Drone Industry

The Dutch Ministry of Defence has reached an agreement with Australian defence-technology company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) to advance the “Apollo” high-energy laser weapon, marking a significant step in Europe’s response to the growing...

The latest drone, highlighted by Interesting Engineering, represents a broader push to extend electric-drone endurance beyond the short flight times associated with consumer quadcopters. Its claimed eight-hour capability would place it closer to the...

Hamirpur (HP). Sarvesh Sharma, a fifth-semester computer science student at Government Polytechnic College in Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, will develop an indigenous surveillance drone intended to operate in difficult border environments. The Ministry of Defence has...

Tel Aviv: Israeli defence company Elbit Systems and Serbia's state-owned firm Jugo Import SDPR have opened a joint drone assembly factory in Serbia. Elbit Systems holds a 51% majority stake, and Serbia's SDPR holds...

Bengaluru: Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace (FWDA), an Indian AI Warfare company, completes 100 cumulative hours of flight testing of its indigenous FWD Kaal Bhairava Lite, marking a significant development milestone as the Indian...

New Delhi: KAL, a long-range one-way attack drone indigenously designed and developed by IG Defence, has successfully completed a trial at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in Rajasthan, marking a significant milestone in India’s...

TOYOTA CITY, Japan. SkyDrive Inc. (SkyDrive), a leading compact eVTOL aircraft developer based in Japan, today announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Verty Co. Ltd. (Verty), a South Korean...

New Delhi: IG Defence, an Indian defence technology company specialising in unmanned and counter-unmanned systems, successfully demonstrated its indigenous T-SHUL BEAM Counter-UAS System at Indian Air Force Dronathan 2026, held at Pokhran from September...

Swarm Aero has introduced Gamera, a large uncrewed aircraft intended to offer the US Air Force a lower-cost option for long-range strike and sensing missions. The California-based company revealed the aircraft at the Air...

Tel Aviv: Israeli company Steadicopter announced a key milestone toward expanded US operations of its Black Eagle 50E unmanned helicopter. The Black Eagle 50E aircraft has completed the airworthiness validation process conducted through the Nevada...

Marignane, France.The French Aeronautical Maintenance Directorate (DMAé) has placed an additional order with Airbus Helicopters following the successful evaluation of an initial U050 Capa-X system acquired at the end of 2025. This order covers...

Abu Dhabi, UAE: EDGE Group has announced the successful completion of Factory Acceptance Trials (FAT) for six ANAVIA HT-100 NAVAL unmanned helicopters, which have now been successfully delivered to the Angolan Navy under the...

Bengaluru. Tata Elxsi and advanced air-mobility company Sarla Aviation have signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate development of Shunya, an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft designed to carry six passengers and one pilot. The...