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ShadowBreak Intl's Flying Sword drone destroys targets at 450 km/h through kinetic impact alone. No warhead. Fiber-optic guidance. Defense-only access.
Swarmer (SWMR) shares surged 950% following its IPO, driven by its AI software's 100,000+ combat missions in Ukraine. Explore the financials, the Erik Prince connection, and the future of autonomous drone swarms.
Ukraine's negotiators bring a stalled $35–50B drone production deal to US talks Saturday. Trump says Washington doesn't need Kyiv's help. His military already proved otherwise.
A leaked military briefing reveals waves of 12–15 custom-built drones probed Barksdale Air Force Base for a week, jamming-resistant and deliberately evasion-aware.
AeroVironment just announced on a press release that has acquired Empirical Systems Aerospace in a transaction valued at approximately $200 million, adding a certified aerospace prototyping and manufacturing operation to a company that has spent the last twelve months aggressively reshaping itself into something much larger than a drone maker. The deal closed March 16…
DJI has revoked a pilot's agricultural UAV certificate after an Agras drone was used to lift a person 10 meters in the air. Learn about the safety regulations and DJI's strict new enforcement.
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The FCC exempts four non-Chinese drone models from the 2025 import ban following Pentagon security reviews. As DJI battles the "Covered List" in the 9th Circuit, we explore the narrow pathway for exemptions and the growing gap for Chinese manufacturers like Autel.
America lost 11 MQ-9 Reapers worth $330M over Iran while Replicator underdelivered. China builds 4M drones a year. The numbers don't lie.
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