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Two gray Blue Ops Variant 7 uncrewed surface vessels speeding toward the camera across open water, throwing white spray

Defense · Industry

Red Cat Bids €205M for Its Drone Boat Engine Maker After Walking Away

Red Cat offers €39 a share, about €205 million, for Steyr Motors, the Austrian maker of its V7 drone boat engine, 12 weeks after walking away.

Haye KestelooOct 194 min read

A black pickup truck marked ACS carries a turret-mounted machine gun and a tan radar panel in the Arizona desert, with smoke drifting from the gun barrel.

Counter-Drone

US Military Counts 378 Border Drone Incursions In 30 Days, And Rising

The military detected 378 drones on the US-Mexico border in a month and says the trend is rising, as 21 firms tested counter-drone gear in Yuma.

Haye KestelooOct 6

A brilliant point of light with cross-shaped flare burns above a nighttime city skyline as an Army high-energy laser engages a small drone.

Counter-Drone

Army's $3-a-Shot Laser Cuts Cartel Drone Flights 75%, Military Says

Military officials say cartel drone flights over the Rio Grande Valley fell about 75% after an Army laser began downing them. The baseline is undisclosed.

Haye KestelooSep 7

First-person GoPro view of a skier dropping into a deep powder line above a forested valley, with snow-covered peaks on the horizon.

Industry

GoPro CEO Promises 'More Cameras' After Merger, Names None

Woodman's letter says GoPro will keep building cameras after the Starman merger. It names no product, and GoPro's filings say details wait for closing.

Haye KestelooSep 4

GoPro MISSION 1 PRO ILS compact cinema camera fitted with a Laowa cine lens on a speed-rail rig, the newest hardware from the company Starman Optical is buying for $285 million.

Industry

GoPro Sells 90% Of Itself For $285 Million And Pivots To Defense

Starman Optical pays $1.14 a share for 90% of GoPro, clears $92 million in debt, and points the camera maker at defense, government, and AI markets.

Haye KestelooSep 2

A Quantum Systems Vector eVTOL reconnaissance drone staged in the field with Quantum Systems branding behind it.

Industry

Quantum Systems Says CIA-Backed Fund Opened Its US Doors

Co-CEO Sven Kruck says In-Q-Tel and other US investors opened Washington doors, helping the German drone maker land CIA and FBI work.

Haye KestelooAug 31

Counter-Drone

Pentagon Downs 3 Cartel Drones With Laser, Won't Say Whose Airspace

The Army's AMP-HEL laser destroyed three cartel drones at the Texas border, but USNORTHCOM won't say whether the shots crossed into Mexican airspace.

Haye KestelooAug 28

A white jet-powered unmanned aircraft with red accents and Kratos and NCSIST co-branded logos on its fuselage, displayed on an exhibition stand in Taipei

Industry

Taiwan Approves $7.6 Billion Drone Buildup, Rejects Lai's Own Plan

Taiwan's legislature passed a NT$240 billion (US$7.56 billion) drone act 60-50 and killed President Lai's special budget. The military says it falls short.

Haye KestelooAug 27

Defense

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