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Redwire Corporation, a global supplier of space and defence technology solutions, that announced it will deliver Redwire’s Stalker Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in support of the National Guard Bureau’s evolving mission requirements and UAS modernization priorities. The value of the purchase orders was approximately $13.8 million. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has completed flight testing of the SNC Electronic Support Measures (ESM) system on the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Continue reading
The U.S. Army hosted senior defence leaders and international delegates from eight partner nations for a formal signing ceremony, further expanding allied access to the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Counter-UAS Marketplaces at the 2026 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Continue reading
Portland City Council made the first step last week toward restricting aerial drone delivery services, a system that Amazon has begun rolling out in cities across the country. Councilors voted overwhelmingly to “consider” a moratorium on building facilities that support delivery drones.
A new defence technology company being launched by former Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov will produce interceptor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) designed to target jet-powered Russian UAVs, with Palantir Technologies as its first investor. In a statement, Fedorov said Ukraine would be the company’s priority.
Honeywell Aerospace announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, EMS Defense Technologies, was selected as an awardee under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) program. Continue reading
SRC Inc., a global, not-for-profit, defence research and development company, recently announced that it developed its new Gryphon R1810 radar for Northrop Grumman’s Raid Hunter, a gun-based air defence system designed to protect military bases, airfields and critical infrastructure from aerial threats, including coordinated drone swarms. Continue reading
Raytheon, an RTX business, was awarded $729 million to deliver critical components of the LIDS counter-drone system to the U.S. Army, Qatar and Jordan. LIDS – or the Low, slow, small, unmanned aircraft Integrated Defeat System – incorporates Raytheon’s Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor (KuRFS) and the Coyote effector. These are the first international sales of KuRFS and Coyote. Continue reading