The Agentic Lair
The Agentic Lair
The U.S. Army successfully demonstrated the ability of AH-64E Apache helicopters to detect, track, and defeat unmanned aircraft systems, underscoring the attack helicopter’s value as a decisive counter-UAS platform. The demonstration, conducted by Program Manager Apache, Program Manager Tactical Aviation…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has revealed plans to spend more than $100 million on systems designed to take out hostile drones. While not a formal announcement per se, DHS published a notice last week in its Acquisition Planning…
In a historic first, the Royal Navy made a delivery of supplies between warships using a British-made drone during its major 2025 Indo-Pacific mission. A Malloy T-150 quadcopter flew from flagship HMS Prince of Wales to destroyer HMS Dauntless during…
The Düsseldorf-based defense company Rheinmetall is currently working on a drone equipped with an air-to-air missile for self-defense and three loitering munitions. The company exhibited a model of the system at the Drone Days 2025 exhibition, held by b.r.m. IT…
– HoverAir has doubled down on its “self-flying camera” niche ( HoverAir X1 Promax ) with something no one’s done before: the world’s first fully waterproof, water-native drone – the HoverAir Aqua. This bright safety-orange flying machine is built to live…
New kit combines hardware and software to accelerate AI integration for defense, security, and industrial applications Teledyne FLIR OEM has launched the Boson®+ IQ Development Kit, a new solution designed to speed up the integration of thermal imaging and artificial…
SPIRIT now cleared as both a full system and modular component under DIU’s Blue UAS programs Ascent AeroSystems, based in Massachusetts, has reached a significant milestone. Its Spirit coaxial UAV platform has been recognized by the Defense Innovation Unit in…
Ann Arbor drone policy focuses on citizens’ privacy rights By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill The city of Ann Arbor Michigan recently adopted a policy regulating the city’s use of drones, which emphasizes individuals’ privacy rights and the strict control…
Labor Day is all about celebrating hard work — which is what you’re all about if you’re a Drone Girl reader. But if you’re a drone pilot, this weekend also brought some serious deals worth flying into — and to…
Alabama-based drone manufacturer Griffon Aerospace has unveiled its latest unmanned aircraft system, the MQM-172 Arrowhead, a drone designed to operate as both a high-performance target platform and a configurable strike asset. Daniel Beck, Airworthiness Manager and Program Manager at Griffon…
Ukrainian aviation production holding Skyeton and Polish defence solutions distributor Allies have entered into a partnership to deliver Skyeton’s battle-proven Raybird unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to Poland. This collaboration underscores a shared commitment to strengthening European defense capabilities with state-of-the-art…
Ukrainian Defense Forces discovered video footage from a Chinese manufacturing facility inside a Russian “Gerbera” drone that was recently shot down. According to Ukrainian electronic warfare and communications specialist Serhii Beskrestnov, known as “Flash,” the onboard camera contained video files…
The US Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade, known as the “Sky Soldiers,” has conducted what officials say is the first test in the United States of a first-person-view (FPV) drone shooting down another unmanned aerial vehicle. Over the skies of Fort…
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Q6V2 UAV provides real-time tracking to protect villagers and wildlife In Jharkhand’s Silli region, forest officials recently turned to drone technology to manage a potentially dangerous human-elephant conflict. ideaForge Technology Limited deployed its advanced Q6V2 UAV in collaboration with its…