Californian company Anduril Industries has revealed its Thunder Group 5 tiltrotor Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS). Thunder is a hybrid-powered autonomous attack rotorcraft specifically designed to multiply the combat power and increase the survivability of current and next-generation crewed attack and…
The French Directorate General of Armament (DGA) has ordered a new version of the Aliaca SMDM ("Onboard Mini Aerial Drone Systems for the Navy") from Airbus Helicopters’ subsidiary Survey Copter. This Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) will now be delivered in…
The Omen Group 3 Autonomous Air Vehicle (AAV) will be the first of many systems to be co-developed and locally produced by the EDGE-Anduril Production Alliance, says Anduril. The company describes Omen, which first flew in prototype form in 2020,…
Shield AI has unveiled its new X-BAT, an autonomous, AI-piloted, Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) fighter jet designed for expeditionary and maritime operations in contested environments. It uses a compact launcher to take off and recover vertically but still…
Stratford, Connecticut-based Lockheed Martin Sikorsky has unveiled its Nomad future family of autonomous Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UASs). The Nomad UAS is designed for reconnaissance, light attack, contested logistics and other missions, says Lockheed Martin Sikorsky. Less than a year ago…
Melbourne-based SYPAQ Systems has unveiled the export-ready CorvoX Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) to the international market for the first time at DSEI London 2025. The company also announced that CorvoX will be delivered to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) under…
The Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) has selected the MQ-35 V-BAT Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS), manufactured by San Diego-based Shield AI, as Japan's first-ever maritime-based autonomous Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform. V-BAT will provide advanced ISR capabilities to…
Adelaide-based BAE Systems Australia and Perth-based Innovaero have successfully flown the STRIX Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) armed Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) which was unveiled at Avalon 2023. The flight took place in October at an undisclosed location in Western…
The US Defense Advanced research Projects Agency, DARPA, has down-selected six companies from the original nine contenders who will advanced to the next stage of its ANCILLARY program. Phase 1b of ANCILLARY, which stands for AdvaNced aircraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And…
Toulouse-based Airbus has finalised the acquisition of Bingen, Washington-based Uncrewed Air System (UAS) manufacturer Aerovel and its Flexrotor UAS in a move to strengthen its portfolio of tactical unmanned solutions. Flexrotor is a small tactical UAS designed for Intelligence, Surveillance,…