Chinese researchers have revealed a new technology that could soon enable drones to charge mid-flight using high-powered lasers. Continue reading
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US Army and Auriga Space to Develop Low-Cost Electromagnetic Weapons Against Drone Swarms
Auriga Space and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (DEVCOM AC) have signed a three-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to advance electromagnetic (EM) accelerators as a lower-cost, high-cadence solution to counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Continue reading
How to Make an Invisible Drone
In a paper presented last week at Robotics Science and Systems 2026 in Sydney, roboticists from Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., demonstrated a drone called Phantom Twist that is essentially invisible to humans, being an order of magnitude more difficult to see in flight than a typical quadrotor. Continue reading
China’s 800-Cycle Lithium-Sulfur Battery Could Double Drone Flight Time
Chinese researchers have developed a new approach to significantly enhance the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries, a breakthrough that could one day enable drones to fly much farther on a single charge. Continue reading
Killer Drone Downs Intruder Drones with Metal Chains
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a new concept for drone defence: Thin chains are fired at incoming drones, entangled in their rotors, and bring them down in a controlled manner. Simulations and initial field tests demonstrate the basic functionality of this approach. Continue reading
Otto Aerospace Laminar-Flow Aircraft Flight Test Advances DARPA Research
Otto Aerospace has announced the successful completion of a flight-test campaign for its unmanned drone aircraft designed around its proven laminar-flow technology, which dramatically reduces aerodynamic drag by maintaining smooth, uninterrupted airflow over an aircraft’s surfaces. Continue reading
Pierce Aerospace Selected to Build Remote ID Network for NASA
Pierce Aerospace, a pioneer in Remote ID technologies, announced that it has been selected by Metis Technology to deploy Remote ID sensors throughout the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area. Continue reading
New System Designed to Protect Drones From Cyber Threats
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have begun developing what they describe as a world-first cybersecurity system aimed at protecting drones from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. Continue reading