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October 20, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

U.S. Army Awards Anduril Contract for Next-Gen Drone Defense Network

The US Army has chosen California-based Anduril Industries to enhance a system that helps troops track and neutralize unmanned aerial systems (UAS). This follows a months-long competition led by...

October 18, 2025
G.Krish
Mergers & JV

Netherlands Joins U.S. Initiative for AI-Enabled Drones Supporting F-35 Operations

The Netherlands has officially joined the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program — a next-generation initiative developing AI-enabled drones to fly alongside F-35 fighters. Signed in Washington...

October 16, 2025
G.Krish
R&D

Auterion Completes Artemis Long-Range Drone Under DIU Program

Auterion has finalized the development of the Artemis long-range strike drone under a US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) initiative. The system’s design is reminiscent of Iranian Shahed drones used...

October 16, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

US Army Grants Skydio $7.9M Deal for X10D Reconnaissance Drones

The US Army has awarded Skydio a $7.9-million contract to provide X10D small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) under the Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Tranche 2 program. The deal covers...

October 16, 2025
G.Krish
New Product Launches

Pyka Launches Autonomous Heavy-Lift, Long-Range Military Drone

Aerospace startup Pyka has unveiled the DropShip, a long-range, heavy-lift unmanned aerial system (UAS) designed to support a wide range of military missions. Building on the company’s autonomous flight...

October 15, 2025
G.Krish
Mergers & JV

General Atomics and Hanwha Partner to Develop STOL Variant of Gray Eagle Drone

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace have entered into an agreement to jointly design and produce the Gray Eagle Short Takeoff and Landing (GE STOL)...

October 14, 2025
G.Krish
R&D

Black Hawk Transformed into Autonomous U-Hawk Utility Drone

Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, has converted the classic UH-60L Black Hawk into the S-70UAS U-Hawk, a next-generation autonomous aircraft aimed at expanding the utility helicopter’s operational roles....

October 13, 2025
G.Krish
Mergers & JV

Netherlands, Ukraine agree to co-produce long-range strike drones

The Dutch government has unveiled a €110 million ($127 million) investment to co-develop deep-strike drones with Ukraine. This initiative falls under the Build with Ukraine program, which enables Ukrainian...

October 10, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

HavocAI Expands Drone Boat Manufacturing Following $85 Million Funding

HavocAI, a Rhode Island defense startup specializing in autonomous maritime technology, has raised $85 million to accelerate full-scale production of its unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and boost military collaborations...

October 9, 2025
G.Krish
Mergers & JV

US Tech Firm Teams With Ukraine to Develop Hybrid Air-Water Drone

Ukrainian Defense Industry (UDI) has entered into a partnership with US-based LeVanta Tech to jointly develop a hybrid drone capable of both flight and surface operations on water. The...