Terra Drone Corporation announced that it has developed in-house a domestically produced flight controller for defense drones, “Terra DFC,” and has established a mass-production system for it. Continue reading
Heinkel He 219 Uhu – the German Monster they Couldn’t See
The Heinkel He 219 Uhu was designed for one terrifying purpose: hunt British bombers in complete darkness. Armed with radar, heavy cannons, upward-firing Schräge Musik weapons, and even ejection seats for both crewmen, the Uhu represented one of Nazi Germany’s most advanced night fighters. Continue reading
Anduril’s YFQ-44A Fury CCA Has Flown Alongside F-35s
Anduril’s YFQ-44A Fury Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) has already flown in formation alongside F-35 fighters during U.S. Air Force testing, company executives have revealed, offering the clearest indication yet that live manned-unmanned teaming work with the fifth-generation fighter is underway. Continue reading
Textron Aviation and Merlin Introduce Cessna SkyCourier UX Concept Aircraft
Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, and Merlin, Inc. have introduced a concept Cessna SkyCourier UX aircraft that combines Textron Aviation’s proven Cessna SkyCourier platform with Merlin’s aircraft-agnostic software solution for autonomous aviation. Continue reading
Global Hawk Crashed Off Japan’s Northwestern Coast
Japan’s air force said one of its long-distance surveillance drones is believed to have crashed into the sea during a flight Tuesday off the country’s northwestern coast. Continue reading
Ukrainian Grandma Disables Russian Fiber-Optic FPV Drone
A video circulating on social media shows an elderly Ukrainian woman successfully disabling a Russian fiber-optic FPV “waiting drone” by approaching the landed device and carefully removing its thread spool, effectively disabling it completely. Continue reading
Swarm Aero Pitches Gamera for New US Drone Requirements
At the Air & Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference 2026, SwarmAero, a developer of large unmanned aircraft systems swarms, unveiled Gamera, which introduces a new category of Group 5 strike and sensing UAS. Continue reading
GA-ASI Opening a New Facility in Dayton, Ohio
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. , Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, JobsOhio and the Dayton Development Coalition have announced that GA-ASI is expanding its footprint with a new 22,000-square-foot innovation hub in Dayton, Ohio, focusing on hardware and software development for U.S. Air Force (USAF) programs.