#drones

Lithuania says Russian GPS spoofing is pushing Ukrainian drones off course into allied territory, adding a dangerous new cross-border layer to the war’s electronic warfare campaign.

BAE Systems has won the U.S. Army’s soft-kill active protection program of record, with an initial phase valued at $20 million for non-kinetic defenses that can jam incoming threats.

New imagery of China’s unusual wing-in-ground craft appears to show underwing hardpoints, strengthening the case that the so-called Bohai Sea Monster may be intended to carry releasable payloads or weapons.

U.S. Air Force leaders praised the MQ-9 Reaper’s performance in Operation Epic Fury, even as lawmakers questioned why the service’s budget still leans far more heavily toward crewed aircraft.

General Atomics says its CCA drone has resumed flight testing about a month after an April crash, after safety reviews and software changes tied to an autopilot miscalculation.

A new system from researchers at MIT and the University of Pennsylvania is designed to help drones avoid obstacles instantly while improving flight efficiency.

The US Army’s fiscal 2027 budget request would nearly double procurement funding for small counter-UAS capabilities, reflecting the service’s push for a layered systems-of-systems approach.

A US-led exercise in Lithuania is pushing soldiers to identify low-cost drones not just by sight, but by the distinct buzz of incoming aircraft.

At LANPAC, U.S. Army and Indo-Pacific leaders described cheap, proliferated unmanned systems as a defining force in modern warfare, changing both offensive planning and defensive posture.

Kyiv is moving to channel battlefield-tested drone technology into exports and joint ventures with the United States, signaling a new phase for its defense industrial base after years of wartime restrictions.

Rising military use of fiber-guided drones and surging demand from AI-linked data center construction are driving sharp increases in fiber-optic cable prices.

The U.S. Air Force says it has finalized requirements for a next-generation drone to replace the MQ-9A Reaper, signaling a shift toward modular, attritable aircraft designed for higher-threat environments.

A newly unveiled hydrogen-powered fuel cell stack is aimed at moving long-range industrial drones closer to commercial deployment.

A new Chinese lithium-sulfur battery design is being pitched as a way to significantly extend drone flight times, with the article metadata pointing to an 800-cycle system that could nearly double endurance.

American investors and the Pentagon are showing growing interest in Ukrainian defense startups, but export-control delays are emerging as a major barrier to deeper collaboration.

A yearlong drone pilot over New York City is less a victory lap for urban aviation than a hard test of whether repeated flights can deliver real value in one of the world’s busiest airspaces.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has pushed back a planned firmware cutoff for certain foreign-made drones and routers, allowing critical software updates through January 1, 2029.

A new DARPA request for information outlines interest in autonomous, container-based systems able to deploy and recover large networked drone constellations, potentially including swarms of up to 500 aircraft.

The Defense Department is seeking AI-assisted target recognition systems that can help troops and platforms detect, track, and engage drones faster while reducing false identification of non-threats like birds.

New DARPA efforts aim to reduce the human burden of operating large drone fleets, as the Pentagon’s proposed 2027 autonomous-warfare budget jumps dramatically from this year’s level.