UAVs and Drones: Latest News and Analysis
Uncrewed aircraft now span everything from a two-kilogram inspection drone to a jet-powered combat aircraft flying alongside crewed fighters.
AirPro News covers the industrial side of that spectrum: the manufacturers, the military and commercial programmes, the regulators writing beyond-visual-line-of-sight and airspace-integration rules, and the operators building services on top. This page gathers every AirPro News story on UAVs and drones, newest first.
What we watch
- Military programmes. Collaborative combat aircraft and loyal-wingman projects, medium-altitude long-endurance systems such as the MQ-9B and Eurodrone, naval drones, and the procurement decisions and deliveries behind them. We cover the aircraft and the industry, not their use in conflict.
- Regulation. FAA rules for beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations, EASA’s U-space framework, remote ID, and the certification of larger uncrewed aircraft for cargo and passenger roles.
- Commercial operations. Drone delivery, infrastructure inspection, agriculture, public safety and the airspace-management systems that let them scale.
- Manufacturers and funding. The established defence primes, the drone start-ups raising capital, and the consolidation between them.
- Autonomy. The software, sensors and detect-and-avoid systems that move aircraft from remotely piloted to autonomous, and the test flights that prove them.
Latest UAV and drone coverage
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Wing to Invest Up to $125 Million in Fort Worth Drone Factory
Wing plans up to $125 million over two years in a 15,000-square-foot Fort Worth, Texas, plant with capacity for tens of thousands…
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FAA Clears Skyways Drone for BVLOS Flight to Shell Gulf Platform
The FAA authorized Skyways to fly its V2 drone beyond visual line of sight from Shell’s Louisiana facility to a Shell platform…
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Ondas to Buy Stemme and Target 10 ULTRA ISR Aircraft per Month
Ondas agreed to acquire Stemme GmbH, maker of the ULTRA airframe, in an all-cash deal and plans 10 ULTRA aircraft a month…
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Galaxy 1 and Viasat Move Velaris UAV Satcom Into Commercial Production
Galaxy 1 and Viasat take Velaris satellite links for uncrewed aircraft into production after two years of joint development and testing.
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Tekever to Open Odense Base in Denmark as EIFO Joins Series D
Tekever plans its first Nordic operational presence in Odense, Denmark, as EIFO commits to join its US$580 million Series D round.
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Safran Power Units to Supply Twin Turbojets for UVAD Falcon Target
Safran Power Units will supply two turbojets for UVAD’s Falcon, a reusable supersonic aerial target set for flight tests in 2027.
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Neros Signs Up to $450M Conditional OSC Loan to Expand Drone Output
Neros signed a conditional OSC loan commitment of up to $450M and adds $165M in equity for a $615M drone and component…
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French Navy Orders Airbus U010 Aliaca VTOL Drone Variant
France’s DGA converts 7 Aliaca systems to VTOL configuration, enabling French Navy ops on smaller vessels from late 2026.
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GA-ASI Opens MQ-9A Remote Split Operation Facility in North Dakota
GA-ASI opens a North Dakota RSO facility for AFRICOM MQ-9A missions, projecting over $10M in annual DoD savings.
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Saab LoyalEye AEW Radar Flight-Tested on GA-ASI MQ-9B
Saab and GA-ASI successfully flight-tested the LoyalEye radar on an MQ-9B, validating unmanned airborne early warning capability.
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Volatus Aerospace Completes AISPECO Acquisition for $10.5M
Volatus Aerospace finalizes its $10.5M acquisition of Lithuanian sensor developer AISPECO UAB, gaining an EU and NATO manufacturing base.
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AFRL and ACC Complete XQ-67A Autonomous Platform Flight Test
AFRL and ACC validate XQ-67A beyond-line-of-sight data links and mission systems at Nevada Test and Training Range.
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