This August, more than 100 teams will gather at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to attempt to achieve unprecedented payload-to-weight ratios in vertical flight. Continue reading
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GENIUS NY Announces Semifinalists for Cohort 10
CenterState CEO announced 12 companies are semifinalists for GENIUS NY program’s 10th cohort. GENIUS NY, operated by CenterState CEO and funded by Empire State Development with support from National Grid, is the world’s largest business accelerator focused on unmanned systems and robotics. Continue reading
DDP Announces 19 Companies Advancing to Gauntlet II
The Drone Dominance Program (DDP) is pleased to invite 19 companies to participate in Gauntlet II of its $1.1-billion Drone Dominance program at Fort Carson, CO, in August 2026, bringing them a stage closer to competing for production orders totaling 60,000 small-class one-way attack unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Continue reading
China Unveils Man-Portable Anti-Drone Laser
Chinese defence supplier Harbin Xinguang Optic-Electronics Technology demo’d two man-portable anti-drone lasers at a Beijing arms expo last week, putting backpack-scale directed-energy hardware alongside the mounted platforms that have so far dominated the space. Continue reading
Ondas Launches New Autonomous Defence Systems of Systems at Eurosatory 2026 Under Its ‘Autonomy at First Contact’ Vision
Ondas Inc. , a provider of autonomous drone and advanced defence technologies, has announced the launch of new autonomous defence systems and integrated systems of systems solutions at Eurosatory 2026 under its “Autonomy at First Contact” vision. Continue reading
Teledyne FLIR Defense Launches Black Recon Autonomous Micro-Drone
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated), announced at Eurosatory the market launch of Black Recon, an autonomously launched micro-drone system that delivers continuous, untethered reconnaissance from military vehicles and fixed installations. Continue reading
DARPA Invites First Wave of Lift Challenge Competitors
DARPA invited the first tranche of teams to compete in the Lift Challenge, a national competition to revolutionize heavy vertical-lift aviation. Continue reading
AIRO’s ‘Slowed Rotor’ Hybrid VTOL Long Range Cargo Drone on Show
Aerospace firm AIRO, along with its brand Jaunt Air Mobility, unveiled new dual-use vertical-takeoff-and landing (VTOL) drones — the JC250 cargo variant and the JX250 ISR variant — with “slowed-rotor” architecture and hybrid-electric propulsion, at the Xponential/MDEX conference. Continue reading