DARPA invited the first tranche of teams to compete in the Lift Challenge, a national competition to revolutionize heavy vertical-lift aviation. Continue reading
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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
Turkey’s New Kamikaze Drone has Over 1,000-km Range
Turkish defence firm STM unveiled a long-range kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicle for the first time , bringing a national capability to long-range strike UAV systems. Continue reading
Kraus Hamdani Reveals K1000ULE Updates at AUSA
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace said it will use the 2026 AUSA Global Force Symposium & Exposition to present updates on its long-endurance, long-range unmanned aerial platform, the K1000ULE.
Task Force Hosts Industry Day to Strengthen C-sUAS Partnerships
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
British Company Tops Leaderboard for Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program
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
Pennsylvania Guard Team Wins Innovation Category at U.S. Army Drone Competition
A team of Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers from the 28th Infantry Division won the innovation category at the U.S. Army’s inaugural Best Drone Warfighter Competition. Continue reading
SwissP Defence SHATTER4K – a Highly Effective C-UAS Ammunition
At EnforceTac 2026 in Nuremberg, SwissP Defence unveiled SHATTER4K, a newly developed ammunition solution designed to counter small and medium-sized unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Continue reading