– Eagle Aerial Systems Inc. has announced the sale of two eBee VISION unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR). Continue reading
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General Atomics Gets $14M Service Contract for the Italian Air Force MQ-9 Fleet
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a face value $14,314,754 cost-plus fixed-fee contract modification (P00018) to previously awarded FA8689-23-C-2013 to exercise an option for continued sustainment for the Italian Air Force MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial System Program fleet. Continue reading
Epirus’ Leonidas Demonstrates Successful Use of High-Power Microwave to Defeat Fiber-Optic Controlled UAS
– Epirus has released video footage showing its Leonidas VehicleKit (VK) high-power microwave (HPM) platform successfully disabling a fiber-optic guided unmanned aerial system (UAS) during a December 2025 live-fire technology demonstration at a U.S. government testing site. Continue reading
DHS Science and Technology Directorate – Review of 2025
Over the past year, the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) advanced critical Department of Homeland Security (DHS) missions by delivering innovative technologies, analytic tools, and scientific expertise across border security, law enforcement, infrastructure protection, and emergency readiness. Continue reading
Joint Interagency Task Force Announces First Replicator 2 Purchase to Counter Homeland Drone Threats
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401) announced Jan. 11 its first acquisition under the Replicator 2 initiative, awarding a contract for two DroneHunter F700 systems, expected to be delivered by April. Continue reading
EagleNXT Establishing US Drone Manufacturing Center and Consolidating Operations in Texas
– AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. has announced the relocation of its global headquarters from Wichita, Kansas, to Allen, Texas, located in the northeast Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex. The move marks a significant milestone as EagleNXT positions itself for accelerated growth in the rapidly expanding unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry. Continue reading
Nine F-111F’s Flew 6,400 Miles for REVENGE
On April 14, 1986, Karma 52 checked in over the Mediterranean, its radar altimeter steady just a few hundred feet above the sea. The F-111F was part of an 18-ship U.S. Air Force strike package bound to hit the literal beating heart of Libya—each jet armed with two 2,000-pound Pave Way II laser-guided bombs. Continue reading
US Navy F-35 Pilots Train Controlling Drones with Touchscreen Tablets
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) achieved a milestone in advancing F-35 Lightning II integration with the Navy’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) during a recent tactical demonstration in its Joint Simulation Environment (JSE). Continue reading