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Drone Wars: How Cheap FPV Swarms Broke Air Defense in the Middle East and Ukraine

The age of the drone wars has arrived, and every serious military on the planet now watches the same two battle laboratories in Ukraine and the Middle East. From the...Read More
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GPS Lies: Autonomous Systems Need to Navigate a World That Can’t Be Trusted

By: Dawn Zoldi At the 2026 GEOINT Symposium, a panel of defense technologists, geospatial innovators, and autonomy engineers discussed how the navigation assumptions built into most autonomous systems are already...Read More
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Inside Israel’s New AI‑Driven Air-Launched Ballistic Missiles

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the way modern wars are fought, and Israel’s latest generation of air-launched ballistic missiles (ALBMs) offers one of the clearest examples yet. Battle-tested in recent...Read More
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Trump’s NSPM-11 Sets New Rules for AI in Defense: What Drone and Autonomy Vendors Must Know Now

The Trump Administration’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy moved decisively forward last month with the issuance of National Security Presidential Memorandum 11 (NSPM-11), a sweeping policy that charts the next phase...Read More

Defense Tech at the Crossroads: The Convergence of Drones, Airspace Safety and Grand Strategy

Three urgent questions define American defense in 2026: Can the United States build and field autonomous systems fast enough to matter? Can the nation’s airspace absorb the platforms it is...Read More

BAE Systems teams with Vantor to build high-resolution imagery satellites  

Vantage imaging satellites build on shared space vehicle production heritage, looks to future of satellite constellation development   BROOMFIELD, Colo. – June 24, 2026 – BAE Systems announced today that it...Read More

DEFENTURE AND DRONESHIELD ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE MOBILE COUNTER-UAS CAPABILITY

DroneShield, a global leader in counter-drone technology solutions, along with Defenture, an innovation-driven company specialising in tactical mobility solutions, just announced a strategic partnership to accelerate joint commercial opportunities for mobile counter-UAS capability. A Memorandum of...Read More

SBIR Strategies, Teaming and IP Protection: Key Takeaways from An “Ask the Contracting Officer” Session at SOF Week

A Q&A recap for defense industry partners navigating federal acquisition At SOF Week 2026 in Tampa, industry partners joined the “Ask the Contracting Officer” session presented by Jennifer Morris, Partner,...Read More
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NATO’s GEOINT Imperative: Intelligence Integration, Alliance Security and the Pipeline That Decides Wars

By: Dawn Zoldi The 2026 GEOINT Symposium opened its keynote stage with Major General Paul Lynch, Deputy Assistant Secretary General of the Joint Intelligence and Security Division at NATO. A...Read More

Red Cat Introduces Hellcat™, a Global Small UAS Configuration Built on the Proven Black Widow™ Platform

SALT LAKE CITY, June 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT) (“Red Cat” or the “Company”), a U.S.-based provider of advanced all-domain drone and robotic solutions for...Read More