A frayed wire likely triggered stray voltage to shut off a fuel valve, causing the catastrophic loss of an MQ-9 Reaper drone last August, according to a new Air Force investigation report. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
US Army Tests Self-Driving Ford F-250 Truck with Drone-Killing Turret
The U.S. Army tested an autonomous breaching vehicle with an onboard counter-UAS (C-UAS) turret during a live-fire exercise at Fort Bragg on August 18. As part of Project Sandhills 2.0, self-driving Ford F-250 trucks were put through their paces, some armed with computer-controlled drone-killing shotgun turrets. Continue reading
Ukraine’s 35th Independence Day Parade Shows the Future of War
Ukraine marked its 35th Independence Day with a military display unlike any it had staged before: robots on the streets of Kyiv, naval drones on the Dnipro river and UAVs in the skies above the capital, showcasing technologies that have transformed the battlefield since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Continue reading
General Atomics Plans ‘Wildfire’ Drone for Pentagon’s Low-Cost MMA Programme
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems predicts the new drone it plans to pitch for the military’s “Massed Modular Aircraft” program will exceed many of the military’s requirements for a successor to the MQ-9 Reaper. Continue reading
Finland’s Patria Partners with Ukrainian Drone Manufacturer General Cherry
Patria and Ukrainian drone manufacturer Center of Unmanned Technologies LLC (“General Cherry”) have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) on 23 August, 2026. As part of the collaboration, Patria plans to initiate drone production in Finland, which would support the development of Europe’s defence capabilities and Patria’s aim to be a pioneer in defence technologies and an innovative product developer. Continue reading
AEVEX Gets US $41M Contract for One-Way Attack Systems
AEVEX Corp. announced that it has received a $41 million award to support U.S. government customers with delivery of one-way attack systems.
Innokas to Build Airlogix Ukrainian Drones in Finland
Ukrainian unmanned aerial systems developer and manufacturer Airlogix and Finnish contract development and manufacturing organization Innokas have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to cooperate on establishing manufacturing capabilities in Finland for the production of UAV systems based on Airlogix’s Ukrainian technologies. Continue reading
Ukraine’s Dovbush T40 Drone Can Striking Targets Deep in Siberia
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has codified the domestically produced Dovbush T40 unmanned aerial system (UAS), a strategic-level aircraft with a range of more than 2,000 kilometers. Continue reading