UAS

Sweden’s military will deploy Saab Gripen fighter jets, warships and its ground-based radar system to Finland after Helsinki requested help to monitor the airspace along its border with Russia.

Russia says it is starting series production of a new counter-drone radar system optimized to detect swarms of uncrewed aircraft.

FAA launches Beyond Phase 2, expanding partnerships to address challenges preventing routine BVLOS drone operations nationwide.

A corrected Navy solicitation moves the start of GA-ASI MQ-9B SkyGuardian leasing from 2028 to 2027.

The Swiss government is looking to boost its counter-uncrewed aircraft system, drone and robotic capabilities, identifying the topics as a new focus area for its national defense capabilities.

Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex is testing a system from Asylon that uses a drone paired with a quadrupedal robot to scan aircraft for damage.

Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has selected Terra Drone to supply the Japan Self-Defense Forces with its Terra B1 interceptor drone under a fast-tracked program to strengthen counter-uncrewed aircraft capabilities.

California-based startup Auriga Space has completed a series of field tests of a supersonic drone interceptor launched using electricity and magnetic levitation.

The Dutch Navy plans to operate Destinus counter-uncrewed air system (C-UAS) munitions, with the aim of wrapping up a concept development phase within a year.

Taiwanese officials are watching the U.S.-Israel-Iran War closely.

GKN Aerospace has successfully run what may be Sweden’s first clean-sheet jet engine in more than 70 years, in a development spanning nine months.

German hypersonic vehicle developer Polaris says it has completed the first flight of a prototype of Cobra, its air-to-air missile-launch uncrewed air vehicle.

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has demonstrated long-range autonomous flight using a modified Jabiru J400 piston-engine aircraft.

Skypuzzler is developing a “digital air traffic controller” that it says could provide the tactical deconfliction needed as drone operations scale beyond today’s relatively low-density operations.

AeroDynamic Advisory expects production of small propulsion military engines to double in the next three years and exceed 8,000 per year by 2028.

High operations tempo, increasing threats drives a shifting strategy for air defenses and the systems the Army needs.

The U.S. Navy revealed a long-term interest on Aug. 19 to lease MQ-9B SeaGuardians and SkyGuardians, two types of uncrewed aircraft systems.

A Pentagon-level organization is being created to fast-track prototypes for defeating uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) with airborne lasers, continuous wave lasers and high-power microwaves.

Plans for drone deliveries in the U.S. are accelerating as the FAA prepares to release a final rule enabling routine BVLOS commercial operations.

Dutch weapons developer Destinus has teamed up with Danish firms Cubedin and Odense Maritime Technology to develop a naval version of Destinus’ Hornet anti-drone interceptor.

Frank Kendall, U.S. Air Force secretary during the Biden administration, is not the first person you would expect to go all-in on autonomous weapons.

Regent demonstrated its autonomous Squire seaglider at the U.S. military’s Silent Swarm experimentation event in Michigan.

The company that invented the MQ-9A Reaper is now aiming to reinvent the medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) category.

The new U.S. National Security Science and Technology (S&T) strategy report identifies space as one of the top three areas it needs to dominate the battlefield, alongside air superiority and long-range strike.

Ukraine’s military revealed a long-range uncrewed aircraft system on Aug. 17.