Vermeer Secures $10 Million Series A to Advance GPS-Free Drone Navigation for Defense and Dual-Use Applications Vermeer raises $10 million to expand GPS-free drone navigation for defense and commercial markets Vermeer has closed a $10 million Series A round to scale a vision-based navigation system that lets dr... navigation Oct 23, 2025
Cummings Aerospace uses 3D Printing to Rapidly Iterate Hellhound S3 Drone Cummings Aerospace uses 3D printing to speed Hellhound S3 upgrades after extended-range drone test Cummings Aerospace said its Hellhound S3 loitering munition flew more than 30 km in a recent test and... manufacturing Oct 23, 2025
Draganfly Expands Autonomy and Swarm Capabilities through Partnership with Palladyne AI Draganfly teams with Palladyne AI to add autonomous and swarm capabilities to its UAV platforms Draganfly is moving to expand the autonomy of its drone lineup through a partnership with Palladyne AI. ... autonomy Oct 21, 2025
SpiderOak Accepted into Defense Innovation Unit's Blue UAS Recognized Assessor Program SpiderOak joins U.S. Blue UAS assessor program to vet drone cybersecurity SpiderOak has been accepted into the Defense Innovation Unit's Blue UAS Recognized Assessor Program, allowing it to evaluate t... cybersecurity Oct 20, 2025
Black Hawk Reborn as Autonomous U-Hawk Utility Drone Sikorsky turns Black Hawk into autonomous U-Hawk utility drone Sikorsky has unveiled an autonomous Black Hawk variant designed for logistics, drone launch, and long-endurance missions. The aircraft, c... autonomy Oct 14, 2025
Comin' in hot – dauntless drone can make 110-km/h landings on trucks DART drone lands on trucks at 110 km/h in closed-course tests Researchers in Canada have developed a drone that can land on a moving truck at speeds up to 110 km/h without the vehicle slowing down. In... landing Oct 5, 2025
Four innovations strengthening navigation resilience against RF interference - GPS World Four new systems aim to keep navigation working as RF interference worsens Defense and aerospace suppliers are rolling out new tools to protect positioning and timing when satellite signals come under... navigation Oct 2, 2025
Beehive Plans Altitude Testing Of Frenzy Engine For UAVs In October, Flight Tests In Early ‘26 Beehive sets October altitude test for Frenzy UAV engine, targets flight trials in early 2026 Beehive Industries plans to altitude-test its Frenzy UAV engine in October and move to flight testing in e... propulsion Oct 1, 2025
Crash-proof drone inspired by the head of the woodpecker Woodpecker-inspired fixed-wing drone is built to survive head-on crashes Researchers at EPFL have developed a fixed-wing drone designed to survive frontal collisions by mimicking how a woodpecker prot... airframe Sep 22, 2025
Lithuania’s Granta Autonomy Debuts AI-Driven X-WING Loitering Munition Lithuania’s Granta Autonomy Unveils AI-Powered X-WING Loitering Munition Lithuanian drone maker Granta Autonomy has unveiled X-WING, a fixed-wing loitering munition built to keep operating when satell... ai Sep 19, 2025
NASA, Partners Push Forward with Remotely Piloted Airspace Integration NASA advances tests to integrate remotely piloted aircraft and air taxis into shared airspace NASA and its partners have completed a new flight test in California aimed at bringing remotely piloted ai... airspace Sep 16, 2025
Antigravity Debuts World's First 8K 360 Drone at IFA 2025 Antigravity Unveils 8K 360 Drone at IFA 2025 Antigravity used IFA 2025 in Berlin to make the public debut of its A1, which it says is the world's first 8K all-in-one 360 drone. The launch marks the co... camera Sep 12, 2025