#drones

BAE Systems says a guided 70-mm rocket kit can give Eurofighter Typhoons a cheaper way to intercept drones than relying on traditional air-to-air missiles.

More than two dozen Ukrainian defense companies traveled to Paris to seek co-production partnerships with French firms, aiming to tie wartime drone expertise more closely into Europe’s defense-industrial base.

Hezbollah’s reported increase in first-person-view drone strikes on Israeli forces in Lebanon underscores how rapidly low-cost attack methods pioneered elsewhere are being adapted into new conflicts.

NASA has outlined indoor test capabilities at its Unmanned Autonomy Research Complex, including a programmable WindShaper array and a WindProbe system for mapping airflow during low-speed flight research.

Fresh videos of the stealthy aircraft widely referred to as the RQ-180 are offering new clues about its design and sensor package after repeated sightings around Larissa Air Base in Greece.

NASA has highlighted indoor testing assets at its Unmanned Autonomy Research Complex, including a programmable WindShaper fan wall and a mobile WindProbe system tied to motion capture.

NASA highlighted indoor testing facilities at its Unmanned Autonomy Research Complex, including a programmable WindShaper array designed to simulate steady winds, gusts, and gradients for low-speed and hovering flight.

Interesting Engineering reports that a new compact launcher from UK-based ISS Aerospace is designed to deploy 10 drones rapidly for battlefield surveillance, pointing to continued demand for faster, denser small-UAS use.

A General Atomics prototype for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program crashed after takeoff in California, prompting a temporary pause in YFQ-42A flight testing.

Fresh imagery from Greece has revived questions about the shadowy RQ-180 and why a long-endurance stealth surveillance drone may matter so much in the current conflict with Iran.

DJI’s Avata 360 combines 360-degree capture with FPV-style flight options, offering up to 8K video in a cinewhoop-style airframe aimed at immersive aerial filming.

European defense firms have tested a drone platform described as quantum-safe, an early sign that post-quantum security is starting to enter real-world unmanned systems development.

Shield AI’s reported $2 billion raise and planned acquisition of Aechelon point to continued investor confidence in defense AI systems tied to simulation, training, and drone development.

A reported Chinese hybrid propulsion approach for battlefield drones suggests military designers are increasingly trying to balance endurance, acoustic discretion and operational flexibility in one system.

Ukraine says it has reached new defense cooperation understandings with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, with Doha explicitly citing missile and drone defense expertise sharing.

A reported first successful FPV drone strike on a parked U.S. Army Black Hawk in Iraq is sharpening concerns about how cheap, short-range attack drones can threaten aircraft and air defenses on the ground.

Ukrainian drone manufacturers have developed cost-effective Shahed interceptor drones generating strong Middle East interest, but the government has prohibited exports as wartime production takes priority.

Turkey's Baykar has successfully tested autonomous swarm behavior in its K2 loitering munition, demonstrating GPS-independent navigation and coordinated formation flying across five aircraft.

US lawmakers have disclosed that a military directed-energy laser system destroyed a Customs and Border Protection drone, exposing dangerous gaps in airspace coordination for weapons testing.

An FBI alert warning about Iranian drone attacks on California targets launched from ships at sea highlights a little-discussed but credible threat vector that has been on U.S. military planners' radar for years.