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Pilots called it the Luftwaffenfeuerzeug: the Luftwaffe’s Lighter. The Heinkel He-177 Griffin, a massive four-engine heavy bomber, had a fatal flaw: its engines were crammed together in pairs, generating heat no cooling system could handle. Aircraft exploded on runways before ever reaching combat. Continue reading
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and Robinson Helicopter Company (RHC) have unveiled the R66 TURBINETRUCK, an autonomous cargo helicopter that pairs Sikorsky’s MATRIX autonomy system with Robinson Unmanned’s new cargo UAS platform. Continue reading
Ondas Inc., a provider of autonomous aerial and ground robotic intelligence through its Ondas Autonomous Systems (OAS) business unit and private wireless solutions through Ondas Networks, has acquired BIRD Aerosystems, a global developer of Airborne Missile Protection Systems (AMPS) and airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) solutions for military, government and homeland security customers. Continue reading
Airbus Helicopters and Garuda Technologies Inc. have signed a contract for the delivery of up to 18 Flexrotor Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Continue reading
The Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) hosted an Industry Day on March 5, 2026, at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, Virginia, bringing together representatives from government and industry to discuss collaboration and accelerate development of counter-small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-sUAS) capabilities. Continue reading
U.K.-based unmanned aerial system manufacturer Skycutter claimed the top position in the first round of the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance competition, earning delivery orders from the U.S. Defense Department. Continue reading
Thales has officially launched STORM 2, a lightweight and compact cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA) node. Originally designed to counter improvised explosive devices, Thales has rapidly developed the solution to equip soldiers with localised protection from radio frequency controlled unmanned aerial systems. Continue reading
The Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has announced the publication of “Counter-UAS Operations: Safeguarding Freedoms and Preserving Privacy,” a comprehensive guide to the sensor technologies used to detect and identify drone threats and the legal framework that governs their use.