Gauntlet 2 was the Drone Dominance Program’s most demanding test to date. Operators pushed participants to their limits, flying 1,858 sorties across 23 platforms from 19 companies.
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Northrop Grumman’s Lumberjack Proves Quantum-Enabled Flight Capabilities
Northrop Grumman collaborated with SandboxAQ to demonstrate quantum sensing magnetic navigation on Lumberjack, a Group 3 unmanned aircraft system (UAS), just one month after establishing an objective to fly this capability on this type of platform. Continue reading
South Korean Kamikaze Drone Crashes in 4 Seconds During Maritime Tests
The South Korean military conducted a maritime combat experiment in August for a domestically developed kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicle , but both launch attempts failed. Amid drones becoming central to modern warfare, the domestically produced kamikaze drone is expected to require a significant amount of time before it can be deployed in actual combat. Continue reading
Elroy Air Completes First Unmanned Autonomous Flights Under FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program
Elroy Air, a U.S.-based technology developer of autonomous heavy-cargo drones for commercial logistics, defence and rapid response, has announced the completion of the first autonomous and unmanned flights authorized under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP). Continue reading
Californian Cloud-Seeding Drones Produced 19 Million Gallons Extra Rain in 3 Hours in Alaska
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
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