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From prototypes to production: US Air Force seeks nearly $1B for initial CCA procurement

The Air Force has put real procurement money behind loyal wingman drones

The Air Force wants $996.5 million in FY27 procurement funding for Increment 1 CCA aircraft.
The request also includes $150 million in advance procurement and about $1.37 billion in R&D.
The move signals that loyal wingman drones are shifting from testing into planned force structure.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 30, 2026·via defensenews.com

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Colby Adcock's Scout AI raises $100M to train its models for war: We visited its bootcamp | TechCrunch

Scout AI Raises $100 Million to Train Military Agents on Real Vehicles and Real Terrain

Scout AI is training AI systems on autonomous vehicles in military-style conditions.
The company says Fury will start with logistics and expand toward weapons use.
A $100 million Series A highlights investor appetite for defense autonomy.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 29, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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an interior photo of a Cadillac optiq while Super Cruise is active

GM’s Super Cruise Passes 1 Billion Miles as Hands-Free Driver Assist Goes Mainstream

GM says Super Cruise has now logged more than 1 billion miles in the US and Canada.
The system operates on nearly 700,000 miles of mapped highways and uses driver gaze monitoring.
GM says usage doubled year over year and renewal rates are close to 40% after the free period.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 29, 2026·via arstechnica.com

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Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray carrier drone completes first test flight - Breaking Defense

Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray clears a key hurdle with first flight of a production-representative aircraft

A production-representative MQ-25A completed its first test flight on April 25.
Boeing said the aircraft autonomously taxied, took off, flew, landed, and responded to ground control commands.
The Navy sees the MQ-25 as the first operational carrier-based unmanned aircraft and a core enabler for carrier air wing range.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 28, 2026·via breakingdefense.com

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TechCrunch Mobility: Elon’s admission | TechCrunch

Tesla Signals Hardware Retrofit Challenge for Future Unsupervised Driving Push

Tesla said many Hardware 3 vehicles will need physical upgrades for a future unsupervised FSD system.
The affected vehicles were sold between 2019 and 2023.
A large retrofit campaign could create major service, capital spending and legal pressures.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 26, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 26, 2026·via defensenews.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 23, 2026·via therobotreport.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 22, 2026·via defensenews.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 21, 2026·via breakingdefense.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 20, 2026·via spacenews.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 20, 2026·via defensenews.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 20, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via jalopnik.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via electrek.co

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via defensenews.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 17, 2026·via breakingdefense.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 15, 2026·via twz.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 14, 2026·via electrek.co

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In first, Ukrainian unmanned vessel launches interceptor to knock out Shahed drone

Ukraine’s sea drone interceptor points to a new layer in coastal air defense

Ukraine says it achieved a first by launching an interceptor drone from an unmanned surface vessel against a Shahed.
The tactic could extend air defense outward over the Black Sea approach routes used in attacks.
Its larger value is in adding a cheaper defensive layer to a costly drone war.

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Reliable Robotics has raised $160 million for fully autonomous aircraft.

Reliable Robotics Raises $160 Million to Push Automated Aircraft Toward FAA Certification

Reliable Robotics has raised $160 million.
The company is developing a Reliable Autonomy System for civilian and military aircraft.
It is continuing to work toward FAA certification.

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US Southern Command stands up autonomous unit

US Southern Command is creating a new unit focused on autonomous warfare across domains

US Southern Command announced a new Autonomous Warfare Command.
The unit will focus on autonomous, semi-autonomous and unmanned platforms across domains.
The command linked the effort to missions against cartel networks and to disaster response with regional partners.

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3D Vision Navigation Offers Drones A GPS-Denied Backup

GPS jamming and spoofing are making drone positioning more fragile.
3D vision navigation compares onboard camera input with terrain maps.
The supplied article is sponsored, so performance claims need independent validation.

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Rhea Space Activity raises $6 million to develop GPS-free spacecraft navigation

Rhea Space Activity raises $6 million to push GPS-free navigation further into the space market

Rhea Space Activity raised a $6 million Series A round to expand work on GPS-free spacecraft navigation.
Its AutoNav system uses visual observations of space objects to calculate position and trajectory.
The company plans to test the technology on a Varda Space Industries reentry capsule launched on March 30.

