Business

Lockheed’s Skunk Works unveils work on a potential CCA competitor

Officials say multipurpose Vectis drone is to fly by 2027, have “Indo-Pacific” range.

Threats

Russian drone over Romania is an early test of NATO’s ‘Eastern Sentry’ operation

New campaign aims for a more integrated and comprehensive response to Moscow’s incursions, officials said.

Business

This Ukrainian startup has re-invented drone swarming

Collaborative drone swarms that bring together kamikaze drones and wheeled robot grenade launchers could be coming to a battlefield near you.

Threats

Defense One Radio, Ep. 193: How drone warfare is changing

A researcher unpacks recent adaptations in drone technology after more than three years of Russia's ongoing Ukraine invasion.

Science & Tech

Air Force debuts pilotless cargo flights in the Pacific

The service incorporated remotely-operated flights into its massive REFORPAC exercise as it aims to make cargo flights cheaper.

Science & Tech

Defense One Radio, Ep. 192: Alpine Eagle's Jan-Hendrik Boelens

A Munich-based developer with a new air-to-air counter-drone system shares insights into Europe's growing defense industry and recent lessons from Russia's Ukraine invasion.

Defense Systems

Pentagon stands up new task force to coordinate anti-drone efforts

The Army will be in charge of the outfit, which will replace the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office.

Defense Systems

How many drones does it take to replace a destroyer?

Fresh off a summer of testing robotic boats, the Navy's Task Force 66 wants to turn lessons into metrics.