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Australian aerospace start-up Drone Forge and Airbus have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to collaborate on the deployment and operational integration of the Flexrotor unmanned aerial system. This agreement, which includes the acquisition of Flexrotor systems, marks a critical step towards transforming uncrewed aviation with game-changing solutions and technologies
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Virginia-based Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has announced that its Mission Technologies division was selected to develop an open architecture High-Energy Laser (HEL) weapon system for the U.S. Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO). HII will develop and test a HEL prototype to acquire, track and destroy
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* Shield AI, the deep-tech company building state-of-the-art AI-powered autonomy software products and defense aircraft, has announced a partnership with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to accelerate development of AI pilots, a core technology for KAI's manned/unmanned teaming capabilities by utilizing Shield AI's AI-powered, modular and scalable
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BRITAIN’S longest-running aircraft factory has built it all – from Spitfires and Seafire planes to the Sea King, Lynx and Merlin helicopters. But now a crack team of engineers at the Leonardo facility in Yeovil, Somerset, are working on the next big revolution: a helicopter that flies itself. The Proteus
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The U.S. Air Force announced Boeing has been awarded a contract to design, build and deliver its next-generation fighter aircraft. Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform will usher in a new generation of United States fighter jets that brings leap-ahead capability in range, survivability, lethality and adaptability. The NGAD Platform
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-- Mach Industries, a leader in advanced defense manufacturing, has announced that it will partner with HevenDrones, a global player in hydrogen-powered drone technology. The partnership will integrate Forge, Mach Industries' survivable manufacturing network, and HevenDrones' advanced UAV technology to produce drone platforms. The first of these platforms,
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* Neros, in front of an audience of 800 DoD decision makers and industry leaders, announced a $35M Series A funding round led by Vy Capital US on March 17. This comes on the heels of major announcements by the company around supply chain certification from the Defense Innovation Unit and
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* BlueHalo and GrandSKY, the nation’s first commercial business park focused on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), announced a formal agreement today through a signed memorandum of understanding (MOU). The collaboration will promote the integration of BlueHalo’s next- generation autonomous systems, layered air defense solutions, hypersonic telemetry, and airspace command
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The United States Department of Defense has announced a contract with Northrop Grumman for the purchase of two additional MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicles. The agreement, valued at USD 267.2 million, will see the aircraft delivered to the US Navy's maritime aviation fleet by October 2028. The
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* Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets, and industry-leading provider of high-performance, jet-powered unmanned aerial systems, announced that Kratos has received $59,338,010 for an additional 70 BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT) aircraft through the exercise of the contract
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In 2025, the supply of unmanned systems to Ukraine’s Defense Forces reached approximately 200,000 units per month, with a significant increase in the delivery of FPV drones, according to First Deputy Minister of Defense Ivan Havryliuk. “If we look at unmanned systems, especially FPV drones used in combat,
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* Amprius Technologies, Inc. , a supplier of next-generation lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Anode Platform, recently announced that it has secured a $15M purchase order from a leading Unmanned Aircraft System manufacturer to produce its SiCore cells for UAS applications. The volume purchase order follows successful field trials and qualification, leading