At the Air & Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference 2026, SwarmAero, a developer of large unmanned aircraft systems swarms, unveiled Gamera, which introduces a new category of Group 5 strike and sensing UAS. Continue reading
GA-ASI Opening a New Facility in Dayton, Ohio
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. , Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, JobsOhio and the Dayton Development Coalition have announced that GA-ASI is expanding its footprint with a new 22,000-square-foot innovation hub in Dayton, Ohio, focusing on hardware and software development for U.S. Air Force (USAF) programs.
Skunk Works Expands Production of Lockheed Martin Vectis
The battlespace is evolving and the need for survivable, multi-mission, autonomous capability is rapidly growing with it. Skunk Works is responding with urgency, expanding the program with four more vehicles as the team continues to advance toward first flight in 2027. Continue reading
International Students Put Autonomous Aerial Systems to the Test in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Students from across the United States and around the world will converge on Tulsa this month as RoboNation brings its annual Student Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) Competition to Oklahoma for the first time. Continue reading
Shield AI signs X-BAT Letter of Intent with Poland’s PGZ and WZL-2
At a signing event on September 8 at MSPO, the International Defence Industry Exhibition, Shield AI,Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A. (PGZ) and Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze nr 2 S.A. (WZL-2) signed a letter of intent to partner on the design, production and delivery of X-BAT, and on sustaining it in Poland. Continue reading
Drone Dominance Program’s Gauntlet 2 at Fort Carson
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