Sikorsky's Nomad 100 UAS finishes initial testing under DARPA's EVADE program, advancing toward multirole mission replication.
Archer Aviation and Anduril Industries debut Halo and Thunder autonomous VTOL variants at Farnborough Airshow, targeting 2027 first flight.
Boeing's MQ-25A T1 demonstrator appeared on USS Nimitz during FLEETEX 250, weeks after Navy LRIP approval.
Airbus and Kawasaki signed an MOU to evaluate an anti-submarine warfare variant of the U950 Eurodrone for Japan.
Mach Industries awarded a DIU contract to develop the Atlas hybrid-electric UAS for long-range Navy strike missions.
Skyryse and Robinson Helicopter announce a Group 4 UAS program using SkyOS fly-by-wire on the R66 airframe for defense missions.
Volatus Aerospace opens a 53,000 sq ft facility at Montreal-Mirabel Airport to manufacture V-Series RPAS for Canada and NATO.
Georgia Tech framework uses LLM to interpret pilot radio calls, cutting autonomous aircraft trajectory errors by over 50 percent.
Thales and Renault target 1,000 TOUTATIS loitering munitions per month by 2027 to build French drone sovereignty.
Vigilant Aerospace tests FlightHorizon PILOT onboard detect-and-avoid system for drones ahead of FAA Part 108 BVLOS rulemaking.
