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Ondas Gets $3.4 M Iron Drone Raider Counter-UAS System Order from Europe

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– Ondas Holdings Inc.  a provider of private industrial wireless networks and commercial drone and automated data solutions, has announced it has secured a $3.4 million order for its Iron Drone Raider Counter-UAS system from renowned European defense contractor for their governmental end client. This marks the initial deployment of the Iron Drone Raider in […]

General Atomics Gets $11M MQ-9B Protector Support Contract for the UK RAF

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $10,845,151 Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract for MQ-9B protector in-service sustainment support. This contract will provide for sustainment support for the United Kingdom Royal Air Force. Work will be performed in Poway, California, and is expected to be completed by April 30, 2028. This contract […]

DSTA and MBDA Deepen Partnership to Advance C-UAS Capabilities

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Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and European defence group MBDA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will pave the way for joint efforts to explore innovative and low-cost solutions for countering drone threats. The announcement was made on the sidelines of IMDEX Asia. The partnership underscores a shared commitment from DSTA […]

HENSOLDT and Quantum Systems Partner to Drive Innovation in Software-Defined Defence

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– HENSOLDT, a leading German provider of defence and security sensor solutions, has  announced a strategic cooperation with Munich-based defence tech startup Quantum Systems. This partnership is accompanied by an investment by HENSOLDT into Quantum Systems and sets the foundation for a deeper cooperation in Software-Defined Defence (SDD). The partnership brings together HENSOLDT’s extensive expertise […]

TEKEVER Becomes Europe’s Newest UAS Unicorn

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– TEKEVER, a European provider of AI-driven Autonomous Systems, has announced the raise of a new funding round. Fully committed by existing investors, including round leader Ventura Capital, Baillie Gifford, the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), Iberis Capital and Crescent Cove, the round confirms TEKEVER’s valuation above £1 Billion. This milestone cements TEKEVER as a European […]

Quantum Systems Raises €160M Series C Funding

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– Quantum Systems – a supplier of AI-powered aerial intelligence systems for defense, emergency services, and industry – has raised €160 million in new funding, led by Balderton Capital, with participation from Hensoldt, Airbus Defense and Space, Bullhound Capital, LP&E AG and existing investors, including HV Capital, Project A, Peter Thiel, DTCP, Omnes Capital, Airbus […]

AFRL Awards URSA MAJOR $28.6M Contract for Responsive Space, Hypersonic, and On-Orbit Propulsion

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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Rocket Propulsion Division at Edwards AFB, Calif., has awarded URSA Major Technologies Inc., Berthoud, Colorado, a $28,565,857 firm-fixed price contract for responsive space, hypersonic, and on-orbit propulsion. This new contract will follow-on work completed to mature advanced liquid rocket engines and will culminate in a flight demonstration. “Under this […]

Airbus, Shield AI Partner to Integrate Autonomy on Unmanned Aerial Logistics Connector

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– Airbus U.S. Space & Defense and Shield AI announced a teaming agreement to integrate Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software on the Airbus MQ-72C Logistics Connector, an unmanned variant of the UH-72 Lakota. The collaboration will expand the platform’s mission capabilities through autonomy-enabled operations across a wide range of logistics and operational scenarios—including those under […]

Baykar and Leonardo Partnership Officially Exchanged at Turkey – Italy Intergovernmental Summit

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The strategic cooperation agreement signed in March between Baykar, the leading company in the global UCAV market, and Leonardo, one of the world’s largest defence companies, was officially exchanged today at a ceremony held as part of the 4th Türkiye-Italy Intergovernmental Summit in Rome. The ceremony at Villa Pamphili Residence took place in the presence […]

US Army Selects Near Earth Autonomy and Honeywell to Deliver Autonomous Black Hawk Logistics Solution

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The U.S. Army selected Near Earth Autonomy to lead a new $15 Million program to develop and field an optionally piloted contested logistics solution by retrofitting UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters with advanced autonomy kits. This Army Program Executive Office, Aviation (PEO Aviation) funded effort is a collaboration between Near Earth and Honeywell, designed to transform […]