Russian engineers have developed a new unmanned ground platform designed to deliver and launch drones using a fiber-optic control link, according to the Scientific and Technical Center (STC) ‘Kornei.’ Continue reading
Performance Drone Works Opens New Factory in Alabama
PDW (Performance Drone Works) has officially opened Drone Factory 01, its new 90,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Alabama. The massive facility exponentially increases PDW’s production capacity and reinforces the company’s role as a leading provider of battlefield-ready unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Awarded US Army Contract for Black Hawk Modernization Efforts
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company has announced a new U.S. Army contract that will fund Black Hawk modernization engineering efforts. The initial $43 million contract award will focus on foundational capabilities for modernization: enhancement of the airframe and inclusion of a digital backbone capability to allow for rapid unmanned aerial systems (UAS) integration. 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
Airbus and Shield AI Accomplish First Autonomous Aerial Logistics Connector Helicopter Flight
– Airbus U.S. Space & Defense recently completed its first autonomous helicopter test flight utilizing Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy package. Continue reading
Report to Congress on US Army’s Small UAS Program
The U.S. Army has requested Fiscal Year 2026 funding for small uncrewed aircraft systems (sUAS, commonly referred to as drones). These systems support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR); target acquisition and strike; electronic warfare operations; and other missions. 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
Lockheed Martin F-35A uses Small Drone to Guide Precision Bombs in First-of-its-Kind Test
The Lockheed Martin F-35A has completed a first-of-its-kind strike test with the help of a PDW C100 drone. Acting as a laser designator, the drone guided four bombs to target, showing how small unmanned systems can enhance stealth aircraft without risking pilots or ground forces. Continue reading