MQ-25 Stingray Advances Carrier-Based Unmanned Aviation
The MQ-25 Stingray program has reached a series of pivotal milestones, underscoring its role as the U.S. Navy’s first operational,…
Drones & Unmanned Systems
Natilus Advances Cargo Drone Development at Brown Field
Natilus, a San Diego-based aerospace startup focused on large autonomous cargo aircraft, has expanded its operations to Brown Field Municipal…
Domino’s and SkyDrop Advance Pizza Drone Deliveries
In 2016, a Domino’s store in New Zealand marked a milestone in commercial aviation history by completing the world’s first…
GAO Details Evolving Counter-Drone Technologies
Uncrewed aircraft systems have rapidly transitioned from niche tools to mainstream assets across industries, with applications ranging from aerial photography…
DARPA Tests Single-Operator Drone Swarm Control
Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman have recently advanced the frontier of unmanned systems control, demonstrating that a single operator can…
Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning Boosts UAV Swarm Combat
Unmanned aerial vehicles have long been valued for their low cost, maneuverability, concealment, and resilience in harsh environments. While single…
Lockheed Martin Stalker VXE Sets 39-Hour Endurance Record
On February 18, 2022, at Santa Margarita Ranch in California, Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works division pushed the boundaries of small…
Eurodrone Design Delays Highlight Complex European Collaboration
Airbus is extending the timeline for the preliminary design review of the Eurodrone, a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle backed…
Drone Flights Reduce Bat Detection Rates
Between 2018 and 2020, researchers at the Kenauk Institute in western Quebec conducted a series of surveys to investigate how…
Drone Rules Tighten Across U.S. and EU in 2021
The turn of 2021 marked a decisive moment for drone regulation on both sides of the Atlantic, reshaping operational frameworks…
Airbus Leads German Push for Urban Air Mobility
In southern Germany, a broad coalition of industry, academia, and public-sector partners has launched an ambitious effort to accelerate the…
TechEagle Launches Ethiopia’s First Commercial Drone Delivery Network
Indian drone delivery startup TechEagle has entered into a strategic partnership with Ethiopian e-commerce marketplace Addis Mercato to establish the…
Italian Air Force Deploys Counter-Drone Unit to Qatar
Between 23 November and 20 December 2021, the Italian Air Force executed its first operational deployment of a Counter-Unmanned Aerial…
Tackling the Collaborative Paradox in Multi‑Agent Learning
Multi‑agent reinforcement learning (MARL) has emerged as a powerful approach for coordinating autonomous systems in complex environments, from robotic assembly…
Autonomous Drones Advance Wildfire Monitoring Research
Wildfires remain among the most unpredictable and destructive natural hazards, capable of advancing at speeds up to 14 miles per…
Drone Delivery Mishap Cuts Power to Thousands
Thousands of residents in Browns Plains, south of Brisbane, experienced an unexpected blackout after a food delivery drone collided with…
6G Airborne Networks Poised to Transform Urban Air Mobility
The rapid evolution of mobile networks, from the analog Total Access Communication Systems of the 1980s to today’s application-centric 5G,…
Israeli Drone Navigates Without GPS Using AI Vision
An Israeli startup has demonstrated a civilian drone capable of completing delivery missions without relying on GPS, marking what it…