Defense

Paying It Forward: A Salute to Vets to Drones

Chris Lewis knows that a civilian career can give Veterans a paycheck without giving them the sense of purpose found in military service. Through Vets to Drones, he has worked...Read More

U.S. Air Force Awards Electra Defense $4.7 Million R&D Contract for Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Testing 

Air Force Research Laboratory award for ground and flight testing of Electra’s Ultra-Short Takeoff and Landing (Ultra-STOL) aircraft to evaluate hybrid-electric performance and operational benefits for military missions MANASSAS, Va....Read More

Shaping the responsible future of intelligent and autonomous defense systems

Dubai-based Great Minds Event Management launches global summit series on intelligent & autonomous defence systems, supported by an 18-member Global Advisory Board of distinguished experts from 13 countries DUBAI, UAE...Read More

Military Counter-UAS Integration: Closing Capability Gaps From Development to Deployment

The next counter-UAS breakthrough may depend less on a new interceptor than on whether a soldier can understand a screen, a sensor can provide enough warning and a commander can...Read More

Volatus Aerospace, Calian and Instrumar Sign Collaboration Agreement to Advance Smart Coating Technologies for Arctic Uncrewed Aircraft Systems

Canadian collaboration will evaluate integrated ice detection and protection technologies to support defence and commercial operations in northern environments MIRABEL, Quebec, Nov. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Volatus Aerospace Inc....Read More

General Atomics Selected to Support Army-Navy Hypersonic Weapons Production Through 2031

SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / November 3, 2026 / General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today its selection by Leidos to manufacture critical hypersonic components for weapon systems designed to strike...Read More

Vantage Robotics Won Over the Military. Now It’s Opening Doors to Competitors.

Before Vantage Robotics supplied military operators, its CEO and co-founder Tobin Fisher tested drone usability from a lawn chair outside his house. He stopped people walking past, handed them a...Read More

Beyond Earth, Beneath Golden Dome: NASA and Space Force Map an Autonomous Future

One single conversation covered a nuclear-powered spacecraft deploying helicopters at Mars, a rotorcraft exploring Saturn’s moon Titan, a Venus probe deciding which discoveries to transmit before its operating window closes...Read More

OpEd: The New Defense Economy Requires Building American Deterrence at Speed and Scale

For at least a few generations, discussions about America’s defense industrial base have centered on the Department of War (DOW) and major defense contractors (the Primes). That partnership won wars...Read More

GrandSKY’s Next Frontier: Turning Air Domain Awareness Into Everyday Drone Operations

Seeing a drone does not tell you what it is doing. Completing a delivery does not establish a logistics network. And demonstrating a technology does not necessarily make it ready...Read More