GA-ASI has completed weapons qualification testing for the Royal Air Force Protector RG Mk1, integrating precision strike capabilities into the uncrewed aircraft system for future operational missions
Smith Myers has unveiled ARTEMIS AI, an embedded artificial intelligence capability designed to deliver closed-system operational intelligence directly to the edge for its ARTEMIS product family
Defense Innovation Unit taps Kongsberg and Oceaneering to develop next-generation subsea architecture for future U.S. Navy uncrewed operational capabilities
Trillium Engineering has unveiled NyxCore, an embedded AI engine that processes full motion video at the edge to support real-time tactical intelligence and scene analysis
Beyond Vision’s BVQ404 interceptor drone has been selected by Japan’s ATLA as first priority for evaluation under its Counter-UAS Proof of Concept Program in Japan
Following a major U.S. Air Force contract, GA-ASI is scaling monthly output and presenting its next-generation combat jet to international buyers at Farnborough 2026
ParaZero recently received a secondary system order to integrate its non-explosive, net-based drone interception technology into a Tier-1 customer's autonomous ground-based counter-unmanned aerial systems platform
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. celebrates a decade of pioneering uncrewed flight testing and training in North Dakota, delivering instruction to over four thousand operators and achieving multiple aviation milestones
ZenaTech subsidiary ZenaDrone is developing a soccer ball-sized autonomous platform for defense and industrial missions in confined, hazardous and GPS-denied environments requiring real-time situational awareness
PDW's completed acquisition of the Rochester-based engineering firm Vanteon secures critical expertise in RF systems and software-defined radios while adding approximately 40 highly skilled technical professionals to the growing organization
Kuantek Elektronik brings advanced defense electronics, thermal imaging, FPGA technologies and embedded engineering expertise to DA’s global supplier network
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