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Insitu, a Boeing company, successfully demonstrated its Integrator VTOL Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) during Exercise Balikatan 2026, showcasing long-endurance, extended-range, multi-INT and AI-enabled battle management integration capabilities at density altitudes including above 12,000 feet and in heat indices reaching 107°F (42°C) Continue reading
AI-generated images appeared on Truth Social over the weekend showing what is called a ‘DronePort’ on top of the planned White House ballroom. Continue reading
Russian trucks are receiving ‘dazzle paint,’ borrowing the same kind of tactic Russia has used for some of its most important military aircraft, to try to confuse seekers on standoff weaponry that use image-matching capability. Continue reading
Aeronext Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President & Group CEO: Keisuke Toji) will unveil for the first time a new Japanese-made logistics drone equipped with its proprietary “ActiveWing” technology at Japan Drone 2026, to be held at Makuhari Messe from June 3 to June 5, 2026. Continue reading
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-300 has been selected as the airborne platform for SWORD, a European Defence Fund (EDF) project focused on Stand-off anti-submarine Warfare Operations by Remote Deployment (SWORD), a consortium led by TKMS ATLAS ELEKTRONIK. Continue reading
Motorola Solutions has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire D-Fend Solutions (D-Fend), an Israeli supplier of counter-drone technology, for a purchase price of $1.5 billion. Continue reading
The MQ-28 recently completed three operational flight tests on the Point Mugu Sea Range at U.S. Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California, to validate autonomous operations and demonstrate rapid deployment and sustained operations from an allied location. Continue reading
Echodyne, the radar platform company, has announced a partnership with Axon, the global public safety technology leader, to support a joint focus activity on delivering best in class infrastructure for a range of homeland security and law enforcement UAS applications in the U.S and globally. Continue reading