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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 ...
JIATF 401 Offers Low-Cost Framework to Harden Sites Against Small UAS

JIATF 401 Offers Low-Cost Framework to Harden Sites Against Small UAS

New “Harden, Obscure, Perimeter” framework translates battlefield lessons into low-cost, non-technical defenses for stadiums, bases and public facilities ahead of ...
MatrixSpace Expands AI Platform for Multi-Sensor Counter-UAS Threat Detection

MatrixSpace Expands AI Platform for Multi-Sensor Counter-UAS Threat Detection

New edge-to-cloud software layers fuse radar, Remote ID, ADS-B and optical feeds into a single, real-time low-altitude airspace picture for ...
Pentagon Names 25 Vendors for Phase I of ‘Drone Dominance’ One-Way Attack UAS Program

Pentagon Names 25 Vendors for Phase I of ‘Drone Dominance’ One-Way Attack UAS Program

The new Drone Dominance Program will put 25 vendors through a “Gauntlet” fly-off at Fort Benning this month, with about ...
The Army’s New Fast Lane for C-UAS Tech

The Army’s New Fast Lane for C-UAS Tech

The U.S. Army is standing up a new “fast lane” for counter-UAS and tactical edge systems, and it’s starting to ...
Kongsberg Counter-UAS Network Forms Core of Poland’s SAN Anti-Drone Shield

Kongsberg Counter-UAS Network Forms Core of Poland’s SAN Anti-Drone Shield

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and PGZ will deliver 18 SAN counter-UAS modules under a NOK 16 billion contract, combining PROTECTOR-based ...
Safeguarding the Skies: The U.S. Needs a Modern Counter-UAS Framework

Safeguarding the Skies: The U.S. Needs a Modern Counter-UAS Framework

Drones have transformed modern warfare. From Ukraine to the Middle East, uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) have extended operational reach, reduced ...
NATO Brings Industry to Brussels for C-UAS Week, Ramps Up Counter-Drone Efforts

NATO Brings Industry to Brussels for C-UAS Week, Ramps Up Counter-Drone Efforts

Secretary General Mark Rutte uses NATO’s C-UAS Industry Day to underline lessons from Ukraine and recent drone incursions into Allied ...
FAA Reopens Part 108 BVLOS Comment Period

FAA Reopens Part 108 BVLOS Comment Period

After more than 3,000 comments, many around its right-of-way proposals, the FAA has reopened the BVLOS rulemaking for a short, ...
FAA Reorg Puts AAM, Drones and BVLOS Under “Advanced Aviation Technologies” Office
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FAA Reorg Puts AAM, Drones and BVLOS Under “Advanced Aviation Technologies” Office

The FAA’s largest-ever organizational overhaul creates a dedicated office for advanced aviation technologies, a centralized safety management organization, and an ...
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, ...
C-UAS: Anticipating What’s Next

C-UAS: Anticipating What’s Next

The drone threat continues to evolve—both on the battlefield and now in the homeland—making it critical for counter-UAS (C-UAS) technology ...
Athena C-UAS Integration Bolsters Air Defense over Washington, DC
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Athena C-UAS Integration Bolsters Air Defense over Washington, DC

After seven years of development, the government-owned Athena integration kit has reached initial operating capability for the National Capital Region, ...
Airspace Link Adds Real-Time Drone Alert Tool in AirHub Portal Ahead of 2026 World Cup

Airspace Link Adds Real-Time Drone Alert Tool in AirHub Portal Ahead of 2026 World Cup

The new Alert Areas feature in Airspace Link’s AirHub Portal gives public safety agencies and critical infrastructure operators real-time notifications ...
DARPA’s RACER Program Crosses Finish Line, Puts Off-Road Autonomy in Army, Marine Corps Hands

DARPA’s RACER Program Crosses Finish Line, Puts Off-Road Autonomy in Army, Marine Corps Hands

After four years of experiments with Army and Marine Corps units, DARPA’s RACER program is wrapping up with a reusable ...