Pentagon Selects Gauntlet 2 Drone Vendors for Planned 60,000-UAS Purchase
The second Drone Dominance Program competition assessed 23 small-UAS platforms in 1,858 sorties, with a bomber-drone evaluation planned next month.
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Russia-Iran drone partnership shifts toward upgraded Geran technology, report says
Iranian-designed Shahed attack drones licensed for Russian production have evolved into the Geran family, with analysts assessing that upgraded systems and targeting support may now flow back to Tehran.
Echodyne Weighs European Radar Production Amid Counter-Drone Demand
Kongsberg has selected the U.S. company’s MESA radar for air and surface applications, including integration with Protector remote weapon stations.
Pentagon Tests Unmanned Boats and Drones Along US-Mexico Border
Officials are considering a 2027 expansion that could add autonomous systems and counter-drone capabilities, Breaking Defense reports.
Doodle Labs Pursues US and European Radio Production for Unmanned Systems
The radio supplier is discussing local manufacturing partnerships as demand rises for mesh-networking equipment designed to sustain drone links in contested electromagnetic environments.
US Navy Funds Additional Hammerhead Anti-Submarine Mine Systems
General Dynamics Mission Systems will produce 188 additional Hammerhead Encapsulated Effector units under a $230 million Navy contract modification.
General Atomics Details FQ-42 Vengeance and Wildfire Unmanned Programs
The manufacturer discussed its Collaborative Combat Aircraft offering and a lower-cost modular platform in a sponsored interview at Air, Space & Cyber 2026.
USS Theodore Roosevelt First Carrier With Deployable MQ-25 Control Center
The Navy says the carrier’s Unmanned Air Warfare Center can support command and control of Boeing’s MQ-25A unmanned aerial refueling aircraft.
Lockheed Martin Starts Building Vectis Collaborative Combat Aircraft Prototype
Skunk Works says its tailless, single-engine Vectis design combines modular systems and autonomy for air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.
Lockheed Skunk Works plans five-aircraft Vectis combat drone fleet
Four additional experimental drones are in development as Lockheed Martin targets a first Vectis flight by the end of 2027.
US Navy Seeks Autonomous Carrier Drone Family for Eight Mission Sets
A July 14 request for information asks industry to outline carrier-based and VTOL unmanned systems with long-range strike capability and increasing levels of operational autonomy.
Ukrainian firms develop faster interceptors for jet-powered drones
General Cherry, Grim Tech and BlueBird Tech outlined counter-drone interceptor projects at the MSPO defense exhibition in Poland.
Lockheed Martin unveils reusable Morfius X-Rotor microwave counter-drone system
The ground-launched system is intended to engage multiple unmanned aircraft with a high-power microwave payload and be recovered for reuse.
Firestorm Labs Produces FPV Drones Aboard USS Essex
A containerized xCell microfactory manufactured drone components, repair parts and 12 Squall aircraft during the ship’s transit to RIMPAC 2026.
The Drone War: How Unmanned Systems Are Rewriting the Modern Battlefield
Ukraine did not simply add drones to an existing battlefield. It turned unmanned systems into a persistent layer of sensing, strike, logistics and adaptation — forcing militaries to rethink how they see, move, buy and fight.
US Marine Corps Selects Bullfrog Autonomous Weapon System for L-MADIS
Allen Control Systems’ AI-enabled Bullfrog will be integrated into the Corps’ ground-based counter-drone air-defense program.
NATO Plans to Add Up to Five MQ-4C Triton Maritime Surveillance Drones
Northrop Grumman will build the high-altitude UAVs, with European industry supporting mission systems, data infrastructure and services.
IAI unveils Hypnosis soft-kill counter-drone system
The mobile networked system is intended to jam and spoof navigation and control signals used by large numbers of incoming drones.
Patria, General Cherry Plan Drone Development and Production in Finland
The Finnish defense company and Ukrainian drone maker signed a letter of intent focused on unmanned systems for Western European defense requirements.
X-Bow Unveils Sub-$100,000 Buckler Drone Interceptor
The company says its new Buckler interceptor is intended to counter Group 3 unmanned aircraft using an in-house-built airframe and propulsion system.
Japan Signs Mass-Production Deal for 3D-Printed Interceptor Drones
The Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency selected Terra Drone’s rocket-launched Terra B1 following a Maritime Self-Defense Force demonstration.
Echodyne Expands Counter-Drone Radar Production Tenfold
The company is investing $40 million in a facility designed to produce 30,000 compact radar panels annually as demand rises for short-range counter-UAS sensors.
Dutch Navy selects Destinus Hornet B2 interceptor drones for counter-UAS role
The Royal Netherlands Navy plans to integrate kinetic drone interceptors on several warships under a program targeted for completion in the second quarter of 2027.
Trinity Robotics Plans 2,200 Ukrainian UGVs in 2026
The Ukrainian manufacturer is also negotiating overseas joint production, including with an unnamed French company, as domestic military demand rises.
US Air Force Plans 500 Collaborative Combat Aircraft, 500 Modular Drones by 2032
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink also confirmed the FQ-42 and FQ-44 unmanned combat aircraft will carry the names Vengeance and Fury.