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The Virginia Beach Department of Economic Development

Virginia Beach Open For Business: Attracts Autonomous Systems Companies With Ocean Access, Veteran Talent

Virginia Beach is stepping up its pursuit of autonomous systems companies. Leveraging open-ocean Navy test infrastructure, a deep veteran workforce and a newly sharpened economic development strategy, the city aims...Read More
Ondas Holdings

Ondas Holdings Targets FPV Drones and Swarm Threats With New Autonomous MODUS and IRON WAVE Defense Systems

Ondas Holdings unveiled two AI-driven defense systems built for the next generation of force protection capabilities: MODUS, a mobile counter-UAS platform, and IRON WAVE, a robotic combat suite designed to operate ahead of...Read More
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Disrupt Yourself Across Land, Air and Sea With ANELLO Photonics For GPS-Denied Navigation

By: Dawn Zoldi Navigation can no longer sit at the edge of platform design. According to Dr. Mario Paniccia, CEO and Co-Founder of Santa Clara-based ANELLO Photonics, which builds GPS-denied...Read More
Dawn Zoldi

Mountain Horse Solutions Builds a Multi-Domain Autonomy Portfolio From the Ground Up

By: Dawn Zoldi Mountain Horse Solutions isn’t racing to manufacture the next marquee unmanned system. The company, a subsidiary of Global Ordnance, has carved out a deliberate role in the...Read More

Voyager Awarded $16.5M DARPA Contract

DENVER, May 26, 2026 Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) was awarded a DARPA Burn n’ Go Phase 2 contract, valued at $16.5 million, to advance the development of a new propellant-embedded...Read More
IAI

IAI’s Advanced HAROP Loitering Munition Gets Stealth Upgrade and Naval Integration via DIAMOND Container System

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has advanced its combat-proven HAROP loitering munition with stealth capabilities and expanded its naval deployment through the modular DIAMOND container solution, reinforcing the system’s role as...Read More
BlueWhite Robotics

Elbit Systems FUSE Acquires BlueWhite Robotics to Expand AI-Powered Ground Autonomy for Defense

Elbit Systems’ FUSE division has completed the acquisition of BlueWhite Robotics, an Israeli developer of AI-powered autonomous solutions for critical off-road and defense applications. Under the agreement, FUSE acquired 100%...Read More
Genesis Aeronautica / Meadowlark Aircraft Company

Fiber Meets Fire: The Consortium Building FPV Fiber-Optic Attack Drones in North Dakota

By: Dawn Zoldi Drones on the battlefield have already changed the game for aerial combat. Now, a consortium of American defense technology companies hope to change the game for the...Read More
Futuristic control room with a curved monitor displaying a blue map and floating labels: 'UGV XV', 'XVB - 120', and 'Robot 1'.

Roboteam “Terminator” UGV Family Brings AI-Enabled Swarm Robotics to Infantry and Special Forces

Robotic swarms have become an operational requirement for advanced armed forces. Israeli company Roboteam has developed the “Terminator” family, a line of modular, lethal unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) systems designed...Read More
Quantum Systems

Romanian Ministry of National Defence Selects Quantum Systems for a New Procurement of Vector

Bucharest / Gilching, 28 May 2026 – Quantum Systems has been selected by the Romanian Ministry of National Defence to supply additional Vector reconnaissance systems for surveillance missions under projects...Read More