Gauntlet 2 was the Drone Dominance Program’s most demanding test to date. Operators pushed participants to their limits, flying 1,858 sorties across 23 platforms from 19 companies.
French Armed Forces Order Airbus U050 Capa-X Drone
The French Aeronautical Maintenance Directorate (DMAé) has placed an additional order with Airbus Helicopters following the successful evaluation of an initial U050 Capa-X system acquired at the end of 2025. Continue reading
SESAR DiFeRent CORUS Meets to Establish Digital Flight Rules to Integrate UAS into European Airspace
September 3–4, 2026 marked an exciting milestone: the official kick-off of the DiFeRent CORUS SESAR 3 Project. Continue reading
Boeing, Anduril Midrange Interceptor Advances in US Army Competition
The U.S. Army selected Boeing to advance to the next phase of competition for the Integrated Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) Increment 2 Second Interceptor — a capability that will be designed to protect fixed and forward operating bases from cruise missiles, militarized unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and related aerial threats. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman’s Lumberjack Proves Quantum-Enabled Flight Capabilities
Northrop Grumman collaborated with SandboxAQ to demonstrate quantum sensing magnetic navigation on Lumberjack, a Group 3 unmanned aircraft system (UAS), just one month after establishing an objective to fly this capability on this type of platform. Continue reading
Chinese Tourist Arrested Flying Drone Over NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
A Chinese man faces arraignment on two federal crimes after he flew a drone in restricted airspace above — encroaching within 1.56 miles of the Artemis-based pad 39B, a court affidavit said.
Ukrainian USV Sinks Russian USV in World’s First Naval Drone Duel
For the first time in history, an unmanned surface drone (USV) has destroyed another USV in combat. The Ukrainian Navy Sargan-3000 USV, operating on intelligence from the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), interdicted a Russian attack USV in the Black Sea. The Russian naval drone was sunk.
GA-ASI Unveils Wildfire UAS for Military, Civil and Commercial Role
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced its groundbreaking Wildfire UAS, a clean-sheet aircraft designed to maximize future investments in large unmanned aircraft that incorporates lessons learned over decades of large-scale global UAS operations.