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Unmanned Systems · 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

Anduril

Anduril's Ghost Shark Drone Sub Gets 12 Sea Mines and Altius Swarms

Australia revealed its secret Ghost Shark payloads: 12 sea mines a mission, seabed caches and Altius swarms. They go to a San Diego AUKUS drill this week.

Haye KestelooOct 19

Robert Brovdi in camouflage uniform and cap standing in front of a burned-out apartment building

Ukraine

Ukraine's Drones Kill the General Who Told Putin Kostiantynivka Fell

Ukraine's drone forces killed Maj. Gen. Anton Grunis, the Hero of Russia who told Putin in July that Kostiantynivka had fallen. Moscow confirmed the death.

Haye KestelooSep 16

Four Swarmer engineers in black company shirts assemble quadcopter drones on a crowded workbench in a small blue-walled workshop

Ukraine

Erik Prince's Swarmer Buys Ukraine's Ratel Robotics for Up to $224M

Nasdaq-listed Swarmer, chaired by Blackwater founder Erik Prince, is buying Ukraine's Ratel Robotics for up to $224 million, mostly in stock.

Haye KestelooSep 10

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

Brazil

Stella Tecnologia deepens ties with Brazilian Air Force

On February 5, the Brazilian Air Force signed a new protocol of intention with Stella Tecnologia, expanding a relationship that has

Rafael SuárezFeb 15

China

China Flies 6-Ton Tiltrotor Cargo Drone R6000

China has quietly crossed another unmanned aviation threshold, this time with something that looks less like a drone and more like a small aircraft that forgot to hire a pilot. On December 28, 2025, the Lanying R6000 completed its maiden flight at the Deyang Shifang test site in Sichuan Province, becoming the first known six…

Rafael SuárezDec 30

Blue sUAS

Ondas Invests $11M in Ukrainian Combat Drone Maker, Will Debut Battle-Tested Tech in Silicon Valley

We’ve been tracking how Ukrainian battlefield innovation is reshaping the global drone industry, and today’s announcement from Ondas Holdings validates what we’ve been reporting for months: combat-proven Ukrainian drone technology is coming to American shores. Ondas (NASDAQ: ONDS) has announced its intent to invest up to $11 million in Drone Fight Group (DFG), a Ukrainian…

Haye KestelooDec 8

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