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BAE Systems Awarded Korea Aerospace Industries Contract to Equip KF-21 Aircraft with New Identification Friend or Foe Systems
GREENLAWN, N.Y. — Dec. 15, 2025 — BAE Systems has received an $11 million contract from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to integrate the AN/APX-127(V)1 Combined Interrogator Transponder (CIT) on KF-21 Boramae...Read More
DIU, JIATF-401, USNORTHCOM, US ARMY Announce Winner for C-UAS Low-Cost Sensing Challenge
Washington, D.C., (December 12, 2025) — Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), in close collaboration with U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401), U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps,...Read More
Building Defense Readiness: Lessons in Autonomous Warfare
By: Dawn Zoldi* Modern defense is a moving target. Sweeping changes driven by emerging cyber threats, next-generation unmanned systems and artificial intelligence, compliance requirements and, most notably, the real-world lessons...Read More
One-Day Warriors: Slashing Drone Pilot Training with AI Autonomy
By: Pramod Raheja, AG Autonomy Ambassador In modern warfare, drones have become indispensable tools on battlefields from Ukraine to the Middle East. First-Person View (FPV) drones, in particular, have proven...Read More
U.S. Seeks Israeli UAV Warfare Lessons From Gaza, Lebanon and Iran Campaigns
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The U.S. Department of Defense has requested that Israel share detailed lessons learned from the intensive operational use of unmanned aerial...Read More
U.S. Launches First Dedicated One-Way Attack Drone Task Force in Middle East
By: Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has unveiled Task Force Scorpion Strike (TFSS), the first dedicated one-way-attack drone squadron in the...Read More
BAE Systems to Advance Autonomous Space-Based Surveillance Technology for DARPA
NASHUA, N.H. — Dec. 10, 2025 — The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs™ research, development, and production organization a $16 million Phase 2 contract for...Read More
SkyClean: Setting a New Standard for Drone-Mounted for High-Rise and Industrial Power Washing
By: Dawn Zoldi SkyClean, modular cleaning hardware designed by Nested Technologies to mount directly on the DJI Matrice 400 platform, redefines how facility managers, building owners and service providers approach...Read More
Dr. Lilian Pintea of the Jane Goodall Institute to Deliver Keynote at Geo Week 2026
Denver, CO – December 11, 2025 — Geo Week announced that Dr. Lilian Pintea, Vice President of Conservation Science at the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), will deliver a visionary keynote...Read More
AI-Powered Digital Twins and Quantum Computing Must Inform Next-Gen Airspace Management Policy
By Capt. Fahad ibne Masood, MRAeS In terms of the safety in the national airspace system (NAS), the risk of even a single “guesstimate” would be unacceptable. To differentiate fiction...Read More