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ACSL

Fukushima Startup Bets on Drones to Rebuild a Region

The Fukushima Prefectural Government expanded revitalization subsidies into six technology categories — drones and robotics among them

Rafael SuárezMar 1

Ondas Targets Rafael Drone Unit in Israeli Defense Push

Department of Defense

Oppenheimer’s $400 Billion Drone Market Forecast Bets Big on Defense, Names Ondas as Top Pick

I’ve been covering drone industry investment cycles for years, and every few months a new Wall Street note lands with a number big enough to make you do a double take. This one cleared that bar. Oppenheimer just put a $400 billion price tag on the global drone market within a decade, and the thesis…

Haye KestelooFeb 27

LiteWing Stabilization Module that allows drones to navigate without GPS Satellite connection | Photo Credit: LiteWing

DJI

This Module by LiteWing Might Be Our Answer to Drone Navigation Without GPS

When my students transition from DJI drones that have waypoint missions, GPS modules, and AI tracking, down to a 75mm FPV drone, they’re quick to point out how difficult they are to control: that’s where LiteWing’s Stabilization Module picks up the slack for smaller projects. Most drones of that size can’t spare a few grams…

Zachary PeeryFeb 25

Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface

United States

Army R.E.D. Drone With Arms Wins Innovation Title

At the U.S. Army’s inaugural Best Drone Warfighter Competition, one team showed up with something straight out of a robotics lab fever dream. A drone. With arms. That actually grabs things. And it won. Soldiers from the 28th Infantry Division took first place in the innovation category at the Army’s first Best Drone Warfighter Competition,…

Rafael SuárezFeb 23

Europe

AI Drone Beats Human Champions in Abu Dhabi

In April 2025, inside the neon charged arena of the A2RL Drone Championship in Abu Dhabi, something quietly historic happened. An autonomous racing drone did not just compete. It defeated three human FPV world champions in head to head knockout rounds, as Small Wars Journal reported. No pilot.No goggles.No thumbs on sticks. Just silicon nerves…

Rafael SuárezFeb 21

Ukraine

Ukraine Upgrades Ratel H With Fiber Optic Drone Launcher

The Ukrainian company Ratel Robotics announced on February 18 that its domestically produced Ratel H unmanned ground vehicle has been

Rafael SuárezFeb 20

Department of Defense

Eric Trump Backs Low Cost Per Kill Drone Deal

Israeli drone maker XTEND is heading to the public markets through a $1.5 billion reverse merger with Florida based JFB Construction Holdings, a Nasdaq listed contractor whose core business until now has had little to do with defense robotics, as Bloomberg reports. The combined company will rebrand as XTEND AI Robotics and trade under the…

Rafael SuárezFeb 19

Amazon

Amazon Prime Air Expands to Chicago Suburbs

Amazon is bringing drone delivery to the Chicago area, and this time it is not a pilot program tucked away in the desert. Amazon plans to launch its Prime Air service from two major fulfillment centers in the south suburbs of Chicago, specifically in Markham and Matteson, later this year, as NBC 5 Chigago reports.…

Rafael SuárezFeb 13

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