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– Quantum Systems has announced a strategic partnership with Quantum Systems Partners with Sysgration to Localize UAS Production and Sustainment in Taiwan, a leading provider of AI, edge computing, and unmanned vehicle solutions, to localize assembly, integration, and sustainment in Taiwan—strengthening support across the Asia-Pacific. Continue reading
As Russia’s war machine grinds forward in eastern Ukraine, there is another offensive being waged far beyond the front line. Russia is ramping up nightly drone attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure, and as it rapidly increases its production of those weapons its strikes are intensifying. Continue reading
In the 1960s, the Soviet Union stunned Western intelligence with the Caspian Sea Monster, a massive, winged ship that skimmed just above the water’s surface, hidden from radar. Turkey has revived and modernized that concept with TALAY, the world’s first sea-skimming multipurpose unmanned aerial vehicle. Continue reading
The U.S. Air Force is seeking new technological solutions to coordinate swarms of small unmanned aircraft in contested environments where traditional satellite navigation is compromised. Continue reading
Russia has long been using 4G modems with SIM cards to transmit intelligence information from their drones, and Polish SIM cards were spotted on Russian UAVs shot down in Ukraine in early July, which Warsaw was warned about. Continue reading
– TEKEVER and QinetiQ join forces through a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate next-generation capabilities of unmanned systems in the UK. The collaboration combines TEKEVER’s battle-proven operational platforms with QinetiQ’s world-class Test and Evaluation (T&E) infrastructure, with early results already demonstrated through AR3 radar cross-section tests. Continue reading
The Pentagon last month held its first ‘Top Drone’ school for drone pilots to demonstrate their skills in a threat-representative environment. Continue reading
– Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger confirmed plans to deliver mobile drone defense systems to Ukraine before the end of 2025. Continue reading