U.S. Army Awards $10.6 Million Raybird UAV Contract to Skyeton
The firm-fixed-price award covers unmanned aircraft hardware and services, but the Army has not disclosed quantities, delivery locations or the operating unit.
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Ukrainian Strike Drones Reportedly Intercept Two Russian Grad Launchers Near Huliaipole
The 237th Unmanned Systems Battalion used strike drones against BM-21 multiple rocket launchers on the Huliaipole–Pology highway, according to Ukraine’s 7th Rapid Response Corps.
Ukrspecsystems Unveils RAM-2X X-Wing Strike UAV at MSPO
The Ukrainian manufacturer says its new loitering munition combines multi-band or Starlink communications, AI-assisted functions and teaming with the SHARK-M reconnaissance UAV.
GA-ASI, Hanwha Demonstrate Mojave STOL Operations From South Korean Training Range
The Mojave STOL demonstrator landed and departed from a rough maneuver trail during a simulated battlefield exercise, as the partners prepare a production design review planned for November 2026.
North Korean Media Shows Drone Production Lines During Kim Factory Tour
State imagery showed assembly activity for at least three domestic drone types, including a one-way attack design and airframes resembling the Saetbyol-4 and Saetbyol-9.
ASELSAN Demonstrates TB2-Based Radar Detection, Jamming and Imaging Sequence
Live trials in Turkey’s Konya province combined electronic-support, electronic-attack and radar-imaging pods, though reports differ on whether they flew aboard one drone or two.
Marine commander calls for organic drone boats on future MEU deployments
Col. Chris P. Niedziocha said uncrewed surface vessels could help Marines survey and clear approaches to contested landing areas before forces go ashore.
Secretive RQ-170-Linked Squadron Receives U.S. Air Force RPA Award
The 30th Reconnaissance Squadron reported 87 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions across three areas of responsibility in 2025, while expanding its aircrew and supporting urgent deployments.
US Air Force Accelerates Massed Modular Aircraft Program to Backfill Reaper Fleet
The service is pursuing a lower-cost, more expendable unmanned aircraft for strike, ISR, electronic warfare and communications-relay missions, with at least 180 aircraft expected.
Thales Plans €3.9 Billion Acquisition of Maritime Drone Maker Exail
The French defence group would add underwater and surface drone systems used in European autonomous mine-hunting programmes.
Fiber-Optic FPV Drones: How the Physical Link Changes the EW Problem
Fiber-optic FPV drones do not make a drone invulnerable. They remove one of the most important vulnerabilities of conventional FPV systems: a radio-frequency control and video link that can be jammed.
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.
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.
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.
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.