Swedish defence startup Nordic Air Defence (NAD) has announced that its interceptor drones will be hunting for Shaheds in Ukraine this winter. The company claims to be able to produce “tens of thousands” of drones per month. Continue reading
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US Air Force Plans to Start its Own Experimental One-Way Attack Drone Unit
The U.S. Air Force will stand up a new unit to shape how the service fights with low-cost, one-way attack drones. Continue reading
Turkey’s Fehmi Atalar Wins Red Bull Drone Tetris 2025 World Finals
December 13th was a historic day for Tetris as Fehmi Atalar from Turkey lifted the 2025 Red Bull Tetris World Final trophy in Dubai. With the Final taking place at the Dubai Frame, the esports event featured over 60 National Finalists from across the world, with Peru’s Leo Solórzano and Atalar advancing to the Grand Final. Continue reading
FCC Updates Banned List to Include Foreign UAS and UAS Critical Component
As the United States prepares to host several mass-gathering events, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup, America250 celebrations, and the 2028 LA Summer Olympics, the federal government is taking additional actions to safeguard Americans and restore American airspace sovereignty. Continue reading
China’s First Unmanned Convertiplane Makes First Flight
China Science announced on December 18 that the Lanying R6000, the China-developed world’s first 6-tonne tiltrotor aircraft, has completed its maiden flight in Deyang, southwest China’s Sichuan Province.
Amazon Halts Plans for Drone Delivery in Italy
– Amazon announced recently that it has decided not to pursue plans to deliver goods by drone in Italy, saying that while it had made good progress with aerospace regulators, broader business regulatory issues did not support the project. Continue reading
MatrixSpace Wins DIU, JIATF-401, USNORTHCOM, US ARMY C-UAS Low-Cost Sensing Challenge
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), in close collaboration with U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401), U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, announced top-performing solutions for the Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) Low-Cost Sensing (LCS) challenge. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and XTEND Expand Joint All Domain Command and Control for Advanced Mission Execution
– Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and XTEND collaborated to integrate the XTEND Operating System (XOS) into Skunk Works’ MDCX autonomy platform, allow simultaneous Command and Control (C2) of multiple classes of UAS, creating improved situational awareness for lower-level mission execution in joint all-domain C2 (JADC2) scenarios. Continue reading