The all-stock deal, expected to close mid-2026, will create a Nasdaq-listed defense robotics company trading under the ticker XTND. Israeli defense technology company XTEND and JFB Construction Holdings (Nasdaq: JFB) announced a $1.5 billion all-stock merger July 27, 2026. The transaction will create XTEND AI Robotics, a publicly traded company. The new entity will focus on … [Read more...] about XTEND and JFB Announce $1.5 Billion Merger to Form XTEND AI Robotics
Solapur Police Deploy ideaForge Q6 V2 Drones at Pandharpur Wari Pilgrimage
Eight megaphone-equipped ideaForge Q6 V2 drones support crowd monitoring and public address along the 250-kilometer route to Pandharpur, the second consecutive year the company has backed the pilgrimage. ideaForge Technology Limited has deployed eight Q6 V2 drones with the Solapur Rural Police for the ongoing Pandharpur Wari. The company announced the deployment July 24, 2026. … [Read more...] about Solapur Police Deploy ideaForge Q6 V2 Drones at Pandharpur Wari Pilgrimage
Archer Unveils Halo, the Commercial Autonomous VTOL Built With Anduril
Halo is the commercial variant of Archer's jointly developed dual-use platform, launching with Japan's Marubeni Aerospace as first strategic partner. Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) unveiled Halo, the commercial variant of a jointly developed dual-use platform built with Anduril Industries to serve both defense and commercial markets. The Archer Halo autonomous VTOL was announced … [Read more...] about Archer Unveils Halo, the Commercial Autonomous VTOL Built With Anduril
Elistair and Exail Bring Tethered Drone Maritime Surveillance to Autonomous Vessels
Elistair's Khronos DroneBox integrates with Exail's DriX unmanned surface vessel to give operators a shore-controlled, persistent view from the deck up. Elistair and Exail have partnered to integrate the Khronos automated tethered DroneBox on Exail's DriX unmanned surface vessel, delivering tethered drone maritime surveillance from an autonomous platform. The … [Read more...] about Elistair and Exail Bring Tethered Drone Maritime Surveillance to Autonomous Vessels
HYFIX CEO on Building U.S. Drone Technology – This Episode of the Drone Radio Show!
Don't miss the HYFIX CEO on US drone technology! In this episode of the Drone Radio Show, Mike and host Randy Goers talk about why the U.S. is restricting foreign drone technology before domestic alternatives are fully ready, how fragmented drone systems create security and supply chain risks, and why integrated, U.S.-made systems could be critical to the future of … [Read more...] about HYFIX CEO on Building U.S. Drone Technology – This Episode of the Drone Radio Show!
