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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and the U.S. Navy’s Strike Planning and Execution Systems program office (PMX-281) collaborated on a demonstration of collaborative autonomous mission planning using GA-ASI’s MQ-20 Avenger Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) test aircraft on September 10 from GA-ASI’s Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility near Palmdale, California, and the Mission Operations Center located in Poway, California. Continue reading
The Department of War announced the directed-energy systems selected following the Joint Interagency Task Force 401’s (JIATF-401) counter-unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) directed energy pilot program, marking the next phase of efforts to expand the operational use of high-energy laser (HEL) and high-powered microwave (HPM) capabilities across the homeland.
The German Bundeswehr is getting its first drone regiment, responding to the lessons learned from the war in Ukraine. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius made the announcement last week at the Bergen military training area in Lower Saxony. Continue reading
As the world’s militaries race to counter the threat of fiberoptic drones, a cable-cutting barrier has just been deployed onto Ukraine’s battlefields, according to the maker behind the fledgling technology.
U.S. Army acquisition leaders and Joint Interagency Task Force 401 officials announced last week that the service awarded multiple contracts worth up to $7 billion for counter-drone capabilities.
Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced German financing for several tens of thousands of Quantum Systems interceptor drones for Ukraine as part of Germany’s military aid package for the winter of 2026/2027.
Diehl Aerospace – a Joint Venture between Diehl Aviation and Thales – has joined the Asymmetric Response European System (ARES) – an industry initiative comprising Oramach, Airspan Networks, and iVent Mobile. Continue reading
RFE/RL takes apart a Russian Geran-4 drone to uncover what makes the jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) faster, harder to intercept, and capable of operating deep inside Ukraine – from its turbojet engine and advanced camera to foreign-made communications and navigation components. Continue reading