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An unmanned aircraft equipped with a microwave retroreflector, a device that bounces radar signals back with the strength of an object roughly twenty times its actual size, is designed to make one radar blip look like a genuine incoming strike drone. Continue reading
On 13 August 2026, the President issued a Section 232 proclamation adjusting imports of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS components, stating that such imports “threaten to impair the national security of the United States.”
The U.S. Central Command announced efforts to establish the first multidomain, multinational attack drone task force on August 13.
A partnership between two US firms is creating a mobile autonomous platform that allows drones to launch, recover, and continue operating without stopping or requiring human intervention. Continue reading
As the threat of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) continues to evolve on the modern battlefield, the U.S. Army is looking to its future leaders for innovative solutions. In a unique collaborative effort, a cadet from the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point has partnered with Army engineers to develop alternative engagement algorithms designed to optimize UAS defeat.
Aviation has a wonderful way of keeping us humble. Not every DLC flight attempt ended exactly as planned. Continue reading
The U.S. Air Force wants to step up its ability to field unmanned systems with deployable manufacturing equipment for turning out small drones in austere terrain. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin, in collaboration with Verizon, NVIDIA, Keysight Technologies, ODC and Astris AI, recently showcased how commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies can make detecting and tracking unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) more accessible, faster to deploy, and easier to scale for public and critical infrastructure protection. Continue reading