Transport
Manna Announces Major US Expansion
The end goal is to turn Manna Aero into a major U.S. drone delivery operator that competes with Zipline, Amazon, and Google’s Wing, among others.
Business
Weapons Systems / Lasers
Pentagon Announces Awards $86M Joint Laser Weapon System Agreements
By developing containerized high-energy laser weapons, the Department aims to provide combatant commanders with scalable, cost-effective intercept solutions for asymmetric and high-tier adversary threats
Events
Meet the DARPA Lift Challenge Teams
Over 120 teams to compete for $6.5 million in prizes and test novel, heavy-lift drone designs
Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
Germany to Build Ukraine’s Long-Range BARS Strike Drones
The German side will finance the production of the UAVs during the first phase of the project, and all manufactured equipment will be delivered to Ukraine’s Defence Forces
Weapons Systems / Lasers
Aurelius Systems and American Rheinmetall Partner to Advance Autonomous Counter-Drone Defence
Combining high-power directed energy lasers, advanced sensors, and AI autonomy, Archimedes tracks, targets, and neutralizes aerial threats in seconds.
Business
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Military
Pentagon Seeks 'Massed Modular Aircraft' to Replace Lost Reapers
A winning design of the envisioned “Massed Modular Aircraft” (MMA) is expected to fly as a full-scale prototype within 21 months of a contract award, and DIU is aiming to get the aircraft operational by fiscal 2031 — defined as 20 “mission-ready” drones on standby.
AI
Northrop Grumman and Camgian Collaborate to Advance AI Capabilities
Collaboration aims to bolster command and fire control with leading-edge artificial intelligence.
Events
GENIUS NY Announces Semifinalists for Cohort 10
12 teams represent five countries and indicate a strong pipeline of companies ready for market entry and growth as they vie for a spot the Syracuse-based in-residence accelerator Finalists will compete for up to $1M in investment
Business
Ondas Acquires DZYNE Technologies for $876M
Combination expands Ondas' portfolio across multi-domain ISR, counter-UAS, precision strike, mission intelligence and autonomous systems for U.S. and allied defence customers.
Business
NATO Allies to Procure Up to Five MQ-4C Triton HALE UAVs
Denmark, Finland, Germany and Norway announced the procurement of up to five Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4C Triton high-end, high-altitude and long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle to enhance NATO’s owned Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Force.
Events
DDP Announces 19 Companies Advancing to Gauntlet II
The companies advanced after a qualification event at Camp Grayling, Michigan, where 49 manufacturers tested 79 platforms in daytime and nighttime missions focused on long-range strike and tactical assaults in urban settings and other constricted domains.