Septentrio Expands mosaic-G5 GNSS Ecosystem for Drone and Autonomous UAS Navigation

Septentrio, part of Hexagon, has expanded the technology ecosystem surrounding its mosaic-G5 GNSS receiver modules, adding new commercial partners, open-source reference designs and additional integration options for drones, robotics and autonomous systems. The expanded Septentrio mosaic-G5 GNSS ecosystem is intended to make it easier for developers to incorporate resilient, high-accuracy positioning into size- and power-constrained unmanned ...

DroneShield Launches Mission Ready Services to Support Counter-UAS and Drone Defense Operations

DroneShield has launched Mission Ready Services, a new lifecycle support offering designed to help customers maintain counter-UAS operational readiness, train operators and manage deployed DroneShield systems throughout their service life. The new program combines software updates, eLearning, technical support and centralized digital services through the DroneShield Access Portal. Mission Ready Services will be available globally across the ...

Agilis Air Raises $1.4 Million to Advance Drone Manufacturing and Autonomous UAS Technology in Ohio

Agilis Air has raised $1.4 million in early funding to expand production of its American-made Remora drone and continue development of autonomous UAS technologies in Northeast Ohio. The company also announced that the Remora has entered the U.S. Army's UAS Marketplace, making the system available for direct purchase by Army units, U.S. government entities and allies. The funding round includes AgEagle Aerial Systems, North Coast Ventures, ...

Drone-in-a-Box Technology Emerges as a Tool for Wildfire Detection and Emergency Response

Drone-in-a-Box technology is emerging as a potential tool for wildfire detection, monitoring and emergency response as European authorities face increasingly severe fire seasons. Autonomous UAS deployments can provide optical and thermal monitoring, rapid incident assessment and aerial situational awareness while reducing the time required to gather information after a potential fire is detected. Pasted text The technology is particularly ...

BAE Systems and Skyryse Partner to Advance Software-Defined Autonomous Flight Technology

BAE Systems Australia and Skyryse have announced a strategic partnership to advance software-defined autonomous flight applications for government, commercial and defense aviation. The collaboration will combine Skyryse's SkyOS universal flight operating system with BAE Systems Australia's Vehicle Management System, with the companies evaluating integration opportunities for next-generation rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft. Software-...

R2 Wireless Wins Air National Guard Contract for ODIN Passive RF Drone Detection System

R2 Wireless has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with the Air National Guard for the purchase of its ODIN passive radio frequency sensing system. The contract expands the company's work with U.S. government and defense customers and supports the use of passive RF technology for detecting and characterizing unmanned aerial systems without transmitting signals. The ODIN passive RF drone detection platform is designed to provide ...

Autonomous Heavy-Lift Drone Completes 1,000 km Flight Carrying Medical Blood Samples

Windracers ULTRA, a dual-use autonomous heavy-lift aircraft, has completed a 1,000-kilometer flight in Alaska carrying anti-doping blood samples as part of a study examining whether medical samples can be transported over long distances by unmanned aircraft while maintaining their integrity. The mission also marked the first Beyond Visual Line of Sight flight of the Windracers ULTRA in North America. The aircraft was operated by the Alaska ...

Airbility Debuts Integrated Counter-UAS Interceptor Lineup in Europe at MSPO 2026

Korean deep-tech aerospace and defense company brings its full air-to-air drone interception portfolio to one of Europe's largest defense exhibitions, targeting the region's urgent counter-drone demand Airbility, a South Korean deep-tech aerospace and defense company developing high-speed electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, is exhibiting its integrated counter-unmanned aircraft system (counter-UAS) lineup at MSPO 2026, ...