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APFIT Invests $50 Million into US-Made Drone Battery Production for Air Force, Army, Navy, and SOCOM
The Defense Department’s APFIT program has committed up to $50 million to Packet Digital to fast-track production of advanced batteries...
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New Defense Department Program Seeks 300,000 Drones From Industry by 2027
The U.S. Department of War, on Dec. 2, outlined a new program where it is seeking the development of more than 300,000 drones "quickly and inexpensively" from...
Podcasts Energy
How Packet Digital Is Scaling Domestic Drone Battery Manufacturing
On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Packet Digital CEO Terri Zimmerman breaks down the company’s push to expand U.S.-based production of advanced lithium-ion batteries for military unmanned aircraft systems. Listen now!
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F-22 Pilot Controls Drone With Tablet
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®, with industry partners and the U.S. Air Force, controlled an uncrewed aerial system (UAS) from the cockpit of a fifth generation fighter jet while in flight.
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USNORTHCOM's Counter-UAS Fly-Away Kit Achieves Operational Certification
An 11-person team from U.S. Northern Command deployed to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota at the end of October to provide counter-small uncrewed aerial system...
Podcasts Software
How Forterra Is Enabling Modular Military Vehicle Autonomy
On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Patrick Acox, Forterra Vice President of Defense Growth, is the guest to explain how the company provides autonomy-enabling modules for a wide variety of military applications.
Podcasts Defense
Autonomous Drones Harness Wind for ISR and Counter UAS
Rob Creighton, Windlift Founder & CEO, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain how Windlift's autonomous tethered drone system leverages wind to power a wide variety of defense applications.
INSIDER Unmanned Systems
Anduril Completes First Semi-Autonomous Flight of CCA Prototype
Anduril Industries has started flight testing its prototype Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), the YFQ-44A, at an Air Force research facility in California.
INSIDER Unmanned Systems
A New AI-Piloted VTOL Fighter Jet for Contested Environments
Shield AI unveiled its new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet, X-BAT, during an event held in Washington D.C. last week.
Podcasts Defense
Autonomous Targeting Systems for a New Autonomous Ground Vehicle
Bryan Bockmon, CEO of AimLock, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to discuss their new partnership with Overland AI and the future of autonomous targeting systems in modern warfare.
Podcasts Defense
The Army's New Approach to Buying AI, Drones, and Robotics
Listen to this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to hear selected portions from Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll’s AUSA 2025 opening keynote. In it, he discusses the Army’s transition to a drone-centric future and an acquisition paradigm reshaped by Silicon Valley principles. Listen now!
INSIDER Unmanned Systems
Sikorsky Converts Black Hawk into U-Hawk Autonomous Helicopter
Sikorsky has transformed a UH-60L Black Hawk® helicopter into the S-70UAS™ U-Hawk, a versatile autonomous helicopter that has 25 percent more cargo space than a typical Black...
INSIDER Defense
AUSA 2025: Secretary Driscoll Wants Army to Save Time and Money by 3D-Printing Replacement Parts
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll's brutally honest keynote speech to open AUSA's 2025 annual meeting included a focus on how much money the...
INSIDER Defense
In-Flight 3D Printing of Drone Parts on a Black Hawk Helicopter
The Indiana Army National Guard, in collaboration with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, achieved a historic milestone during August's...
Podcasts RF & Microwave Electronics
Designing Low-Cost, Long-Range Autonomous Strike Drones
MGI Engineering recently unveiled their new long-range autonomous precision strike drone, TigerShark, at the 2025 DSEI event in London. MGI is a U.K.-based engineering consultancy founded by former F1 Chief Designer Mike Gascoyne. Gascoyne is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain how MGI is leveraging their history of collaborating with F1 racing teams to design low cost precision strike drones that can be manufactured at scale.
INSIDER Unmanned Systems
Meet Arc: Inversion's New Autonomous Space Vehicle for Logistics and Hypersonic Testing
Inversion, the California-based defense and space manufacturing startup, has unveiled its new flagship space vehicle designed for cargo delivery...
INSIDER Design
AFWERX Tests Alternative Navigation System on Osprey MK III
A bright orange dart drifted in the air at approximately 1,000 feet. The cloudless, bright blue skies practically swallowed up the 7-foot, 50-pound unmanned aerial system as it...
INSIDER Defense
A New Depth Perception System for Explosive Ordinance Disposal Robots
What started as a school project has developed into a promising innovation for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) operations across the Department of Defense (DoD).
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
General Atomics Collaborative Combat Aircraft Completes First Test Flight
In a major step toward a new era of airpower, the U.S. Air Force reached a key development milestone in its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, with one of...
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MOIA’s L4 ID. Buzz AVs Starting Service Next Year
Mobileye announced in June that its ongoing work with Volkswagen will deliver the automaker’s first production SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicles sometime in 2026. The first of these...
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Sharper Testing Delivers Better AV Performance
As self-driving car technology moves towards commercial deployment, engineers encounter a scaling challenge that mirrors issues seen in other complex critical safety systems: validation....
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Balancing Cost, Performance and Weight in Designing UAVs
The use of UAVs is increasing rapidly - including their use for delivery in highly populated areas by Amazon, DHL and other logistics firms, meaning the balance between cost and performance is becoming a more pressing concern. Read on to learn what this means.
Articles Unmanned Systems
Quality by Design: Imperatives for Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing
This article will provide pragmatic insights and best practices for balancing the connector design, manufacturing and testing requirements that are needed to meet evolving demands for product reliability and durability.
Application Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Reconnaissance Vehicle Sensor Suite Upgrade
Teledyne FLIR Defense is developing a next-generation mounted reconnaissance technology for the M1135 Stryker’s Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV) Sensor Suite Upgrade Program. Read on to learn more about it.
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Uncrewed Solar Aircraft Passes Key Ground Tests
The German Aerospace Center has taken an important step in the development of its own high-flying solar aircraft by successfully completing a Ground Vibration Test on its innovative HAP-alpha high-altitude platform. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Design
New Drone Will Mimic Albatross Flight
Albatrosses have 11-foot wingspans that carry them across oceans. But it’s how they use these wings that makes them world-class flyers, according to a University of Cincinnati aerospace engineering professor. UC Assistant Professor Sameh Eisa and his research partners hope to harness their amazing abilities for the next generation of drones. Read on to learn more.
Podcasts Unmanned Systems
Piasecki's KARGO UAV Program: Enabling Uncrewed Logistics
John Piasecki, CEO of Piasecki Aircraft Corporation, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to discuss the future of the KARGO UAV program.
INSIDER Aerospace
Joby, L3Harris to Develop Autonomous Hybrid VTOL for Defense Applications
Joby Aviation and L3Harris Technologies have announced a new partnership to explore the development of a new aircraft class for defense applications. The gas turbine...
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