UAS

Zaynab Zlitni
U.S. drone manufacturer Blueflite will take part in a drone delivery initiative focused on transporting automotive parts by air.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
Denmark says it has agreed to buy four General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian uncrewed aircraft systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Zaynab Zlitni
Dexa, a U.S.-based autonomous drone delivery company, has received a national waiver from the FAA authorizing its drones to operate BVLOS.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
Confirmed details are still scant, but a recent congressional disclosure suggests the U.S. Navy has a powerful new tool coming into existence.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Terma says it has struck an agreement with Ukrainian drone-maker Odd Systems to jointly work on a system to bring down uncrewed air systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Joby flies hydrogen UAS; WeFly flies full-scale eVTOL; carmaker expands eVTOL line; Slovakian hydrogen VTOL; and fuel cell performance record.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Michigan is to create an advanced air mobility (AAM) testbed.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Swift Engineering has won a contract to further develop its solar-powered, high-altitude drone, with plans to demonstrate a 30-day flight in 2026.
Operations & Safety

By Graham Warwick
Analysis of drone activity conducted by the FAA’s Assure center of excellence for uncrewed aircraft systems has highlighted several challenges.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
India is doubling down on efforts to develop an indigenous drone industry after a 100-hr. conflict in May with archrival Pakistan.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Germany and the UK have agreed to deepen their defense ties, including better harmonizing equipment export policy.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
BAE Systems says it has fired precision weapons from a large quadcopter UAS to show how the combination can be used against drones and ground targets.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Firestorm Labs' investors include the venture arms of Lockheed Martin and Booz Allen Hamilton as well as JP Morgan.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
Discussions among senior military leaders internationally have taken on a more serious approach, the top U.S. Air Force officer says
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Chinese startup WeFly conducted the first flight of a full-scale uncrewed prototype of its W280 eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation appears to have conducted an almost-9-hr. flight of a previously unknown hydrogen-electric-powered uncrewed aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The BAE Systems PHASA-35 high-altitude, solar-electric, uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) will carry an Aloft Sensing X-band synthetic aperture radar.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) looks to add $30 billion to the Pentagon’s budget, while blocking some aircraft retirements and increasing F-35As.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
In the July 10 memo, released then redacted, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlines a goal of making the U.S. the world’s leader in drone operations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kim Minseok
KAI has revealed a conceptual design for a carrier-based UCAV, developed in support of the Republic of Korea Navy’s future drone carrier program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army plans to buy up to 10,000 small uncrewed aircraft systems (SUAS) that could be delivered by September 2026 for less than $2,000 each.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Missile defense has become an all-domain juggling act to handle low- to high-end threats.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
French defense procurement agency DGA says it is buying 1,000 Sorona micro-drones from Harmattan AI.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Israeli strike and surveillance quadcopter drone maker Xtend plans to start delivering 3,000 systems a month from a plant in Tampa, Florida.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Israel has provided more details on its operations against Iran, including more than 500 strikes and interdictions attributed to what it calls its UAV Array.
Budget, Policy & Operations