NEWS
1747 articlesS-Ventures raises £300K for Hydra Drones' hybrid UAV platform backed by MBDA, signalling UK defence drone funding gaps amid NATO spending commitments.
Space Force accepts upgraded GBOSS telescope under L3Harris's $1.2B MOSSAIC contract, enhancing deep-space object detection and tracking capabilities beyond geosynchronous orbit.
ThayerMahan transitions from defense contractor to productized autonomous maritime vendor, launching non-kinetic UUV defeat systems and expanding manufacturing capacity to capture port security market.
Norwegian davit specialist Vestdavit, acquired by U.S. defense supplier Fairbanks Morse, pivots to autonomous USV recovery with AutoHook—a concept-stage system with credible design but unproven at-sea capability.
Vestdavit's AutoHook autonomous USV recovery system represents a strategic pivot backed by $35M revenue and early patent filings, now accelerated by Fairbanks Morse Defense acquisition—but lacks at-sea validation.
Airbus's fourth autonomous H145 flight test under the USMC ALC program validates a multi-vendor autonomy stack combining Shield AI, L3Harris, and Parry Labs—signaling transition from concept demo to fieldable system.
Analysis of verified counter-UAS kinetic intercept deployments across European and Gulf theaters, revealing significant gaps between vendor marketing and operational reality in 2026.
Digital Force Technologies and Powerus unveil an integrated kinetic C-UAS kill chain combining Seraphim C2 software with a prototype interceptor drone targeting Group 1-3 threats.
Ukrainian forces seize Russian position using exclusively unmanned systems—FPV drones, loitering munitions, and UGVs—marking a doctrinal threshold in modern warfare.
Weekly conflict assessment tracking 1,075 drone attack events across Ukraine, Russia, and Gulf states, with Ukraine shifting to 700km+ industrial strikes and Iran escalating regional air defense challenges.