Volatus Aerospace opened a 53,000 sq ft UAS manufacturing facility in Mirabel, Québec, supporting V-Series and Condor drone production.
Dynamic Aerospace Systems presented its G1-MKIII VTOL UAV and US-1 multicopter to Japan's ATLA and JSDF. No contract announced.
Textron Systems flew an Aerosonde VTOL UAS 150 nautical miles between two Virginia vertiports in commercial airspace.
The Navy's CAMP system converts human mission plans into autonomous aircraft instructions, tested at Point Mugu in 2026.
Archer Aviation's ~$1B acquisition of Wisk Aero, SkyGrid, and Insitu clears HSR review, on track to close by end of 2026.
Volatus Aerospace demonstrates GPS-denied navigation with its V-Cortex AI Flight Controller using only default onboard sensors.
NASA expands its UAS Traffic Management framework to emergency response, federal security, and Advanced Air Mobility operations.
GA-ASI and Hanwha Aerospace flew the Mojave STOL from a simulated battlefield road in South Korea on September 16, 2026.
BAE Systems' Prismatic secures £15.7M to integrate ground-based power beaming into the PHASA-35 stratospheric platform.
Swarm Aero unveiled the Gamera Group 5 UAS at Air, Space and Cyber 2026, targeting the USAF MMA program with 9,000 nm range.