Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
Turkish manufacturer Baykar has unveiled the K2, a new AI-powered kamikaze drone featuring autonomous swarm capabilities, a 2,000-kilometer range, and a 200-kilogram warhead for advanced targeting and engagement
AI
Leveraging an AI Development Environment through Hivemind Enterprise in Collaboration with US Company Shield AI. The entire process completed in just 8 weeks, including AI development, UAV installation, and flight.
Events
Brave1 sits at the center of Ukraine’s defence innovation effort, connecting government, military, and industry to move capability to the front lines faster. V-BAT is operating in Ukraine today delivering intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting.
Business
Previously, the Department of War managed more than 120 separate procurement actions for Anduril’s commercial solutions. The new enterprise contract consolidates contracts and agreements into a single contractual framework, eliminating pass-through charges on subcontracts.
C-UAS
The initiative aims to protect military sites and critical infrastructure nationwide while strengthening Belgian and European defence capabilities.
AI
The BVQ418 is equipped to use multiple communication links (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 4G, 5G), including unlimited operational range wherever cellular coverage exists, as well as a point-to-point radio link with up to a 100 km range.
AI
"We recognized that while potentially applicable, prior related AI attack ideas may make an AI drone ‘lose’ its target, a much more dangerous scenario exists where an attacker could actually control the drone’s behaviour." - Shaoyuan Xie, a UC Irvine graduate student researcher.
AI
Decoupling the airframe from the AI pilot means the Air Force will have not one but two decisions to make as it narrows the field of competitors in Increment 1 later this year. With two aircraft and two pilot systems, there are four possible combinations to choose from.
AI
The system's standout feature is its autonomous detection, which allows it to identify targets at distances 2-3 times greater than comparable systems.
C-UAS
’One of the Valkyrie A-29 ‘Gunslinger core innovations is Valkyrie’s proprietary AI C-UAS technology that integrates electronic warfare, weapons, and sensors into the most widely deployed light attack aircraft platform in the world, the A-29 Super Tucano.
Data Links & Communications
Doodle Labs has worked with many customers and industry partners to develop a best-in-class UAS radio platform. As a testament, the United States DoD and Defense Innovation Unit have chosen the Doodle Labs Smart Radio as the primary radio vendor for the Blue UAS ecosystem.
AI
Since 2025, a project team at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences has been exploring and teaching how artificial intelligence can enhance drone technology. Their work has resulted in a bilingual handbook that provides technical foundations and building instructions for AI-powered drones.