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The Department of the U.S. Air Force executed airborne tactical command and in-flight control of a YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft from an F-22 Raptor earlier this month, advancing efforts to rapidly develop, evaluate and deliver mission-autonomy capabilities to the warfighter. Continue reading
Sesame Solar, Target Arm and AG3 Labs are launching the Persistent Drone Operations Nanogrid, the first integrated solution that combines Sesame Solar’s self-generating mobile power, Target Arm’s robotic arm and drone magazines for autonomous drone launch-and-recovery, and AG3 Labs’ attritable, unmanned aircraft into a single system for training and forward expeditionary use.
Japan’s Ministry of Defence has signed a contract to purchase interceptor drones manufactured by Ukrainian company SkyFall. Continue reading
)n 18 October 2026, the drone show presented amazing formations, including a giant peacock, the Indian national flag, a lion and Lord Shiva, created using hundreds of points of light in the sky. Continue reading
In the spring of 1943, the Bay of Biscay had become a hunting ground–grey water, broken clouds, and constant ambush. Eight Junkers Ju 88s swept low across the waves, searching for the slow, ungainly shapes of Allied patrols. Continue reading
A modified version of BAE Systems subsidiary Malloy Aeronautics’ T-150 Unmanned Air System intercepted multiple one-way attack drones during a US Office of the Under Secretary for Research & Engineering (OUSW) experiment. Continue reading
The Ukrainian Armed Forces say they have carried out the world’s first frontline evacuation of a wounded soldier by aerial drone. The soldier, from the 30th Mechanized Brigade, is said to have been recovered successfully and is undergoing treatment and rehabilitation. Continue reading
The Ukrainian team D·Vision SDR has developed a drone detector on the SDR platform. The device detects characteristic signals of drones and converts them into a video signal, meaning the operator can see the image from the drone. Unlike conventional detectors that use analog receivers to receive a video signal, D·Vision SDR analyzes the radio airwaves using software. Continue reading