A California weather-technology company says seven cloud-seeding missions flown over the Kenai Peninsula recently produced an estimated 19 million gallons of additional precipitation in roughly three hours. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Auriga Space Completes First In-Field Launch of Hermes Containerized Electromagnetic C-UAS Platform
On August 25, Auriga Space revealed its alternative solution is getting that much closer to deployment with the completion of the first field test of Hermes: its electromagnetic launcher that fits inside a shipping container and relies on no propellant to accelerate low-cost projectiles for drone intercept. Continue reading
Army-Powered Drone Breaks World Flight Record
A battery-powered small unmanned aircraft system recently shattered a world endurance record, flying for more than eight hours in the desert heat — a milestone achieved using critical propulsion components assembled by the Army’s organic industrial base. Continue reading
Marine Corps Valkyrie Demonstrates BvLOS Command and Control in Flight at US Navy Test Range
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that a missionized United States Marine Corps’ (USMC) Valkyrie Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) successfully demonstrated Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities and beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) command and control (C2) datalink in southern California in April 2026. Continue reading
Rheinmetall Launches New Containerized Loitering Munition from Moving Truck
Rheinmetall has successfully launched its FV-014 loitering munition system from the Containerized Missile Launcher, a modular multi launcher for guided missiles and loitering munitions. Both the Containerized Missile Launcher and the FV-014 loitering munition system are in-house developments. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin and Partners Demonstrate Technology for Public Airspace Protection with NVIDIA Technology
Lockheed Martin, in collaboration with Verizon, NVIDIA, Keysight Technologies, ODC and Astris AI, recently showcased how commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies can make detecting and tracking unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) more accessible, faster to deploy, and easier to scale for public and critical infrastructure protection. Continue reading
UK Royal Navy Demonstrates Wildcat Helicopter Controlling Aerial Drones
An armada of aerial and surface drones scouting ahead of the main body of traditional helicopters, jets and ships is a step closer to reality following trailblazing work by the Royal Navy. Continue reading
Boeing, Northrop Grumman Simulate Teaming with P-8A and MQ-4C Triton
Boeing and Northrop Grumman successfully simulated teaming between a manned P-8A Poseidon and unmanned MQ-4C Triton, demonstrating how the platforms can share intelligence, mission planning and execution. This jointly funded technology collaboration applied universal standard interfaces to make integration across platforms quicker and more cost effective for operators. Continue reading