Swarms
Shield AI and Taiwan’s NCSIST Complete Autonomous Swarm Exercise
In less than three months, NCSIST engineers, supported by Shield AI, indigenously developed AI pilots and implemented them onto three Mighty Hornet III UAVs
Swarms
Weapons Systems / Lasers
US Army and Auriga Space to Develop Low-Cost Electromagnetic Weapons Against Drone Swarms
This research framework aims to determine if electrically accelerated projectiles can reliably defeat repeated waves of small, low-altitude unmanned aerial systems at a significantly lower cost per target than traditional missile-based air defense networks
C-UAS
Lockheed Martin Unveils MORFIUS X-Rotor: New Swarm Drone‑Killer
New airborne high power microwave counter‑drone system can neutralize more than 50 enemy drones in a single flight and be reused in the field
Launchers
Tesseract Ventures Gets Pentagon Containerized Autonomous Drone Delivery System Project Contract
The Tesseract NOMAD is a mobile, containerized platform that deploys and manages large drone fleets across air, land, and sea using onboard intelligence and secure real-time data sharing.
Military
Downed US Pilot Reported Seeing Iranian Drones Swarm in ‘Jellyfish’ Formation
The technical term for the capability described by the pilot is “one-to-many meshed networking,” according to the sources
Swarms
Swarmer to Lead Development of a Deployable Drone Interceptor System
Swarmer will lead the integration of detection, counter-drone and targeting systems provided by X-Drone, Norda Dynamics and Kara Dag Technologies into its advanced collaborative autonomy platform.
Swarms
Secure UAV Swarms in Low-Altitude Wireless Networks: Challenges and Solutions
With the deep integration of intelligent unmanned systems and low-altitude wireless networks, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms are rapidly evolving from isolated aerial platforms into complex cyber-physical systems that tightly integrate sensing, communication, decision-making, and execution
Swarms
Decoy UAS: Smart Air Defence
Decoy platforms require optimized guidance, navigation, and control systems capable of managing multiple UAS simultaneously, ensuring precise coordination, the maintenance of tactical formations, and operational safety in dynamic environments.
Swarms
Google Drops Out of Pentagon Drone Swarm Contest
Hundreds of Google’s AI researchers have raised broad objections to the company’s cutting-edge technology being used for classified military work
Swarms
Red Cat Closes Acquisition of Apium Swarm Robotics
“Autonomous drone swarming is becoming an imperative for strategic advantage and mission success on the modern battlefield. Near-peer adversaries are moving quickly to develop systems that can operate in coordinated, decentralized ways.”
Business
Ukraine’s Swarmer Announces $15m Series A Led By US Investors
Swarmer has successfully demonstrated swarms of up to 25 drones working together in GNSS-denied environments. In the near future, it plans to demonstrate combined-arms operations involving 100+ drones of various kinds.
Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
Baykar Presents Long-Range Attack UAV
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