Alabama-based drone manufacturer Griffon Aerospace has unveiled its latest unmanned aircraft system, the MQM-172 Arrowhead, a drone designed to operate as both a high-performance target platform and a configurable strike asset. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
US Wants Shahed Drone Replicas
The US Air Force is seeking to acquire a 1:1 replica of the Shahed-136 drone that Russia deploys against Ukraine and use it for developing and enhancing countermeasures. Continue reading
From $300K to $70K: How Russia Mass-Produced Cheaper Shahed Drones
Russia has significantly reduced the unit cost of its long-range Shahed-type attack drones over the past three years, according to Ukrainian intelligence and independent defense analysts. Continue reading
Stark Valued at $500M after $62M in Fresh Funding Led by Sequoia Capital
German unmanned weapons systems startup Stark has raised $62 million in fresh funding led by Sequoia Capital, boosting its valuation to $500 million. The latest round has drawn interest from 8VC, Thiel Capital, the NATO Innovation Fund, In-Q-Tel (the CIA’s venture arm), Project A, and Döpfner Capital. Continue reading
Fiber Optic FPV Drones Featured in US Navy Electronic Warfare Exercise
A first-person view (FPV) type quadcopter drone controlled via a fiber optic cable was among the participants in a U.S. Navy-led exercise earlier this year focused on exploring new distributed electronic warfare capabilities. Continue reading
AeroVironment Delivers Initial P550 Autonomous Group 2 eVTOL UAS to US Army for LRR Program
– AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the successful delivery of its Group 2 P550 small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) to the U.S. Army as part of the Long-Range Reconnaissance (LRR) program to support training and operations for Transformation in Contact (TiC) brigades. Continue reading
Germany’s New ‘Sparta’ Mothership Drone to Begin Serial Production in Ukraine
The German drone manufacturer Quantum Systems says it is working on developing a mothership drone called Sparta. As a company spokesperson told hartpunkt, the system, which is currently being developed in Ukraine, is expected to reach series production by the end of the year. Continue reading
Ukraine’s AI-Powered ‘Pavuk Dopkhina’ Drone has 50 km Deep-Strike Capability
The ‘Pavuk Dopkhina’ (Dophin Spider) drone, is cutting-edge technology developed by the 3rd Assault Brigade and Omnitech, with support from Brave1, according to a post on the official Telegram channel of Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation. Continue reading