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Airbus’ ‘Bird of Prey’ interceptor drone has completed its first demonstration flight at a military training area in northern Germany. In a realistic mission scenario, the drone autonomously searched for, detected, and classified a medium-sized one-way attack (kamikaze) drone. Continue reading
The domination of drones in current warfare has created a surge in demand for counter drone solutions. How do you stop them or neutralise them completely ? Different strategies are on offer depending on the size and proximity of the incoming threat. Continue reading
Ukrainian company OSIRIS AI has developed the UEB-1 interceptor drone, which is capable of speeds up to 315 km/h (195 m/h). Continue reading
A sales representative for one company acknowledged that a so-called ‘model plane’ listed online was in fact a copy of Iran’s Shahed-136 drone, adding that it could be armed with explosives and shipped to Russia if required. Continue reading
Silvus Technologies has just released an update to its StreamScape ATAK plugin, that brings the full power of StreamCaster MANET radios directly to any ATAK-enabled End User Device (EUD). Continue reading
The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Near Earth Autonomy a contract to develop an aircraft-agnostic autonomy solution for ship-to-shore and shore-to-ship operations through an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) under the Naval Aviation Systems Consortium (NASC). The work will advance the U.S. Marine Corps’ capabilities for unmanned logistics missions in contested maritime environments. Continue reading
BRINC, a leading American developer of public safety drones, has announced Guardian, its most advanced 911 response drone to date. Designed to transform Drone as First Responder (DFR) operations, Guardian introduces major upgrades in connectivity, autonomy, and deployment. Continue reading
Following its announcement in November 2025, NATO and Ukraine have unveiled the next steps for the first Ukraine-NATO Innovation, Technology and Engineering (UNITE) – Brave NATO competition. Continue reading