In the summer of 1940, Nazi Germany’s advance across Europe seemed unstoppable. As the once mighty France teetered on the edge of defeat after a brutal campaign, Britain braced itself for invasion. Continue reading
Kalashnikov Concern Delivers SKAT 350 M UAV to State
Kalashnikov Concern has completed delivery of a batch of SKAT 350 M unmanned aerial vehicles to the State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK). The devices are intended for use in the civilian sector of the economy, the concern’s press service said. Continue reading
SpearUAV Gets $20M Contract for Advanced VIPER 300 AI-Based Loitering Munition Systems
– SpearUAV, a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) based autonomous aerial weapon systems that are “folded” and launched from a capsule, announced a significant contract award from an un-disclosed customer in the value of $20 million. Continue reading
Emerging EMP Drone Threat to Our Power Grid
Over the past few weeks, a series of unusual drone incidents over parts of New Jersey have caught my attention—not just as a casual observer, but as someone who has long studied military history and the evolution of drone and weapon technologies. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $48M French Air Force MQ-9 Maintenance Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a face value $48,482,812 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification (P00021) to a previously awarded contract (FA8689-22-C-2017) to exercise an option for continued sustainment of the French Air Force MQ-9 unmanned aerial system program fleet. Continue reading
Kratos Conducts First Flight Of Thanatos UCAV
Kratos Defense and Security recently completed the first flight of its Thanatos stealthy uncrewed combat air vehicle, proving out the aircraft’s basic design as the company now focuses on flying a fully integrated system. Continue reading
Commercial UAV Market to Rise at 57% CAGR to $7,600 BN by 2034
The global commercial UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) market size was USD 82.00 billion in 2024, estimated at USD 128.95 billion in 2025, and is expected to reach around USD 7,646.37 billion by 2034, expanding at a CAGR of 57.4% from 2025 to 2034. Continue reading
GPS Alternative for Drone Navigation using Visual Data from Stars
A surge in GPS jamming attacks in drone warfare has inspired Australian researchers to develop a celestial navigation system that uses visual data from stars rather than relying on the global positioning system. Continue reading