Defense

General Atomics United States Space Force Unit of the Year Award Presented to 11th Space Warning Squadron

SAN DIEGO – 30 June 2025 – General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that the 11th Space Warning Squadron (11th SWS) is the inaugural recipient of the 2024 General Atomics...Read More
Electra’s EL2 hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing (Ultra-STOL) prototype aircraft takes off from a grass field during a 2024 demo flight at Felker Army Airfield at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Credit: Electra

U.S. Army Awards Electra R&D Contract for Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Propulsion Systems

Manassas, Va., July 1, 2025 – Electra.aero, Inc. (Electra) was awarded a $1.9 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the U.S. Army to advance the research and development of hybrid-electric...Read More
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There’s No Silver Counter-Drone Bullet: Build a Stronger Cyber-Centric Shield, Layer by Layer

Today, drones are just as likely to deliver packages as they are to disrupt critical infrastructure or military operations. As the need for robust, adaptable counter-drone solutions becomes increasingly apparent,...Read More
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Drone Swarms Are Coming: The Future of Autonomous Operations

Imagine hundreds of small aircraft moving through the sky in perfect coordination, their movements resembling a school of fish navigating underwater currents. This isn’t science fiction—it’s the emerging reality of...Read More
GrandSKY

Drone Security & Airspace Control: GrandSKY and AV Secure the Future of Advanced Aviation

Above the windswept prairies of North Dakota, emerging aviation technologies take flight. Two powerhouse organizations, GrandSKY, the nation’s first commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flight operations center, and AV, the...Read More
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Transforming in Contact: Training on RF-Cyber Counter-UAS Technologies at Combined Resolve 25-02

At the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, the U.S. Army’s Combined Resolve 25-02 exercise set the stage for rapid innovation and real-world training on emerging technologies.  A major...Read More
CNA

CNA Tackling The Drone Industry’s Toughest Security Problems: R&D at the Cutting Edge

As uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and advanced air mobility (AAM) platforms become integral to daily life—delivering packages, supporting emergency responders, and promising future passenger transport—the security challenges they present have...Read More
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DIU Blue UAS Recognized Assessors: Powering the Next Phase of Secure Drone Adoption

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) exists to ensure that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) can confidently adopt commercial technology at the speed and scale demanded by modern operations—including drones...Read More
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AI Everywhere: Updates in Defense, Cybersecurity and Science

Splashed across headlines, embedded in marketing pitches and invoked in almost every sector from healthcare to national security, artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a ubiquitous term. Yet, what does it...Read More

U. S. Space Force Field Commands successfully launch GPS III, demonstrating expedited launch capabilities

Summary: A National Security Space Launch (NSSL) class mission lifted a second Global Positioning System (GPS) III space vehicle to orbit on a rapid response schedule in three months, demonstrating...Read More