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Drone Dominance Program Gauntlet Phase II qualifiers concluded last week at Camp Grayling, Michigan. This high-stakes test pits 49 companies and 79 unique unmanned aerial systems against rigorous mission scenarios, including long-range strikes and close-quarters tactical assaults. Each company brought 20 drones to take on the challenge. Continue reading
Palladyne AI, a U.S.-based defence and industrial technology company delivering embodied AI-powered collaborative autonomy solutions, advanced avionics, precision-manufactured components, UAVs, and advanced aerospace engineering services, announced that it has been awarded a pair of contracts to research, develop, and operationally validate SwarmOS and Gremlin-X with U.S. Army warfighters, competitively selected under the Army’s Disruptive Applications Broad Agency Announcement. Continue reading
The UK will provide 150,000 drones to Ukraine by the end of the year as part of a £752 million ($995M) funding package to help Ukraine defend their freedom and sovereignty. Continue reading
Leading Japanese defence contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, known for building destroyers and missiles, is expanding into small defense drones as the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East highlight the crucial role of low-cost drones. Continue reading
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach recently called the MQ-9 Reaper the “most valuable player” of Operation Epic Fury. Now the Senate Armed Services Committee wants the Air Force to build up its Reaper fleet. Continue reading
Terra Drone Corporation, an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) technology company headquartered in Japan, announced that, building on its strategic investment in Amazing Drones LLC in Ukraine, previously announced on March 23, 2026, it will acquire 50% of the company’s shares through Terra Defense Europe, Terra Drone Group’s European base in Estonia, become its largest shareholder, and consolidate Amazing Drones as a subsidiary. Continue reading
A U.S. Army landing craft launched several low-observable micro high-altitude balloons during an exercise off the coast of Morocco last month, trialing a new launched effect and satellite communications capability developed by Mach Industries to enable long-range communications and precision strikes with one-way attack drones. Continue reading
In response to U.S. Air Force leaders saying they want to backfill a critical shortage of MQ-9A Reapers in the short term and switch to a significantly cheaper aircraft for the same mission in the long term, the manufacturer plans to offer the same solution: a proposal for the larger MQ-9B SeaGuardian. Continue reading