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“Drone Dominance” or Drone Deficience? Inside the Pentagon’s Race to Catch Up

As of the end of last year, only a handful of U.S. Marine Corps teams had completed training on first-person-view attack drones. A one-off purchase of 3,200 Neros Archer drones was planned for 2026. That stood in stark contrast to the scale of the technological war two time zones to the east, where Ukrainian and […]

U.S. Army deploys autonomous surface vessel swarm in the Philippines

U.S. and Philippine Army forces conducted a maritime screen operation using a swarm of autonomous surface vessels (USVs) during Salaknib 2026, demonstrating how unmanned systems can extend situational awareness and reduce risk in contested maritime environments. The operation took place in Casiguran Sound in the Philippines, as DVIDS reported. Soldiers from the 125th Intelligence and […]

Airbus and SkyFall launch defence alliance to bring Ukraine’s combat-proven UAS technology to Europe

Airbus Defence and Space and Ukrainian drone manufacturer SkyFall have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) in Berlin, formalising a strategic partnership aimed at advancing multi-layered air defence across Europe. The signing was witnessed by German Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius. The partnership combines Airbus’s systems integration and C2 […]

Pentagon awards $500m contract for AI counter-drone systems

The US Department of Defence has awarded a three-year, $500 million contract to Perennial Autonomy to scale counter-drone operations across the joint force. The contract, awarded by Joint Interagency Task Force 401, covers a range of AI-enabled systems: the Merops interceptor, Bumblebee quadcopter and Hornet midrange strike drone. All three are currently deployed with forces […]

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