Undersea Drone That Can Hitchhike on Warships

The Lamprey MMAUV is designed to latch onto ships and submarines, recharge in transit, and arrive on station as a ...
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 ...
Norway’s Eelume WP960 USV Debuts as AI-Enabled Mine Countermeasures “Mothership”

Norway’s Eelume WP960 USV Debuts as AI-Enabled Mine Countermeasures “Mothership”

Maritime Robotics, Eelume and partners have unveiled a new optionally-manned USV that carries a swarm of flexible AUVs and ROVs, ...
Formation Flight of UAVs: Strategies, Challenges, and Applications for Operations in Complex Environments

Formation Flight of UAVs: Strategies, Challenges, and Applications for Operations in Complex Environments

Ignacio José Calomadre Heras, Francisco Milán Cabrera, Alberto Villarrubia de Juan, Miguel Ángel De Frutos Carro, UAV Navigation–Grupo Oesía Formation ...
Manufacturing Legacy Meets AAM Innovation
Air, FAA

Manufacturing Legacy Meets AAM Innovation

Michigan is merging its automotive heritage, geographic diversity, and educational capacity into a coordinated Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) strategy. A ...
Pathfinding Without GPS

Pathfinding Without GPS

Skyline Nav AI’s Vision for the Future of Autonomous Navigation Image: NASA For half a century, GPS has been the ...
Border Patrol: Detecting and Countering Threats
Air, Sensors

Border Patrol: Detecting and Countering Threats

Drones carrying various sensors are being deployed globally to help secure borders and protect the agents who patrol them, while ...
From Warzones to First Response: Quantum’s ISR Evolution

From Warzones to First Response: Quantum’s ISR Evolution

Since its founding in Germany in 2015, Quantum Systems has steadily evolved from a commercial drone startup into a global ...