–Uvision Group, a global pioneer in smart integrated systems, has announced the complete acquisition of SpearUAV, an Israeli defence tech company, developer of encapsulated AI-based loitering systems. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Merops – the Cheap US Interceptor Drone Making Russia’s $35K Shaheds Obsolete
With plans to establish a drone wall to combat a surge in Russian UAV incursions, multiple states in NATO’s Eastern Flank are now adopting Merops, the battle-tested ‘Shahed-killer’ counter-drone system. Merops has been fast-tracked to countries like Poland and Romania, both of which are witnessing mounting drone incursions from Russia. It is reportedly also being purchased by Denmark, which has seen an uptick in unidentified drone activity. Continue reading
US Air Force Buying $50 Million in Small Drones to Support Special Ops Missions
The United States Air Force awarded a $50 million contract for small drones to Anduril Industries last month, a move that could help transform MQ-9 Reapers into drone-launching motherships. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Uses 5th Gen Fighter to Command Drone in Flight
– Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, with industry partners and the U.S. Air Force, controlled an unmanned aerial system (UAS) from the cockpit of a 5th Gen fighter while in flight. Continue reading
FLY-R Partners with MBDA to Develop Diamond-Shaped Loitering Munition in the United Arab Emirates
– FLY-R, a French company specializing in the design of aircraft featuring rhomboidal wings, announces the launch of a co-development programme with MBDA, supported by the Tawazun Council, to create a new generation of loitering munitions. Continue reading
UAV Navigation Enables Synchronized Autonomous Flights in Spanish M-UMT Trials
The Spanish consortium SATNUS, formed by GMV, Sener and Tecnobit-Grupo Oesía, has recently completed the third flight test campaign of the FCAS/NGWS program, successfully validating the Manned-Unmanned Teaming & Common Systems Demonstrator (MCSD), a platform based on a modified target drone. Continue reading
GA-ASI Lockheed Martin and L3Harris Collaborate on Manned-Unnanned Teaming Flight Test
On October 21, 2025, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. , Lockheed Martin, and L3Harris Technologies collaborated on a flight test that successfully demonstrated Manned-Unmanned Teaming using an F-22 Raptor fighter jet and a GA-ASI MQ-20 Avenger unmanned jet. Continue reading
Anduril Gets $50M USAF ALTIUS-600 Support Contract
– Anduril Industries, Costa Mesa, California, was awarded a ceiling of $50,000,000 Small Business Innovation Research III indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for Agile-Launched, tactically-integrated unmanned system and support services for testing, training, and supportability. Continue reading