How to help Kyiv go on a drone offensive
Russia and Iran are planning to build a factory within Russia to produce thousands of Shahed-136 drones.
China spy balloon moving east over US, Pentagon says
China claims balloon is weather research “airship” that blew off course.
Congress pushes DoD to rule on Gray Eagle drone delivery to Ukraine
Lawmakers are pushing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to accelerate a review on transferring Gray Eagle drones to Ukraine.
Teledyne wins Pentagon order for hundreds of bomb disposal robots
The U.S. Armed Services placed an order for 500 robots from Teledyne FLIR Defense.
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Germany shelves new anti-missile weapon and turns to drone defense
The announcement comes after months of studying options between the costly TLVS platform, aimed at destroying sophisticated missiles and aircraft, and cheaper weapons for intercepting enemy drones.
The US Navy is spending millions plotting the drone-enabled fleet of 2045
The fleet of the future will be enabled by unmanned technology, and an ongoing study is researching how the Navy can achieve it.
By David B. Larter
British Defence Ministry reveals why a drone program now costs $427M extra
The British Defence Ministry’s top civilian has identified in a letter to lawmakers the main reason why a drone acquisition program has experienced a near 40 percent hike in costs.
Australia commits to Triton in $5 billion deal
The first aircraft will be delivered in 2023 and the last in 2025.
For the Army, a 3-D printed drone is nice. A customized, 3-D printed drone is better.
Army researchers are fine-tuning a 3D-printed drone after discovering potential end users wanted specific features.
By Adam Stone
Before drones sold to Jordan and UAE, safeguards needed [Commentary]
Members of Congress are pushing for drone sales to Jordan and the UAE.
By Rachel Stohl and Dan Mahanty
Army poised to transform ground robotics industry
The Army is poised to transform the ground robotics industry over the next year as it launches several competitions to define its future unmanned ground systems fleet.
By Jen Judson
From the sponsor: The progress and challenges in RPA pilot training
The need for training pilots on unmanned platforms is on a clear upswing, right along with the number of missions that demand support from remotely piloted aircraft. Robert Kiebler, director of international business development at CAE, has witnessed the incredible uptick.
By Jill Aitoro
The latest drone pilot challenge: Training with manned aircraft for combat missions
RPA pilots go straight from training into combat missions, often with limited live flying experience with manned platforms.
By Jill Aitoro
DoD weapons designer: Swarming teams of drones will dominate future wars
The head of the Strategic Capabilities Office says teaming will be vital.
By Aaron Mehta
Elbit offers multimission, unmanned naval robot
Seagull is fully autonomous and is controlled via line of sight or satellite communications data links for operations at unlimited ranges, according to an Elbit executive.
By Barbara Opall-Rome
Marine exercise takes aim at emerging technologies
An April exercise involving the Marine Corps and Navy will focus on identifying new technologies for future contested environments.
By Mark Pomerleau
Interview: Col. Ross Anderson talks reserve RPA pilots and why they 'don't stand alone'
Col. Ross Anderson, the commander of the 926th Wing, spoke to Defense News about the reserves' role in the remotely piloted aircraft enterprise.
By Valerie Insinna
In the fight against ISIS, Predators and Reapers prove close-air support bona-fides
The MQ-1 and MQ-9 squadrons from Creech AFB dropped more than 1,500 weapons on the Islamic State last year.
By Valerie Insinna
