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The Drone Dominance Program (DDP) is pleased to invite 19 companies to participate in Gauntlet II of its $1.1-billion Drone Dominance program at Fort Carson, CO, in August 2026, bringing them a stage closer to competing for production orders totaling 60,000 small-class one-way attack unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Continue reading
Unmanned vehicles are reshaping the modern battlefield, especially in Ukraine and the Middle East, where small, low-cost drones fly reconnaissance, targeting, electronic warfare and precision-strike missions without putting human pilots in harm’s way. Accurate navigation is a must in contested environments like these, but Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals can’t always be trusted because they’re highly susceptible to enemy jamming and spoofing. Continue reading
The U.S. Air Force got a glimpse into the future this week as an F-15EX Eagle II fighter flew alongside an unmanned Collaborative Combat Aircraft during a major Pacific exercise. Continue reading
Red Cat Holdings, Inc. , a U.S.-based provider of advanced all-domain drone and robotic solutions for defence and national security, recently introduced Hellcat, a dual-use small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) built on the proven Black Widow platform and designed for rapidly evolving operational environments. Continue reading
Sky Elements flew a 2,500-drone show in North Richland Hills, Texas to kickoff the nation’s Fourth of July celebrations. The show featured formations including George Washington, Uncle Sam, Artemis II, and a pyro drone bald eagle. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Corp., Liverpool, New York, was awarded a $2,998,742,163 fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-no-fee contract for Sentinel A4 radar production and engineering services. Continue reading
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, and STORM have announced a partnership that will bring Teledyne FLIR’s Black Recon vehicle reconnaissance system to RADS, the Rapid Adapt and Deploy System. Continue reading
Every major incident confirms the same operational truth: Response effectiveness is inseparable from communications reliability. For public safety agencies, that reality now extends well beyond voice radio. Drone programs, fixed and mobile cameras, sensors and command applications all depend on a resilient data backbone. Continue reading