Business
Bristow Orders 10 Additional Early Delivery Chaparral Aircraft
Bristow Group has reserved 10 more early-delivery positions for Elroy Air’s Chaparral hybrid-electric cargo drone, bringing the helicopter operator’s total reservations to 15
Business
Business
TEKEVER Raises $580 M in Series D Round Taking Valuation to $6.4 BN
The Series D announcement comes shortly after TEKEVER was selected by the UK Ministry of Defence to deliver CORVUS, the British Army’s new surveillance capability, under a programme worth up to £400 million over the next ten years.
AI
Northrop Grumman and Camgian Collaborate on AI Capabilities for Multi-Domain Integrated Defence
Northrop Grumman is joining forces with Camgian to explore harnessing its advanced AI into the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS), enhancing automation, threat optimization and decision-making superiority for warfighters.
Business
Ukraine's Raybird Gets $10M US Army Contract
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, Raybird has flown more than 350,000 combat hours for Ukrainian forces, mostly on long-range reconnaissance missions, and the company has marketed that record as evidence of low attrition rates and resilience against electronic jamming.
Military
US Navy Awards First Production Contract for MQ-25A Stingray
The MQ-25A program of record comprises 76 air vehicles, including four engineering development and manufacturing and five system demonstration test articles. Currently, seven test aircraft are in production.
Business
GA-ASI Opening a New Facility in Dayton, Ohio
The facility will serve as a central hub for open, modular, and affordable hardware, software, and autonomy development, supporting rapid prototyping, integration, and testing of next-generation UAS capabilities.
Business
Shield AI signs X-BAT Letter of Intent with Poland’s PGZ and WZL-2
Under the letter, the parties will define how the PGZ Group takes part in the design, production and delivery of X-BAT to customers in Poland and other countries
Business
French Armed Forces Order Airbus U050 Capa-X Drone
"We are honoured that the DMAé has selected our U050 Capa-X drone to equip the French Navy and Army. This is a testament to their trust and a decisive milestone for the programme, which officially enters its operational phase,"
Business
AV Gets First International Order for LOCUST Directed Energy Counter‑Drone Systems
Operationally proven laser weapon system receives first international purchase order valued at more than $50 million, highlighting growing global demand for scaled directed energy defence for counter–UAS missions
Business
Italy Orders Two More MQ-9A Block 5 Reapers
The MQ-9A Block 5 is equipped with a fault-tolerant flight control system and a triple-redundant avionics system architecture. It is engineered to meet and exceed manned aircraft reliability standards.
Radar
KONGSBERG Selects Echodyne MESA Radar for C-UAS Weapon Systems
The selection pairs KONGSBERG's proven weapon-station architecture and Collaborative Fire Control capabilities with Echodyne's compact, solid-state radar
Business
Korea's Airbility Secures $4.7M Series A Bringing Total Funding to $7.6M
Existing investor Stonebridge Ventures participated with a follow-on investment, and Industrial Bank of Korea joined as a new shareholder. Airbility's existing investors also include Samho Green Investment, Mashup Ventures, BASS Ventures and 500 Global.