Unmanned Systems

NATO in June plans to host an Innovation Challenge for solutions that can counter drones that rely on fiber optic cable for control by an operator, a capability Russian forces […]

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) next week plans to issue a solicitation seeking commercial solutions to more safely defeat small drones, the head of the unit said on Thursday. The […]

Beale AFB, Calif.–the home of the U-2 surveillance plane–is to house the Aircraft Readiness Unit (ARU) for U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) to allow them to deploy quickly, […]

More than a year after a series of drone incursions at a sensitive military base in Virginia, the abilities of domestic bases to observe potential threats from small unmanned aircraft […]

Epirus, a defense startup, on Tuesday said it delivered its prototype high-power microwave (HPM)  Expeditionary Directed Energy Counter-Swarm (ExDECS) weapon to the Navy for testing earlier this year. The ExDECS […]

Autonomous surface vessel (ASV) developer Saronic said Wednesday it has created two new larger small unmanned surface vessel designs, boosting the range and cargo capacities of its small ASV offerings. […]

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Thursday launched a new Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) initiative to find more uncrewed vessels that can demonstrably hold high-capacity payloads for extended ranges for […]

The V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has conducted more than 130 sorties in Ukraine, including training and operations in contested environments in the country’s war against Russian invaders, drone manufacturer […]

Leidos [LDOS] last week pitched a new Sea Dart small, attritable low-cost uncrewed undersea vessel (UUV) as an alternative to more expensive systems during the annual 2025 Sea-Air-Space expo. “Sea […]

Scout AI, a year-old startup developing an autonomous platform for defense robotics, on Wednesday emerged from stealth with an oversubscribed $15 million seed round led by Align Ventures and Booz […]