Unmanned News & Articles

Strategic Investment to Scale UAV Battery Production

European UAV battery developer Tulip Tech has secured strategic growth funding from Parcom and Keen to scale up its production and strengthen sovereign supply chains for defence and civilian drone platforms

May 28, 2026
General Atomics YFQ-42A Uncrewed Fighter Resumes Flight Testing & Software Validation

Following a strategic pause and thorough safety review, the Collaborative Combat Aircraft returns to the skies with critical software remediations designed to enhance autopilot precision for next-generation autonomous aerial combat

May 25, 2026
RAD Launches Autonomy Core to Deliver Scalable Remote Vessel Control

RAD has released the Autonomy Core, a new addition to the RAD Autonomy System designed to support scalable remote vessel control, third-party autonomy integration, and Degree 3 autonomous operations across a wide range of marine platforms

May 19, 2026
Autonomous Ground Vehicle Fleet Expands Fivefold & Scales Frontline Deployment

A major contract will deploy hundreds of additional ARX Robotics modular unmanned ground vehicles for frontline logistics, significantly expanding the operational fleet while scaling local industrial manufacturing cooperation and technical support capabilities

May 19, 2026
HDT Robotics Deploys Hunter WOLF Platforms for Army GOAT Training & Evaluation

HDT Robotics delivers autonomous ground vehicles to the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Polk to enhance soldier endurance and logistical flexibility

May 19, 2026
Textron Systems & DIU Partner for Tsunami USV Deployment

New Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) will join U.S. Navy Fourth Fleet operations to demonstrate advanced maritime interception and autonomous fleet teaming

May 13, 2026
Laminar-Flow Flight Campaign Validates Aerodynamic Efficiency

Otto Aerospace completed a flight-test campaign validating predicted aerodynamic efficiency for future long-endurance unmanned systems developed using laminar-flow technology

May 12, 2026
Teledyne FLIR Defense & Emesent Expand Payload Program for GPS-Denied Mapping

New integration of Hovermap LiDAR brings advanced 3D mapping and radiation detection to unmanned aerial and ground platforms in complex environments

May 12, 2026
UAV Navigation Joins TICHE Project for Hidden Threat Detection & Swarm Coordination

UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía is participating in the European-funded TICHE Project, providing Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) technologies to support coordinated UAV and UGV swarm operations for hidden threat detection

May 12, 2026
Sikorsky & Robinson Unmanned Secure USMC Contract for Autonomous Cargo Helicopter

The United States Marine Corps has awarded a 15.5 million dollar contract for the MARV-EL program, utilizing Sikorsky and Robinson Unmanned's R66 TURBINETRUCK to provide autonomous aerial resupply in high-risk and contested environments

May 11, 2026
Uncrewed Ground Vehicle Technology Demonstrator Debuts for Littoral Mobility & Teaming Operations

Textron Systems and Howe & Howe have unveiled the RIPSAW M1 technology demonstrator, a modular uncrewed ground vehicle engineered to support littoral mobility and autonomous teaming for Marine Corps operations

May 08, 2026
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