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Pete Hegseth in a navy suit gesturing with clasped hands in front of a red, white and blue striped backdrop, lectern with the Department of War seal at left

Department of Defense

Hegseth Orders Four-Star Drone Command, Congress Has To Build It

Hegseth ordered a four-star Autonomous Warfare Command for Oct. 1, 2027. The memo names no commander, no budget, and needs a law Congress hasn't passed.

Haye KestelooOct 1

Russia

Russia's Geran-4 Runs On A $25,000 Hobby Jet, Texas Instruments Chips

RFE/RL took apart a Geran-4 Seeker: a $25,000 Chinese hobby turbojet, two SIM cards, a mesh modem, Texas Instruments chips. Russia builds 3,000 a month.

Haye KestelooSep 28

Lineup of AI-generated military robots including a humanoid, quadrupeds, a tracked snake robot and gun carts in a foggy field

Ukraine

Fedorov Wants A Humanoid Robot Killing Russians Within Six Months

Fired as defense minister in July, the man behind Ukraine's Army of Drones launched an Army of Robots and set a six-month target for a humanoid kill.

Haye KestelooSep 26

Flock Safety Alpha quadcopter in flight against a pink dusk sky, its multi-lens gimbal camera hanging beneath the body

Police

Edison Buys a 60 MPH Flock Drone, Promises 45-Second Response

Edison, NJ is spending $589,000 in forfeiture money on 92 Flock cameras and a thermal DFR drone. The mayor's 45-second claim beats Flock's own figure.

Haye KestelooSep 25

Skydio

Skydio's 100 mph F10 Debuts at Ascend, Where 'Lobbying' Is Profanity

Skydio unveiled the dock-launched F10 Lightrunner at Ascend 2026. Its livestream chat also removed a comment about lobbying as profanity.

Haye KestelooSep 24

A grey Tekever AR3 fixed-wing drone with four VTOL lift rotors and an underslung camera turret stands on a hangar floor.

Industry

Tekever Hits $6.4 Billion as University of California Backs AI Drones

Tekever raised $580 million at a $6.4 billion valuation, led by UC Investments, a week after signing to replace the British Army's Watchkeeper drones.

Haye KestelooSep 23

Livox Mid-360L 3D LiDAR sensor, a black square housing topped by a dark hemispherical dome, sitting on a pale grey ledge

DJI

DJI Spinoff Livox Halves Point Rate to Cut Robot LiDAR Cost

Livox's Mid-360L halves the Mid-360's point rate and trades 15° of vertical view for a cheaper robot LiDAR. Livox has not published a price.

Haye KestelooSep 21

Hand holding a quadcopter with four 3D printed radial impellers replacing propellers

FPV

Quadmovr Flies A Drone On 3D Printed Impellers Instead Of Propellers

FPV builder quadmovr flew a quad on four PETG centrifugal impellers straight off the print bed. The files are free on MakerWorld, and a racer already flew them.

Haye KestelooSep 20

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