Transport
-Skyways, a designer and manufacturer of long-range autonomous unmanned cargo aircraft systems, announced that it has received an award for a total amount of $37 million from the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) AFWERX to transition its existing V3 aircraft from prototype to full-rate production. With the funding,
At the recently held MADEX2025 International Maritime Defense Exhibition in Busan, South Korea, South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries unveiled for the first time a conceptual design model of a new drone carrier called HCX-23 Plus. Compared with the Turkish Anadolu drone carrier, which was a "half-baked"
AI
An autonomous drone carrying water to help extinguish a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada might encounter swirling Santa Ana winds that threaten to push it off course. Rapidly adapting to these unknown disturbances inflight presents an enormous challenge for the drone’s flight control system. To help such a drone
Business
The UK Ministry of Defence is seeking industry input for a new rapid-launch drone system under “Project VOLLEY”, aiming to field multiple mobile launchers capable of deploying five drones in under four minutes - with each drone launched at one-minute intervals. Described in a newly published Prior Information Notice, the
C-UAS
The Sentinel Counter-UAS System is an air-to-air sensor & interceptor network designed to detect, classify, and intercept unmanned aerial systems (UAS), including small drones, micro-UAVs, and loitering munitions. It provides early warning against hostile UAS and enables their interception at a stand-off distance. Equipped with onboard AI software and high-performance
First Responders
The National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) is a federal laboratory within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate. Located in New York City, NUSTL is the only national laboratory focused exclusively on supporting the capabilities of federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial responders to
A groundbreaking development by Professor Fu Zhang and researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), has enabled drones and micro air vehicles (MAVs) to emulate the flight capabilities of birds more closely than ever before. Unlike birds, which navigate
Business
* AERTEC is going to develop three UAS class I SMALL (less than 150 kg MTOW) systems of its TARSIS ISTAR model for integration and validation of new functionalities and payloads developed by the Directorate General for Armaments and Material (DGAM) in Spain. This is a contract whereby AERTEC will collaborate
President Donald Trump on Friday signed executive orders to bolster U.S. defenses against threatening drones and to boost domestic production. In two executive orders, Trump sought to enable routine use of drones beyond the visual sight of operators - a key step to enabling commercial drone deliveries - and
Business
French automotive and defence companies are going to produce drones on Ukrainian soil. Announcing the initiative on LCI, French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu spoke of a "win-win" partnership with Ukraine. As French public radio reported, it will be automotive giant Renault Group which will be producing the
Business
* Quantum Systems, a provider of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aerial intelligence solutions, announced the grand opening of its new 135,000-square-foot U.S. production and integration facility at 609 Science Drive in Moorpark, California. This site marks a significant expansion of Quantum Systems’ U.S. footprint and represents
Transport
Walmart is taking convenience to new heights — and new speeds — with the expansion of its drone delivery service. Now, millions of customers in Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando and Tampa will enjoy the convenience of receiving their orders in just minutes — making Walmart the first retailer to scale drone delivery across