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DARPA Lift Challenge 2026: A Helicopter Beat the Drones
Avidrone's Katana helicopter won DARPA's Lift Challenge on Aug 9, 2026, lifting 112 lbs at a 3.84:1 ratio — missing the 4:1 goal a…
Neros Raises $250M at $2.5B Value to Scale War Drones
Neros raised $250M at a $2.5B valuation on August 11, 2026, to scale its Archer FPV strike drone and new Bandit interceptor for th…
US Army Orders $50M More Kamikaze Drones From Ondas
The US Army awarded Ondas' Mistral subsidiary over $50 million for loitering-munition drones on August 5, pushing total contract v…
AeroVironment's Locust Laser Wins $400M Army Deal (2026)
AeroVironment won a $400M US Army contract on August 7, 2026, for its Locust laser — the Pentagon's first production-scale counter…
Counter-Drone Laser Startup Aurelius Raises $40M (2026)
Aurelius Systems raised a $40M Series A on August 5, 2026, to scale Archimedes, an autonomous laser that tracks and disables drone…
US Drone Production Still Lags Ukraine, Pentagon Says
Pentagon officials say US drone production still trails Ukraine, which builds 6-7 million FPV attack drones a year versus just 200…
US, Ukraine Sign First Military Drone Pact (2026)
The US and Ukraine signed a landmark drone cooperation pact on July 21, 2026, letting Kyiv's combat-tested UAVs and naval drones s…
AeroVironment's P550 Wins $117M Army Deal for 82 Drones
AeroVironment landed a $117.3M US Army contract on July 20, 2026, for 82 P550 eVTOL recon drones — full specs, mission role, and w…
Anduril, Archer Unveil Thunder Attack Drone (2026)
Anduril and Archer unveiled Thunder, a Group 5 autonomous attack tiltrotor, at Farnborough on July 20, 2026 — full specs, payload…
Anduril Drone Fires First-Ever Missile in USAF Test
Anduril's YFQ-44A fired a live AIM-120 missile over California's Mojave Desert on July 10, 2026 — the first weapons shot by a US a…
NATO Drone Edge: $40B Counter-Drone Plan Unveiled
NATO's new Drone Edge initiative commits $40 billion over five years to counter-drone defense, procurement, and pilot training — h…
UK Backs Military Drones With Record $6.6B Investment
The UK will spend $6.6 billion on military drones over 4 years, its biggest-ever investment, arming the Army, Navy, and RAF with n…
Pentagon Creates Single Drone Office With $75B Backing
The Pentagon merged nearly all drone programs into one new office backed by a record $75 billion budget request — here's what chan…