The Agentic Lair
The Agentic Lair
Two large-payload unmanned aircraft have joined the fleet of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ drone industry development program. They will be used to test cargo deliveries and emergency responses. The Windracers ULTRA aircraft for the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft…
– General Atomics recently showed what it says is a rendering of an MQ-20 Avenger drone armed with a laser directed energy weapon. The laser beam is depicted projecting through a fully rotating nose cone turret fitted in place of…
The CEO of Baykar, Turkey’s largest drone manufacturer and a major global producer of armed unmanned aerial vehicles, has pledged to rebuild the company’s factory in Ukraine, which was destroyed in a Russian missile strike. In an interview with Ukraine’s…
Michigan joins forces with industry and research to establish a regional drone services operations center A major public-private effort is underway in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to advance drone-based mobility and airspace management. The region near the Canadian border will become…
Terra Drone Corporation has announced that its subsidiary Unifly successfully completed the three-year BURDI (Belgium-Netherlands U-space Reference Design Implementation) Project, a landmark European initiative aimed at safely integrating drones and manned aircraft into shared airspace. The project’s results were presented…
For two consecutive nights in October 2025, residents of Santa Clarita, California were treated to a quasi- secret Disney drone show. Twice in a row, the skies lit up above Disney’s Golden Oak Ranch with an elaborate drone show featuring…
– AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that positions Korean Air as its priority partner in the Republic of Korea. This alliance will focus on integrating and adapting AV’s JUMP 20 Group 3 vertical…
– AeroVironment, Inc. has been selected to deliver the U.S. Army’s Next-Generation C-UAS Missile (NGCM). Along with this selection, AV was awarded a $95.9 million contract for the U.S. Army’s Long-Range Kinetic Interceptor (LRKI) program through the U.S. Army Combat…
– Shield AI has announced the unveiling of X-BAT, an AI-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet designed for expeditionary and maritime operations in contested environments. “At Shield AI, we believe the greatest victory requires no war. To make…
– Seneca, the resilience technology and infrastructure company, announced its public launch and a $60 million financing round. The round, believed to be the largest venture capital round in fire technology to date, was led by Caffeinated Capital and Convective…