UAS

For years the question for the AAM market was about technology. Now the question is market viability.

China’s United Aircraft carried out the first flight of its R6000 large tiltrotor UAS, roughly a year after the initial prototype rolled off the assembly line.

Archer Aviation sees a deal to supply the hybrid power system to the Omen military drone being developed by Anduril and Edge Group as the beginning of a new revenue path for the company.

Airbus is gearing up to begin flight trials of its Sirtap tactical uncrewed air system while also looking to expand the system's customer set and capabilities.

An F-22 fighter and an uncrewed jet collaborated in the skies over a remote area of Nevada in a company-funded demonstration, GA-ASI says.

Venture capital funding in American defense startups is on track for its best year ever, according to private market data firm PitchBook.

A U.S. startup has adapted technology enabling airborne wind energy generation to develop a tethered drone.

XTI Aerospace, a developer of vertical flight technologies and VTOL aircraft, has paid $40 million to acquire Drone Nerds.

UAS manufacturer Neros, whose drones have been battle tested in Ukraine, has raised $75 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital.

Germany is providing counter-drone support to its neighbor Belgium after a spate of unidentified UAS sightings, including near military facilities.

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Switzerland is nearing a deal with Elbit Systems to get compensation from the company after Bern agreed to field the Hermes 900 despite capability shortfalls.

Shield AI has chosen GE Aerospace’s F110 engine to power its X-Bat vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) uncrewed aircraft system (UAS).

The UK is looking to demonstrate an uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for use with its AH-64E attack helicopters in 2027.

Apium Swarm Robotics, a developer of distributed autonomy for unmanned systems, has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Red Cat Holdings.

General Atomics is proposing a specialized air-to-ground member of the company’s Gambit family of modular uncrewed aircraft systems.

The Republic of Korea Air Force plans to field aircraft piloted by artificial intelligence by the early 2030s to fly alongside KAI F-50 and KF-21 fighters.

The sky is not the limit for Europe’s “Drone Wall” as the region looks at missile defense beyond the atmosphere.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force has selected the Elbit Systems Hermes 900 as its next-generation uncrewed aircraft system.

China United Aircraft Group on Oct. 30 conducted the first flight of its new T1400 Boying large, uncrewed tandem-rotor helicopter.

Leonardo DRS reported a jump in sales as CEO Bill Lynn announced he would exit the business at year-end.

Over the past 150 years, warfare has become increasingly decentralized, allowing small groups to pursue goals as the terrain and circumstances permit.

Lacking a strong local workforce, the UAE’s Edge Group turns to robotics and automation to scale production and expand its portfolio.

A UK firm is adapting tech developed for smartphones and driverless automobiles to provide the navigational accuracy for a new generation of low-cost munitions.

Northrop Grumman has secretly built a large new uncrewed aircraft system (UAS), dubbed Project Lotus.