How ZeroTier is helping operators maintain reliable, encrypted communications across commercial drone and counter-UAS applications. By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Operating a drone-based inspection to determine the structural integrity of an underground tunnel and maintaining a counter-UAS system to protect a piece of critical infrastructure might seem like … [Read more...] about Secure Connectivity: The Common Challenge for Drone Fleets and Counter-Drone Systems
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Pentagon Details $450 Million Drone Dominance Competition as Gauntlet 2.5 Moves to November
Phase III raises production requirements and technical expectations, while a separate competition for reusable bomber drones faces a schedule change. The Pentagon's Drone Dominance Program is preparing for its next major competition, with plans to purchase approximately 60,000 one-way attack drones under a $450 million Phase III initiative. The program has also postponed … [Read more...] about Pentagon Details $450 Million Drone Dominance Competition as Gauntlet 2.5 Moves to November
U.S. Drone Manufacturers Expand International Defense Sales as Nepal Orders SPIRIT
Robinson Unmanned's contract to supply the Nepali Army adds to recent international orders for U.S.-made military drone systems. Robinson Unmanned has announced a contract to supply its SPIRIT small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) to the Nepali Army. The agreement falls under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Ascent AeroSystems, Robinson Unmanned's contracting … [Read more...] about U.S. Drone Manufacturers Expand International Defense Sales as Nepal Orders SPIRIT
Teledyne FLIR Launches AI-Enabled Air-to-Ground Tracking Software for UAS
Prism A-ISR combines AI detection, multispectral imaging and edge processing for airborne surveillance and defense applications Teledyne FLIR OEM has launched Prism A-ISR, a new software module designed to provide AI-enabled air-to-ground detection and tracking for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and other airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) … [Read more...] about Teledyne FLIR Launches AI-Enabled Air-to-Ground Tracking Software for UAS
Powerus Set to Complete Merger and Become Nasdaq-Listed Drone Company
Combination with Aureus Greenway Holdings is expected to close October 1 as the autonomous systems company scales U.S. production Defense technology company Powerus expects to complete its merger with Aureus Greenway Holdings Inc. on October 1, 2026. The transaction will make Powerus a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Powerus, formally Autonomous Power … [Read more...] about Powerus Set to Complete Merger and Become Nasdaq-Listed Drone Company
