Germany Blames Russia for Airport Drone Attack, Launches Counter-Measures
German officials on Tuesday formally attributed a drone attack targeting a Ukrainian cargo aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month to ...
When the Rulebook is Rewritten, Dual-Use Technology Wins
Michael Robbins testifies in support of the GUARD Act on July 22. On June 29, the Department of War stood ...
The 30-Year-Old Procurement Law Behind the Pentagon’s Marketplace Push
A Palantir protest over the Defense Intelligence Agency’s ASTRA solicitation highlights the continuing role of a 1994 federal procurement law ...
Small Drones, Big Problems: Inside JIATF 401’s New First-Principles Handbook for Countering Drones
A new 90-page handbook from Joint Interagency Task Force 401 gives warfighters, federal agencies, and local law enforcement a shared framework ...
Beyond the Checkbox: What NDAA Compliance Actually Proves
Phoenix LiDAR Systems President Rob Dannenberg’s experience with Blue UAS verification shows why a statutory claim, a vetted product and ...
FCC Widens Drone Crackdown: Exemptions Extended, New Import Ban Proposed
The FCC extended key Covered List exemptions to 2028, revoked a drone maker's authorizations for the first time over false ...
The Pentagon’s New Drone Czar: How DRPM-UxS Pushes for Robotics Combatant Command
A memo signed June 29 gives one office authority over nearly all U.S. military drone and counter-drone programs—arriving three weeks ...
Component Shortages Slow FPV Deliveries From Drone Dominance Gauntlet 1 Winners
The Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program wanted the eleven companies that made the leaderboard of its Gauntlet 1 competition concluded in ...
Trump Imposes Tariffs Up to 100% on Foreign-Made Drones, Targeting Chinese Supply Chains
New Section 232 tariffs of up to 100% target Chinese-made drones and components, with reduced rates for allies. Image: Air ...
Army Selects Five Vendors Following Platoon-Level SRR Drone Fly-Off
Parrot, Skydio, Skycutter, Teal Drones and Vantage Robotics will move into manufacturing-readiness assessments as the Army looks to refresh short-range ...
DHS Awards $1.5 Billion Counter-UAS Contract to 12 Companies
The five-year IDIQ splits hardware and services into two tracks, giving Secret Service, CBP, the Coast Guard and other components ...
Robinson Unmanned Advances to Gauntlet II Under Drone Dominance Program
Robinson Unmanned, competing under the Ascent AeroSystems brand, has been selected to participate in Gauntlet II of the Pentagon's Drone ...
Pentagon’s Counter-Drone Task Force Expands Its Online Marketplace
The Pentagon is widening access to its counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) marketplace, an online catalogue meant to let the military, ...
Hidden Level Wins $100 Million OTA to Scale Passive Sensing for Counter-Drone Mission
The Department of Defense has awarded Hidden Level a $100 million Other Transaction Authority contract to field the company's passive ...
Skyeton to Build First U.S. Manufacturing Plant in N.C., Joining Ukrainian Drone Makers Onshoring Production
Skyeton, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Ukrainian long-endurance UAS manufacturer Skyeton Holdings, will open its first flagship U.S. manufacturing facility ...
