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Near Earth Autonomy, Honeywell Advance Unmanned Black Hawk for Contested Logistics 

Near Earth Autonomy, Honeywell Advance Unmanned Black Hawk for Contested Logistics 

Near Earth Autonomy and partners Honeywell, Moog and XP Services have completed a year of integration and flight work on ...
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 ...
Thales Launches FAA Radar Data Hub to Support UAS Integration in North Dakota

Thales Launches FAA Radar Data Hub to Support UAS Integration in North Dakota

Thales has announced the launch of a new FAA radar data hub in North Dakota, creating a secure pathway for unfiltered ...
U.S. Uses Shahed-Class Strike Drone in First Combat Deployment
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U.S. Uses Shahed-Class Strike Drone in First Combat Deployment

The Pentagon has conducted its first operational combat use of a low-cost, long-range one-way attack drone, signaling a shift from ...
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 ...
AV Wins $186 Million U.S. Army Order for Next-Generation Switchblade

AV Wins $186 Million U.S. Army Order for Next-Generation Switchblade

AeroVironment has received a $186 million delivery order from the U.S. Army for next-generation Switchblade loitering munition systems, the first ...
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 ...
NATO’s “Safe Skies” Drone Training Sharpens Eastern Flank Air Policing

NATO’s “Safe Skies” Drone Training Sharpens Eastern Flank Air Policing

NATO Allied Air Command has highlighted a new “Safe Skies” training mission that brings drones directly into the day-to-day work ...
Swarm Aero Announces Advanced Manufacturing Center

Swarm Aero Announces Advanced Manufacturing Center

Swarm Aero, a developer of large uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms, announced the opening of its Advanced Manufacturing Center from ...
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 ...
Shield AI Selected as Mission Autonomy Provider for Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program

Shield AI Selected as Mission Autonomy Provider for Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program

 Shield AI announced its selection as a mission autonomy provider supporting the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program ...
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 ...
UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía and EAD (Ekolot Aerospace & Defense) Drive ZEUS VTOL Platform in Poland

UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía and EAD (Ekolot Aerospace & Defense) Drive ZEUS VTOL Platform in Poland

UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía has announced its collaboration with the multinational company based in Poland Ekolot Aerospace and Defense (EAD) to integrate its ...
El Paso Airspace Restriction Lifted Amid Counter-UAS Testing Concerns

El Paso Airspace Restriction Lifted Amid Counter-UAS Testing Concerns

The FAA briefly imposed an unusually broad flight restriction affecting operations at El Paso International Airport, initially described as being ...