Big Drones Can Swarm Too: US Firm Pushes Unified Control System for Large UAVs
The era of swarming is expanding to larger drones, as a California-based firm lands funding to develop a unified control system for oversized unmanned aerial vehicles.
Baykar Pushes Loitering Munition Reach to 2,000 Km With Swarm-Ready K2
Turkey’s drone warfare capabilities have entered new territory with the debut of a kamikaze drone designed to operate in coordinated formations.
AFRICOM Explores ‘Flying Wall’ for Next-Gen Force Protection
AFRICOM has come up with a bold concept for defending forces against evolving aerial threats: a “flying wall” of coordinated drones.
Elon Musk Firms Enter Secret Pentagon Challenge for Voice-Based Drone Swarming Tech
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its subsidiary xAI are joining a secretive US Department of Defense competition centered on a voice command and control tool that could deploy multiple autonomous systems.
Fortem Achieves First Fully Autonomous ‘5-vs-5’ Drone Takedown
Fortem has pulled off a “technological first” with its SkyDome system, taking down five drones at once without causing collateral damage.
‘Voice-Controlled’ Drone Swarms? US Places $100M Bet on Concept
The Pentagon has begun shifting away from training troops to operate individual drones, instead preparing its force to command entire drone swarms through spoken instructions.
Japan Experiments With Helicopter-Based Command of Jet Drone Swarm
MUM-T is Japan’s manned-unmanned teaming program using five Subaru-supplied fixed-wing drones with cranked-kite wings, canted V-tails, and top-mounted intakes.
Singapore Unleashes Largest Coordinated Drone Swarm in ‘Exercise Wallaby’
The Singapore Armed Forces deployed its largest-ever drone swarm, featuring 100 autonomous systems flying for 560 hours.
Orbotix Scores $7.5M to Supercharge Europe’s AI Drone Swarms
Defense tech startup Orbotix Industries has raised $7.5 million to scale its AI-powered unmanned aerial systems and boost Europe’s edge in the skies.
Saab’s Nimbrix Missile Targets Drone Swarms With Air-Burst Warhead
Swedish defense giant Saab has unveiled Nimbrix, its first counter-unmanned aerial system missile designed to tackle the rising threat of small drones on the battlefield.
DZYNE’s Dronebuster Now Spoofs, Drives Hostile UAVs Up to 4-Km Backward
DZYNE Technologies has launched the Dronebuster Power Up Program, enabling users of earlier models, including Block 3, to upgrade to the latest Block 4 variant.
US Navy Turns to AI to Plan Drone Swarm Missions
The US Navy has demonstrated an AI-powered planning tool designed to speed up and simplify how it prepares unmanned missions.
British Army Destroys Drone Swarms Using New Directed Energy Weapon
The British Army has tested a new radiofrequency directed energy weapon against drone swarms in the country's largest trial of its kind.
Airbus Reveals LOAD: A Low-Cost, Missile-Armed Drone to Counter Swarms
Airbus has unveiled a counter-unmanned aerial system concept equipped with up to three guided missiles: the LOw-cost Air Defence (LOAD) system.
AI Gives Drone Swarms Various Levels of Autonomy in Thales Demo
Thales has demonstrated how artificial intelligence can provide drone swarms with varying levels of autonomy to effectively execute different missions.
How XTEND’s AI-Powered Drones Are Saving Lives on the Frontline
With its US-made AI-assisted drone and robotics technology, XTEND is providing a scalable solution for both production and training.
After Low-Cost Drones, Pentagon Shifts Focus to C-UAS in Replicator 2
The US Department of Defense formally launched the second phase of its high-profile Replicator program, focusing on counter-drone systems.
Indian Army Tests Domestic Drones for High-Altitude Operations
The Indian Army has tested several domestically-built drones capable of flying at altitudes exceeding 15,000 feet.
China’s Anti-Aircraft Weapons Register Low Success Rate Against Drone Swarm
In a rare admission, China’s People’s Liberation Army said its anti-aircraft weapons had a low success rate against a swarm of drones.
Ukraine Skillfully Used Drones, Jammers to Break Into Kursk: Russian Observers
The Ukrainian military has made skillful use of its drones and jammers to break into Russia’s Kursk region.
Russia Says Downed 87 Ukrainian Drones Overnight
Russia said it had downed 87 Ukrainian drones overnight, of which 70 had targeted the southern Rostov region that houses the headquarters of its military operation against Kyiv.
Lithuania to Develop Drone Ecosystem Amid Growing Regional Threats
The Lithuanian defense ministry has announced plans to develop a more mature drone ecosystem in response to heightened threats in the region.
Epirus Completes Delivery of Anti-Drone Directed Energy Weapons to US Army
Tech startup Epirus has completed the supply of four Indirect Fire Protection Capability - High-Power Microwave systems to the US Army.
Kansas Robotics Firm to Develop Nano Drones for US Special Ops
Kansas-based robotics developer Tesseract Ventures has received a contract to manufacture nano drones for the US Special Operations Command.
