Patria to join with Ukraine’s General Cherry to make drones in FinlandPARIS — Finnish defense company Patria is teaming up with Ukrainian drone maker General Cherry to jointly develop drones as well as start production of drones in Finland.The companies signed a letter of intent on Sunday to combine General Cherry’s …
US Army to end experimental drone battalion in EuropeThe Army is ending an experiment with a dedicated drone battalion less than a year after tasking the infantry unit to test how such a formation could operate, an Army official said on Thursday.In November 2025, U.S. Army Europe and …
DARPA came close to finding a drone that can lift four times its own weightThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) concluded its Lift Challenge last week, and although none of the participants achieved the desired goal of building a drone capable of lifting four times its weight, they came close. The agency announced …
Pentagon inks deals with Boeing, RTX to boost production of SM-3 componentsThe Pentagon signed two framework agreements Friday with Boeing and RTX to expand production of critical components for the Standard Missile-3, the Navy’s primary ship-launched interceptor against ballistic missiles. The deals cover avionics and ejector assemblies Boeing supplies to prime …
CENTCOM launches multinational attack drone task forceU.S. Central Command will stand up the inaugural task force focused on multi-domain, multinational attack drones.Task Force Falcon Strike will utilize one-way attack drones composed of unmanned systems from above, on and below the sea, managed by U.S. military support …
Army opens test ranges to private industryThe Army is opening military test ranges to private industry, the service announced this month, including a Michigan site where companies can test drones and counter-drone systems against electronic warfare conditions modeled after those in Ukraine. Companies will be able …
USS Theodore Roosevelt becomes first carrier with built-in Unmanned Air Warfare CenterThe USS Theodore Roosevelt is now the first Navy carrier to be equipped with an Unmanned Air Warfare Center that will support the Boeing-made MQ-25A, the first operational carrier-based unmanned aircraft.In May, acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced during a …
Marine Corps to get ‘production-ready’ microwave drone swarm killerThe Marine Corps has inked an $11 million contract with electronic warfare company Epirus for a vehicle-mounted weapon that can take down dozens of drones in a single zap. The contract, awarded through the Office of Naval Research, will result …
Firestorm Labs builds drones aboard USS Essex without shore resupply A defense technology company produced 3D-printed drones aboard a Navy ship at sea using a containerized microfactory, aiding the Navy in its pursuit of easily built autonomous technology that can quickly boost a warship’s weapons capacity.Firestorm Labs manufactured more than …
US Navy, Saildrone to use unmanned systems in expanded counternarcotics roleFollowing the recent announcement that a Saildrone Voyager unmanned surface vehicle directly aided the U.S. Navy during a drug interdiction in the Caribbean that led to the seizure of more than $81 million worth of cocaine, the Navy has awarded …
Thales Australia whips together armed UGV in just 6 weeksTo demonstrate speed to capability, Thales Australia has turned a drawing board concept into a fully functioning, armed unmanned ground vehicle, or UGV, in just six weeks.Called the Guardian Angel, the four-wheeled UGV has already completed live-fire testing.Thales Australia worked …
Ukraine’s F-16s are being worn out from intercepting Russian dronesUkraine’s F-16 fighters have become a crucial defense against Russian drones, but repeated interceptions are wearing out the country’s small fleet.Ukrainian F-16s have destroyed more than 2,500 Geran and Gerbera one-way attack drones, wrote airpower expert Justin Bronk in an …
Pentagon puts out call for robot boats that launch attack dronesSpurred on by the threat of unmanned boats and small drones in contested waters such as the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon has set out to quickly find a cheap countermeasure. The Defense Department has put out a solicitation for robot …
First Anduril YFQ-44A rolls off production line for US CCA programAnduril’s first Ohio-made unmanned, semi-autonomous aircraft rolled off the production line Monday, just four months after its beginning.The defense company’s first YFQ-44A was built in its Pickaway County, Ohio, manufacturing facility, dubbed Arsenal-1, according to a social media post. Anduril …
From steppe to sea, a Ukrainian drone unit hunts Russian shipsIn a field in southern Ukraine, soldiers scrawled sardonic messages on a sleek grey attack drone that would soon be hunting Russian ships on the Black Sea — part of a widening Ukrainian campaign to isolate Crimea and weaken Moscow’s …
Anduril in talks to raise funding at about $100 billion valuationDefense tech firm Anduril is in discussions with investors for a new funding round that could see it valued at roughly $100 billion, rivaling companies such as Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.The …
UK’s BAE enters uncrewed fighter competition with ‘Brontanax’FARNBOROUGH, England — BAE Systems revealed a new unmanned fighter jet on Wednesday, boosting Britain’s entry into one of the defense industry’s hottest and most fiercely contested markets.The U.K.’s biggest defense company showcased a model of its new jet, Brontanax, …
How startups are reshaping the Pentagon’s drone industryLast month, the Defense Department wrapped up another round of the Drone Dominance competition, a $1.1 billion program aimed at strengthening the domestic drone industry to supply commercially developed drones to the military.During the 12-day event at Camp Grayling, Michigan, …
US Marine Corps turns to AI-powered Bullfrog as drone threats expandLONDON — The weapon’s barrel points towards a drone in the sky. It briefly adjusts and then fires, with smoke rising where the round shoots. But instead of a service member resting a finger on the trigger well in preparation …
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