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Rheinmetall Ramps Up Combat Drone Production in Italy Amid $213M European Order Surge
German defense giant Rheinmetall has accelerated loitering munitions production to full capacity at its Italian facilities, securing over $213 million in orders from eight European countries as the Ukraine war drives unprecedented demand for precision strike drones. The company announced…
French Drone Maker Harmattan AI Targets $1B Valuation in Defense Boom
Harmattan AI, a Paris-based defense drone startup, is seeking a billion-dollar valuation in its latest funding round, just 18 months after launching, according to reporting by Sifted. The ambitious raise comes as the company has already secured major contracts with…
Pentagon’s AI Drone Program Faces Major Setbacks, Gets Organizational Overhaul
The Pentagon’s ambitious Replicator Program—designed to deploy thousands of AI-enabled drones against China in a potential Taiwan conflict—has fallen significantly behind schedule due to widespread technical failures and procurement missteps. The Wall Street Journal reported September 26 that the troubled…
German Defense Startup Helsing Unveils Autonomous ‘Europa’ Combat Drone
German defense AI startup Helsing has unveiled its autonomous combat drone “CA-1 Europa,” marking a significant milestone in Europe’s push toward next-generation unmanned warfare systems. The four-tonne aircraft was presented at a factory outside Munich on September 25, with the…
Global Military Drone Race Intensifies as Nations Rush to Copy Iran’s Shahed Design
Iran’s low-cost Shahed-136 drone has sparked an international arms race, with militaries worldwide scrambling to develop copycat versions of the weapon that has proven devastatingly effective in Ukraine, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The Iranian-designed drone, costing just…
Lockheed’s Skunk Works Unveils New “Vectis” Stealth Drone
The secretive and legendary Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, the same minds that brought us the F-117 Nighthawk and the F-35 Lightning, have just pulled the curtain back on their newest creation: a stealthy, autonomous combat drone called Vectis. Unveiled on…
YFQ-42A Drone Helps General Atomics Hit 9 Million Hours
In the world of unmanned aviation, there is one number that matters more than any other: flight hours. It is the ultimate measure of reliability, experience, and trust. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the legendary company behind the Predator…
Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat is Officially Battle-Ready
The future of air combat is not just about better fighter jets; it’s about smarter teams. Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) just proved that future is arriving ahead of schedule as Aviation Today reported, announcing the successful…
US Eases Export Rules for Armed Drones
In a major policy shift that will reshape the global arms market, the United States has reinterpreted its export rules to make it significantly easier to sell advanced military drones like the MQ-9 Reaper to allied nations. The move, announced…
The Future is Now: Jetson Delivers Its First eVTOL to Palmer Luckey
The dream of strapping into your own personal flying machine and soaring through the sky just took a giant leap from science fiction to reality. Bussines Insider reported that Swedish startup Jetson has officially delivered its first-ever Jetson One eVTOL…
Military Drones Could Be Defense Industry’s Bubble, Rheinmetall CEO Warns
Military drones may not deliver the long-term growth many expect, Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger cautioned this week, saying the UAV market could become the defense sector’s biggest bubble, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The comments came…
US Air Force Unleashes “Falcon Peak” to Hunt Rogue Drones
The skies over Florida are currently a battlefield. In one of the largest and most ambitious counter-drone experiments ever conducted on US soil, the US Air Force has kicked off Falcon Peak, a massive exercise designed to test the latest…