The Agentic Lair
The Agentic Lair
Following their announcement to bring Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) capability to the world’s leading Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) platform, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Saab will now team up to demonstrate the capability in the summer…
– Firestorm Labs, San Diego, California, was awarded a maximum $18,000,000 Small Business Innovation Research II for the Firestorm Expeditionary Manufacturing Cell and associated Manufactured Hardware. This contract provides for development of the xCell system to enable mass production of…
– Skydio, a leading U.S.-based drone manufacturer and provider of autonomous flight technology, in partnership with ADS, a leading provider of products, technology, and logistics solutions for the U.S. Military, have announced two initial multi-million dollar contract awards with the…
Elsight has been officially selected by the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to proceed to Phase 3 of Project G.I., Design Reference Mission 2 (DRM2) Prize Challenge, following strong performance in earlier evaluation rounds. The selection comes after Elsight demonstrated…
Planet Labs GmbH and Quantum Systems have announced a strategic partnership to create an integrated intelligence ecosystem combining orbital satellite imagery with AI-powered unmanned systems and advanced mission software. The collaboration aims to enhance Tip & Cue operations, where satellite…
AI tools set to trigger rapid industry adoption of drones By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Although over the past couple of decades some heavy industries have been quick to adopt the use of drones and robotics to perform tasks…
UAVOS has successfully completed a series of group flight tests showcasing its swarm-control autopilot module integrated into fixed-wing Borey Unmanned Aerial Systems. The demonstration highlighted the company’s advanced multiUAS coordination capabilities, achieving position accuracy within 10 meters across multiple…
After spending over a decade working in the drone industry (including reviewing professional drone shows and even judging the SPH Engineering drone light show contest) I thought I understood what made a great aerial display. Then I had to design…
A full-size model of the YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) produced by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) for the U.S. Air Force will be on display November 17−21 at the Dubai Airshow. The exciting new unmanned fighter jet has…
On October 21, 2025, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. , Lockheed Martin, and L3Harris Technologies collaborated on a flight test that successfully demonstrated Manned-Unmanned Teaming using an F-22 Raptor fighter jet and a GA-ASI MQ-20 Avenger unmanned jet. The effort…