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At UMEX 2026, Schiebel displayed its Camcopter S-301 vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). While all previous promotional posters depicted the vehicle with onboard pods for deployable sonobuoys, in Abu Dhabi the S-301 mockup was displayed with two side-mounted missile pods from Thales. Continue reading
Anduril Industries has announced plans to establish a second major Southern California campus in Long Beach and Lakewood, expanding its footprint to support long-term growth and rising demand from the U.S. military and allied partners. Anduril’s headquarters will remain in Costa Mesa. Continue reading
– Elbit Systems UK has finalised the full acquisition of UAV Tactical Systems Ltd. (U-TacS), which follows the receipt of all required regulatory and government approvals. Over nearly two decades, U-TacS has supplied dozens of advanced tactical unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to the British Army as well as to international customers, including the United Nations and NATO member countries. Continue reading
German authorities have arrested a woman accused of supplying information related to Russia’s war in Ukraine to a Russian intelligence agent and helping to get him access to political events in Berlin, prosecutors said. Continue reading
Silvus Technologies (Silvus), a Motorola Solutions company and a global leader in advanced tactical wireless communications, has announced the StreamCaster MINI 5200 (SM5200). It is Silvus’ smallest, fully-featured mobile ad hoc network (MANET) radio, designed to equip ground forces with next-generation mesh networking to securely share voice, video and data without the need for dedicated infrastructure. Continue reading
– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and Calidus Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the prospective co-production of MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft and Gambit Collaborative Combat Aircraft in the UAE, as well as command and control and battle management systems. Continue reading
Zipline, the American robotics company behind the world’s largest autonomous delivery system, announced that it has surpassed two million commercial deliveries, raised more than $600 million in funding, and will expand operations to Houston and Phoenix in early 2026, with additional U.S. metros launching later in the year. With this round, Zipline is now valued at $7.6 billion. Continue reading
Andrii Pavlovskyi, a Ukrainian engineer best known for developing one of the first “drone shotguns,” has recently turned his attention to a far simpler system. Initially dismissed as unpromising, the device has since proven effective against Russian reconnaissance drones, FPV drones and so-called ambush UAVs left loitering along roads to strike passing targets. Continue reading