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Expect to see more drones during  training under new Pentagon rules The Pentagon will soon allow local commanders  to buy drones and authorize troops to fly them in  training exercises, skipping steps that previously   required higher-level approval. READ NOW

The Army has a novel solution to  its drone problem: Shoot them  with tanks A new field manual for tankers drew online  chuckles. But it puts the threat of drones on  the battlefield at the center of tactics used by   Army armor units. READ NOW ----oooo00O00oooo----

Pentagon to Increase Low-Cost Drone Production in US By The Editor on Jul 18, 2025 06:58 am The Defense Department, with help from industry, will ramp up production and fielding of drones to maintain battlefield superiority. On July 16 at the Pentagon, 18 American-made drone prototypes were on display. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who toured the displays, said the drones that are manufactured using off-the-shelf components for rapid production are examples of disruptive […] Read in browser » US Unveils Shahed Knock-Off By The Editor on Jul 18, 2025 06:50 am The United States has unveiled its own low-cost combat drone, designed to rival Iran’s widely used Shahed-136 loitering munition, in a push to expand affordable airpower options for modern battlefields. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday reviewed the new Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) during a display of multi-domain autonomous systems in the […] Read in browser » XQ-67A Demonstrates Autonomy and Datalink Interoperability During High Desert Flight Test By The Editor on Jul 18, 2025 06:45 am AFRL’s XQ-67A, a second-generation Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP), successfully demonstrated integration of government reference autonomy during a recent flight test in the California High Desert. The flight showcased the integration of government-owned autonomy on the XQ-67A, paired with active tactical data-link communications, to enable dynamic mission execution and real-time coordination with both crewed and uncrewed […] Read in browser » CACI Gets $124M C-UAS Contract from Canada By The Editor on Jul 18, 2025 06:40 am The Government of Canada has awarded two contracts for a total value of C$169,187,671.90 (USD 123,561,478 ) to CACI, Inc. – FEDERAL as part of the second phase of the Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) Urgent Operational Requirement. This is a critical new capability to support Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members deployed on Operation REASSURANCE. […] Read in browser » IVECO Gets NATO Contract for Coordinated Unmanned Air & Ground Sytems By The Editor on Jul 18, 2025 06:21 am – Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV) has been awarded by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) with a three- year contract for concept development and experimentation services for Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) The programme requires IDV to combine Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) and Unmanned Air Systems (UAS), coordinated and orchestrated within a common advanced […] Read in browser » Drones and Fireworks Light Up the Eiffel Tower on Bastille Day in Paris By The Editor on Jul 18, 2025 06:00 am On Monday, July 14, 2025, the fireworks display by Groupe F once again dazzled the spectators present on site for the occasion, as well as the viewers comfortably seated at home watching the event broadcast live on France 2. In addition to the impressive pyrotechnics, 1,000 drones were used, making the moment even more magical. […] Read in browser » Recent Articles:Airbus Teams with Kratos to Supply to German Air Force DARPA Axes Giant Liberty Lifter Wing-In-Ground Effect Seaplane EuroUSC Italia Rebrands as Unifly Consulting New Algorithm for Vehicle Detection in Drone Aerial Views Airbus Teams with Kratos to Supply to German Air Force By The Editor on Jul 17, 2025 06:55 am – Airbus Defence and Space and US based Kratos Defense and Security Solutions have entered into a partnership based on the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie, a flight-proven UCCA (uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft), which will be equipped with an Airbus made mission system, combat ready for the German Air Force by 2029. The XQ-58A is a low […] Read in browser » DARPA Axes Giant Liberty Lifter Wing-In-Ground Effect Seaplane By The Editor on Jul 17, 2025 06:50 am The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has ended its experiment to create a heavy cargo seaplane. The nearly three-year-old Liberty Lifter program was intended to design and build — and possibly float and fly — a long-range, low-cost seaplane that could take off and land in rough seas. DARPA said in 2023 that it wanted […] Read in browser » EuroUSC Italia Rebrands as Unifly Consulting By The Editor on Jul 17, 2025 06:45 am – EuroUSC Italia, a long-established operator in drone regulation and risk assessment, rebrands as Unifly Consulting, marking the successful integration into the Unifly group. This move reflects more than a name change, it is a bold step toward realising Unifly’s vision of enabling safe, scalable, and fully integrated autonomous aviation. By combining EuroUSC Italia’s regulatory […] Read in browser » New Algorithm for Vehicle Detection in Drone Aerial Views By The Editor on Jul 17, 2025 06:19 am To address the challenges of low performance in vehicle image detection from UAV aerial imagery, difficulties in small target feature extraction, and the large parameter size of existing models, we propose the OSD-YOLOv10 algorithm, an enhanced version based on YOLOv10n. The proposed algorithm incorporates several key innovations: First, we employ online convolutional reparameterization to construct […] Read in browser » 1,500 Drone Light Show at Chongqing Low-Altitude Economy Expo By The Editor on Jul 17, 2025 06:10 am A mesmerizing display of 1,500 drones lit up the night sky above Shuanggui Lake National Wetland Park in Chongqing as part of the first Western China Low-Altitude Economy Expo. The event ran from July 11 to 13 and featured an array of activities, including drone light shows, a low-altitude economy development conference, aircraft exhibitions, aviation-themed […] Read in browser » Recent Articles:ZenaTech Creates First Quantum Computing Prototype Enabling Disruptive AI Drone Speed and Precision German AI Strike Drones Maker Stark Acquires Berlin AI Startup Super Quiet Special Operations Drones Being Modified to Launch Smaller Drones Escorting Drone Swarm Formation Wingtra Launches WingtraRAY