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Boeing lands Chinook without a pilot at the controls

Boeing demonstrates pilot-free Chinook landing as Army autonomy expands

Boeing said its A2X software autonomously landed a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook.
Pilots set landing parameters in advance and can still adjust the aircraft in flight.
The company reported more than 150 A2X approaches with average final position error under five feet.
The test aligns with broader Army efforts to field reduced-crew or pilot-optional aircraft.

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The fastest humanoid robot, an H1made by Honor, runs beside human runners at the start on its way to winning the Beijing Humanoid Half Marathon.

Beijing’s Humanoid Half-Marathon Shows How Fast Competitive Robots Are Improving

The winning autonomous humanoid robot finished in 50 minutes and 26 seconds.
Last year’s fastest robot took two hours and 40 minutes to finish the race.
About 40 percent of the robots competed autonomously, while 60 percent were remote controlled.

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European Tesla Owners Now Have Full Self-Driving, Assuming They Pass A Competency Test - Jalopnik

Tesla’s supervised driving system reaches Europe with a mandatory driver quiz

Tesla’s supervised driving system has entered Europe for the first time.
Drivers in the Netherlands must complete an on-screen tutorial and short quiz.
The rollout is framed around user education and continued driver responsibility.

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Yozma IN10 Review: $1200 somehow buys a 40mph ultra-capable mini electric dirtbike

Tesla’s HW3 Wait for Full Self-Driving Has Turned Into a Seven-Year Patience Test

A supplied Electrek text excerpt says Tesla asked an HW3 owner to remain patient after seven years waiting for Full Self-Driving.
The exchange highlights growing pressure on Tesla to prove that older onboard hardware can still support its autonomy roadmap.
The dispute matters beyond one customer because software-defined vehicles depend on trust in future updates.

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Air Force unit executes test of Anduril’s semiautonomous combat drone

The Air Force’s Anduril Drone Test Shows How Combat Autonomy Is Being Operationalized

Air Force airmen recently conducted sorties with Anduril’s semiautonomous YFQ-44A at Edwards Air Force Base.
Operators used a ruggedized laptop for mission plans, autonomous taxi and takeoff, in-flight tasking, and post-flight data handling.
The test emphasized small-crew maintenance, operator-led experimentation, and faster acquisition feedback loops for the CCA program.

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Northrop Grumman's test environment called Beacon includes a Scaled Composites-built Model 437 Vanguard aircraft modified for optionally autonomous flight, enabled by Northrop Grumman’s autonomous software and digital ecosystem.

Northrop Tests Mid-Flight AI Swaps on Talon IQ Aircraft

Northrop says Talon IQ swapped control between different AI systems mid-flight.
The tests used an optionally autonomous Vanguard Model 437 aircraft.
The architecture separates flight controls from mission autonomy to enable plug-and-play software.

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CH-47 Chinook Air-Launching Swarms Of Drones Touted As Future Feature

Boeing Pushes Chinook Toward Drone-Swarm and Optional-Crew Missions

Boeing showcased a concept for Chinook-launched drone swarms.
The company is funding work toward a possible demonstration phase.
An optionally crewed Chinook is part of Boeing’s longer-term pitch.

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Tesla FSD Europe launch backlash: HW3 owners launch claim site

Tesla’s Europe FSD Rollout Runs Into a Hardware Reckoning

Tesla’s Europe FSD rollout is drawing backlash from owners with HW3-equipped vehicles.
Affected owners have launched a claim site in the Netherlands.
The dispute centers on whether paid FSD capability is now effectively limited by newer hardware.

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Tesla gets FSD Supervised approved in the Netherlands — here's what it means

Tesla’s FSD approval in the Netherlands could become a test case for Europe’s cautious autonomy rules

The Netherlands has approved Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Supervised system.
It is described as the first formal European approval for the feature.
The decision could influence how other European regulators approach advanced driver-assistance software.

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Windshaper fan array for dynamic low-speed and hovering flight research.

NASA Opens a Window Into Indoor Drone Research With New Details on NUARC Testing Tools

NASA detailed indoor test equipment at its Unmanned Autonomy Research Complex.
The WindShaper uses 1,134 fans arranged as 567 wind pixels and is programmable via Python.
A companion WindProbe uses OptiTrack to map flows for low-speed and hovering flight research.

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