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* Volatus Aerospace Inc., a Canadian supplier of aerial intelligence and cargo solutions, has secured a contract to deliver a fleet of lightweight tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) drone systems to a customer in a NATO member country. The initial contract is valued at approximately C$1M (USD 727,000)
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The latest addition to Ukraine’s growing series of ad-hoc anti-drone measures is a propeller-driven agricultural aircraft toting infrared-guided air-to-air missiles under the wings. While the operational status of the modified aircraft is unknown, the development highlights continued Ukrainian innovation in terms of extemporized air defense systems and the use
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* Motorola Solutions has completed its acquisition of Silvus Technologies Holdings Inc., a global leader in mission-critical mobile ad-hoc networks (MANET), based in Los Angeles, California. Silvus’ MANET technology is designed to support frontline operations in the most challenging and contested environments, enabling highly secure data, video and voice communications without
* Reliable Robotics has announced a new partnership with NASA under a Space Act Agreement (SAA) to support the integration of large Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS). Through joint collaboration, NASA and Reliable Robotics will address emergent UAS capabilities for air cargo operations and air transportation
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* Korean Air and US defense technology startup Anduril Industries have signed a partnership to jointly produce autonomous aircraft in Korea. This agreement, signed on August 7, 2025, follows a pre-existent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was signed between the two companies in April 2025. This deal has an important industrial
* Northrop Grumman Corporation is announcing the first six strategic partners who will use its Beacon testbed ecosystem to rapidly test and deliver new autonomous solutions at scale. * The initial partners are Applied Intuition, Autonodyne, Merlin, Red 6, Shield AI and SoarTech, an Accelint company. * Partners will test and refine their
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They heard it would be the aircraft that would finally bring frontline American technology within their reach. It’s 1983, and a group of South Korean defense procurement officials excitedly enters a meeting room to get a glimpse of the Northrop F-20 Tigershark, the United States’ latest jet fighter. Their
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The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has selected American autonomous drone company Skydio, alongside its European partner COBBS BELUX BV, as part of a new agreement to supply and support small ISR drones across NATO member nations within the Uncrewed Aerial Systems Support Partnership. This framework agreement is for
Russia has introduced a new unmanned aerial vehicle, the MiS-150, a heavier and more capable version of its earlier MiS-35 drone, which reportedly failed to meet expectations on the battlefield. The original MiS-35—a hexacopter equipped with 82mm mortar rounds and PG-7 anti-tank projectiles—was widely promoted by Russian sources
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A team of aerospace engineers from China has proposed a new evasive maneuvering technology that would allow combat drones to increase their survivability rate to almost 90 percent. The concept involves fitting lightweight, side-mounted rocket booster to drones. This would allow them to perform high-speed evasive maneuvers, allowing them to
* Baykar Technologies has officially commenced serial production of its Bayraktar Kızılelma unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), with deliveries to the Turkish Armed Forces scheduled for 2026. The announcement was made by Baykar’s Chairman of the Board, Selçuk Bayraktar, who confirmed the assembly of the sixth prototype is currently being
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy unveiled a new proposed rule – Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS). This rule will unleash American innovation safely integrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national airspace system. For more information about the proposed rule, see our fact sheet. said U.S. Transportation