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Underwater drone

Navy Buys Attack Drone Subs Built in a Philly Marble Showroom

A 20-month-old Philadelphia startup is building 425-pound Ghostfin attack drone submarines for the U.S. Navy and Taiwan inside a former marble showroom.

Haye KestelooAug 27

United States Drone Dominance Program seal showing a bald eagle clutching arrows in front of a globe with three quadcopters above it

US Government

White House Summons 40 Drone Companies As Tariff Deadline And Beijing Loom

The first White House Drone Dominance event packed roughly 40 drone makers into the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, two weeks before Section 232 tariffs hit and hours before Beijing demanded their withdrawal.

Haye KestelooAug 20

Three Skydio Dock for X10 stations on a rooftop with the Tampa skyline behind them

Blue UAS

Skydio Lands Entire Drone Lineup on Blue UAS Cleared List, and the Grant Money Follows

Skydio's X10, Dock for X10, and R10 join the X10D on the Blue UAS Cleared List, unlocking federal grant eligibility and cementing its DFR lead while rivals stay locked out.

Haye KestelooJul 23

Department Of War

Navy Buys Attack Drone Subs Built in a Philly Marble Showroom

White House Summons 40 Drone Companies As Tariff Deadline And Beijing Loom

Skydio Lands Entire Drone Lineup on Blue UAS Cleared List, and the Grant Money Follows

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