Transport
Walmart Celebrates One Million Drone Deliveries
The one millionth delivery comes as Walmart continues to rapidly expand drone capabilities across 66 stores in four states serving five metro markets
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Military
Romania Selects Quantum Systems for UAS Procurement
The contract represents the first procurement under the European Union’s SAFE project involving Quantum Systems and further strengthens the company’s role in supporting Europe’s defence readiness and industrial resilience efforts.
Business
AV Expands Huntsville Facility to Accelerate Production of Next-Generation Freedom Eagle-1 Interceptor
The Freedom Eagle-1 program is tied to the U.S. Army’s Next-Generation Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System Missile and Long-Range Kinetic Interceptor efforts.
Technology
Turkish Startup Develops Stealth Spray for Combat Drones
The material is designed to spray directly onto any aircraft surface, including drones, reducing the strength of the radar return signal the vehicle produces and making it significantly harder for detection systems to find.
Data Links & Communications
Silvus Technologies Introduces StreamCare+
StreamCare+ is Silvus’ premier protection and concierge support program, designed to eliminate downtime in mission-critical environments.
CCA
GA-ASI and US Air Force Demonstrate Advanced Manned-Unmanned Teaming with MQ-20 Avenger and F-35
The demonstration further proved the CCA surrogate and F-35’s ability to use a tactical proliferated low Earth orbit data link to accomplish seamless coordination
Transport
Green Berets Test Glider Drones for Supply Drops
During the Trojan Footprint exercise in Romania and Macedonia, Romanian aircraft carrying a handful of US troops released two Grasshopper glider drones loaded with construction materials, food, and medical supplies in support of American Green Berets on the ground.
UAM/UTM
Thales to Build Singapore’s Drone Traffic Management Platform
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore has awarded Thales, as partner in a consortium with Deeeplabs, a contract to deliver an UAS Traffic Management (UTM) System based on the TopSky - AstraUTM platform, to provide an integrated, one-stop portal for all unmanned aircraft operations in Singapore.
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Fairchild C-123 Provider - the Most Dangerous Plane America Ever Flew
Electronic Sub-Systems
UAV Navigation–Grupo Oesía Launches New Autopilot for Loitering Munitions and C-UAS Interceptors
VECTOR‑300 is a highly efficient, industrially scalable, optimized autopilot designed for the high-volume manufacturing requirements of attritable or fungible UAS platforms.
C-UAS
BAE Systems to Provide Active Protection System for US Army Combat Vehicles
ROOK is a leading soft-kill countermeasure system, providing improved situational awareness and threat response in complex battlefield conditions. The system's electronic countermeasures defeat threats before they reach the vehicle by confusing or jamming their guidance systems.
Propulsion
South Korea Launches UAV Engine Development Program
South Korea is preparing to take a key step toward propulsion self-reliance, as Hanwha Aerospace begins ground testing of a homegrown engine for Korean Air’s Low Observable Unmanned Wingman System (LOWUS) stealth drone