The Agentic Lair
The Agentic Lair
The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) website just posted U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike actually firing air-to-air optimized variants of the laser-guided 70mm Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) rocket. The test images were all taken on…
Waves of drones tumbled out of the sky above Camp Atterbury, Indiana, on Tuesday, their mechanical death throes punctuating what was otherwise a quiet morning. Why it matters: Drone swarms are a nightmare for security officials all over the world, whether they’re overwhelming a…
– ZeroAvia has announced that it has completed a full flight profile ground test of its certification-intent low temperature proton exchange membrane (LTPEM) fuel cell power generation system (PGS) for the ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain. The test simulated a 250 nautical…
The Commercial UAV Expo, held in Las Vegas from September 2–4, 2025, brought together global leaders in drone technology to discuss the rapid evolution of the industry. One of the most compelling sessions explored how autonomy, artificial intelligence (AI), and…
Project CLARKE uses ‘magic box’ to assess storm damage, find missing persons By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill A software package that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to help quickly analyze drone-collected images to assess property damage might…
California-based ultra long range drone developer Kraus Hamdani Aerospace recently announced that its fully electric K1000ULE UAS has been added to both the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit Blue UAS Cleared List and the Blue UAS Select List,…
Arcsky, a U.S.-based drone manufacturer, is betting it can carve out space in the crowded commercial drone market with the Xplorer drone. The Xplorer drone is a rugged, compact system purpose-built for surveying, mapping, public safety and infrastructure inspection. The…
Michigan-based drone developer Darkflite recently announced that they had received a Department of the Air Force Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1,249,911 focused on its tilt-rotor logistics drone platform. The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have streamlined…
British power provider National Grid has launched the world’s first centralized, autonomous aerial inspection capability for electricity infrastructure. This marks a major milestone in its digital journey and the UK’s energy transition. The deployment of sees.ai‘s technology, following a four-year…
The massive military parade in Beijing has provided a much closer look at some of the country’s new air combat drone initiatives. Of these various drone designs, one, in particular, stands out. This is a low-observable tailless design that is…