STARK’s AI-Powered USV Emerges as a New Defender for European Waters

Vanta 12 combines AI-enabled autonomy with modular weapons for persistent maritime surveillance and strike missions.

A New Alternative to Chinese Mavics? Ukraine Debuts 30-Km Recon Drone

Slavic UAV uses solid-state 6S1P, 40,000-milliampere-hour battery, 2K daylight camera, and stabilized gimbal.

Press A to Fire? Xbox-Style Controller Now Aiming US Laser Weapons

Xbox-style controller uses two analog sticks and a familiar button layout to track targets.

Attack Drone With a Twist: AEVEX 3D-Prints New Jet-Powered UAV

Specter uses software-defined architecture, a swappable nose section, and a turbojet propulsion system.

New UGV Family From US Offers Changeable Modules for Different Ops

VARAN, RANGER, SCOUT, and RECON are VisionWave’s new autonomous ground systems.

Skydio’s New Drone Puts an Asymmetrical Twist on Fixed-Wing Flight

F10 Lightrunner autonomously adjusts flight paths, follows airspace rules, and avoids other aircraft without constant operator input.

DARPA Backs New Drone Tech to Squeeze More Thrust From Less Power

Next-generation propulsion system uses more thrust with less power while enabling higher speeds, greater payload capacity, and a lower noise signature.

300-kW-Class Power: US Startup Pursues Laser-Carrying Drone Concept

Autonomous drone uses a high-energy laser, conventional tube-and-wing airliner layout, and a kerosene-fueled turboshaft engine.

IDV Gives VIKING UGV a ‘Jam-and-Scoot’ Electronic Warfare Role

VIKING UGV uses Guardian Vantage EW and SIGINT systems with a portable Guardian Shield unit.

South Africa Evolves N-Raven Into an Eight-Hour VTOL Recon Drone

V-Raven combines reusable VTOL operations with interchangeable sensors and automatic target tracking for battlefield surveillance missions.