drones
1284 articles tagged
Ukraine's Rubicon autonomous unit destroys NATO CAESAR howitzer, marking first confirmed autonomous kill of Western-supplied heavy artillery and raising critical IFF protocol concerns.
Recon Robotics faces competitive pressure from drone substitution and lacks visible innovation since 2018, despite entrenched military installed base of 7,000+ units.
AeroVironment's Mayhem 10 swarming drone system, evolved from Switchblade, enters production-ready territory with 62-mile range and native swarm coordination capabilities.
AeroVironment's Mayhem 10 loitering munition addresses the company's over-dependence on Switchblade revenue, offering extended range and multi-mission capability targeting program-of-record scale orders.
As of April 2026, only Skydio's $9M USAFCENT contract represents verified operational autonomous perimeter security at U.S. military bases; most competitors remain in pilot or procurement phases.
Toulouse-based Donecle secures €10M to scale autonomous drone-based aircraft inspection, with dual Boeing/Airbus OEM authorization and confirmed deployments across commercial airlines and defense programs.
Analysis of Donecle's €10M funding round reveals dense regulatory validation signals and OEM authorization milestones that signal infrastructure robotics category trajectory beyond headline capital figures.
Donecle's Iris GVI autonomous inspection platform receives formal authorization from Boeing and Airbus, unlocking streamlined adoption across commercial aviation MROs and reducing regulatory friction.
Russia executes largest documented 703-asset composite drone strike with 94.9% interception rate; Ukraine escalates deep-strike capability to 1,520km range. Global drone conflict tempo rises 6.5% week-on-week across 10 countries.
Ukrainian drone maker PAWELL achieves 46% range extension using EV battery technology in combat operations, signaling cost and performance advantages from consumer supply chains.