Asia
NextVision’s AI-Powered Micro Gimbals See Surging Demand From Global Defense Forces
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The demand for the small, lightweight payloads developed by Israeli company NextVision Stabilized Systems continues to reach new heights as militaries...Read More
Egypt Reportedly Signs 400 Million Dollar Deal for Chinese WJ-700 Combat Drones, Expanding Long-Range Strike and Red Sea Surveillance Capabilities
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Egypt has reportedly concluded a major unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) deal, signing a contract valued at about 400 million dollars...Read More
Giving Robots a Human Touch: Inside XELA Robotics’ CES 2026 Tech Preview
By: Dawn Zoldi In a CES packed with humanoids, AI assistants and next-gen mobility concepts, one Tokyo startup quietly showed off something far more fundamental: a way to give robots...Read More
Israeli Unmanned Surface Vessels Struggle to Gain Navy and Export Traction
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Israeli defence companies hesitate to restart major investment in unmanned surface vessels (USVs) after earlier efforts delivered only limited operational uptake...Read More
Ukraine War Becomes Live Test Bed for AI-Enabled Autonomous Weapons
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel In 2026, Ukraine is set to remain a frontline proving ground for Western defense technologies, with AI-enabled and autonomous systems at...Read More
Wingcopter drones to be deployed for aerial surveying in Japan
Weiterstadt, Germany/Tokyo, Japan, January 7, 2026 – Wingcopter’s authorized partner in Japan, ITOCHU Corporation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the practical use of Wingcopter’s long-range drones in...Read More
Japan’s Next Wave of Autonomy: Show-Stopping Tech from CES 2026
By: Dawn Zoldi At a packed CES 2026 pitch session co-hosted by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and ShowStoppers, a slate of Japanese startups showed how the country’s deep...Read More
The Four Pillars of a Truly Global, Interoperable Airspace Where Autonomous and Piloted Aircraft Safely Fly Together
By Abigail Smith, AG Ambassador – Airspace Awareness The future of airspace is actually unfolding now, thousands of feet above cities, farmland, forests, coastlines and conflict zones globally. Autonomous aircraft...Read More
Hesai Announces Partnership with MOVIN, Redefining the Future of 3D Motion Capture
Las Vegas, January 5, 2026 — CES — Hesai Technology (NASDAQ: HSAI; HKEX: 2525), a global leader in lidar solutions, announced today it has entered into a partnership with MOVIN to...Read More
Chips&Media and Visionary.ai Unveil the World’s First AI-Based Full Image Signal Processor, Redefining the Future of Image Quality
5 January, 2026m Seoul, South Korea and Jerusalem, Israel – Chips&Media, Inc. (KOSDAQ:094360) a leading hardware IP provider with more than 20 years of leadership in the multimedia industry, and Visionary.ai,...Read More
