Defense
Project ULTRA Contract Ceiling Raised to $100M from $18M
GRAND FORKS, North Dakota – Dakota-U.S. Sen. John Hoeven announced a $100 million contract ceiling extension for Project ULTRA that will allow expansion of UAS operations at GrandSKY. The ULTRA...Read More
ParaZero’s DropAir: Precision Airdrop for Contested Environments
As rapid response and operational flexibility become increasingly paramount for a wide range of professions—public safety, defense, humanitarian—ParaZero Technologies has emerged as a leader in aerial safety and logistics. Known...Read More
DIU’s Project G.I. Challenge: Accelerating the Next Generation of Uncrewed Systems for the Modern Battlefield
Emerging threats have rewritten the rules of warfare. In conflicts from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific, uncrewed systems (UxS)—drones, ground robots, and electronic warfare (EW) platforms—have become essential tools for modern...Read More
DEXA Secures National FAA Waiver for Beyond Visual Line of Sight Drone Operations
DEXA, a leading innovator in autonomous drone delivery, today announced it has received a national waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allowing its drones to operate beyond visual line...Read More
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
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
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
Drone Swarms Are Coming: The Future of Autonomous Operations
By: Pramod Rajeha, AG Autonomy Ambassador magine hundreds of small aircraft moving through the sky in perfect coordination, their movements resembling a school of fish navigating underwater currents. This isn’t...Read More
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
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