NATO Allies tested layered counter-drone defences in Romania this month to accelerate Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) integration, turning emerging technology into interoperable capability under realistic conditions.
400 Drones Formed Sky Billboard on Coachella Route for Masters of the Universe Movie
To celebrate the upcoming June 5 release of the live-action film Masters of the Universe, Mattel Studios and Amazon MGM Studios brought unprecedented entertainment to notorious festival traffic in the form of a drone billboard spectacular on April 16 and 17. Continue reading
SOCOM Plans MQ-9 Drone Mothership
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has requested increased funding in its fiscal 2027 budget to transform the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft system into a drone “mothership,” while scaling back its planned fleet of armed reconnaissance and light attack aircraft. Continue reading
US Navy Selects Insitu’s ScanEagle and Integrator UAS to Deliver ISR Services with Advanced AI-Assisted Payloads
Insitu, a Boeing Company, has been selected to provide ISR support services to the United States Navy (USN), United States Marine Corps (USMC) and other United States Government (USG) customers as directed, under a Contractor-Owned, Contractor-Operated (COCO) model. Continue reading
Dutch Startup Intelic Creates Drone Procurement Hub for Europe
Dutch defence-technology startup Intelic has set up a European military drone marketplace that brings together drone manufacturers from nine European countries, in a bid to speed up procurement by allowing militaries to compare various available unmanned systems. Continue reading
US Army UAS Training Operations
Unmanned aircraft systems operate during training, demonstrating capabilities that enhance reconnaissance, surveillance, and overall battlefield awareness. Continue reading
General Atomics Pitches Armaments for New Battleship
General Atomics is looking to equip the U.S. Navy’s planned Trump-class battleships / BBG(X), according to company leadership at Sea Air Space 2026. Continue reading
Shoddy Russian Shahed Drones Fall Apart in the Air
Ukrainian air defence personnel engaged in intercepting Russian Shahed series of long-range one-way attack drones have published footage showing multiple examples of the weapons literally disintegrating in the air before reaching their targets — a visible sign of deepening manufacturing failures at Russia’s Alabuga drone production complex. Continue reading