1 day ago - The War Department will unleash American drone dominance by bolstering the U.S. drone manufacturing base, harnessing the ingenuity of warfighters, arming combat units with low-cost attack drones, and training senior officers to overcome bureaucratic risk-aversion culture in drone procurement ...

12 hours ago - Thanks to ramped-up military spending on drones and their proliferation in civilian uses, the market for American-made unmanned aerial systems is expected to grow to more than $50 billion by 2030, from $5 billion this year, according to Austin Bohlig, a senior analyst who specializes in drones at Needham & Company, a Minnesota-based investment banking firm. Recent federal restrictions on new models from DJI, the Chinese company that makes at least 80 percent of the hobbyist and commercial drones that Americans fly, have created an opening for domestic manufacturers.

1 day ago - The extension of the lease agreement ... includes the lease of two additional Sea Guardians which will fill the surveillance gap until the delivery of 31 MQ-9Bs begin....

1 day ago - In a move that underscores just how serious the threat environment has become, US Air Forces Central (USAFCENT), under United States Central Command, has awarded a contract worth over $9 million to Skydio. The goal? Turn American airbases across the region into AI-powered fortresses. At the center of this deployment is Skydio’s Dock system — essentially a robotic drone hub that can launch surveillance aircraft in under 20 seconds, without any human scrambling to a control station.

5 days ago - A new aerospace manufacturing hub has opened in Greenville, South Carolina. The facility will produce low-cost unmanned aerial weapons and drones for the U.S.

20 hours ago - The U.S. Air Force will purchase up to $270 million worth of lightweight, solar-powered drones that can be launched by a two-person crew and fly extended-loitering scout missions, according to the manufacturer.

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1 week ago - Zwijnenburg concluded the meeting ... related to targeted drone attacks and the civilian killings that may result. MQ-1 Predator UAVs armed with Hellfire missiles have been used by the U.S....

1 day ago - The new DJI drone, Avata 360, has officially landed in the US. You can actually buy it right now, with deliveries expected next week.

2 days ago - The Navy plans to use underwater drones in the coming days as part of its new effort to clear Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, U.S.

18 hours ago - The News10NBC Team details breaking News, Traffic and Weather. IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. — The Irondequoit Police Department is expanding its drone program, which has helped find missing people and assess storm damage since launching a few years ago. Lieutenant Jason Murphy said the program started with evidence technicians collecting evidence at crime scenes. It has since grown to include search and rescue operations and other emergency situations. “It’s not uncommon for us ...

The nine sites will facilitate the safe commercialization of drone technologies, advance the full integration of UAS into the NAS, and help reshape the future of aviation. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 authorizes the Administrator to designate up to two new UAS test ranges.

The War Department requested information to gauge industry's willingness and ability to make some 300,000 drones quickly and inexpensively — a concrete effort by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to directly meet the "drone dominance" goals laid ...

2 days ago - As ceasefire talks hit a stalemate in Pakistan, US Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that it will be sending underwater drones to help clear the Strait of Hormuz. “Today, we began the process of establishing a new passage, and we will ...

1 week ago - A new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ... state to active flight in just two seconds. The system, known as the Small Tactical Unmanned Drone (STUD), is designed for ......

18 hours ago - A Boise, Idaho company called Talon Avionics has built a counter-drone system that doesn’t start with radar. It starts with microphones. The SECTR platform uses AI-powered acoustic sensing to detect, track, and physically destroy hostile FPV drones before traditional sensors even register the threat, as Militarnyi reports.

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2 days ago - ... Drones are now lifting off in swarms to perform light shows in the sky, like in Lady Gaga's Super Bowl performance this year. The synchronized Shooting Star drones are created by Intel. Carter Evans shows us the meticulous methods behind ...

DHS announced the launch of a new office dedicated to rapidly procuring and deploying drone and counter-drone technologies, marking a major step forward in restoring American airspace sovereignty – a top priority for the Trump Administration.

3 days ago - The Freefly Astro Max is the newest and most powerful drone in the Astro series. It’s built for professionals who need a secure, high-performance platform for mapping, inspections, or enterprise work.