Small US start-up hopes to have big impact on defense By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill A tiny California-based start-up company, led by a 22-year-old Ukrainian software engineer, is hoping to market its tube-launched foldable quadcopter counter-UAS system to the U.S. military, in order to make future attacks by large drones and missiles prohibitively expensive for an … [Read more...] about Startup Aims to Make Drone Attacks Too Expensive to Wage
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Guest Post: America’s Drone Future Depends on Battery Independence
In this guest post, Micantis co-founder and CEO Howard Alt argues that batteries, not aircraft, may be the defining factor in the future of the U.S. drone industry. As demand for drones grows across commercial, public safety, and defense applications, he contends that battery manufacturing and supply chain resilience have become strategic issues for both industry and … [Read more...] about Guest Post: America’s Drone Future Depends on Battery Independence
Department of War Creates Central Office to Oversee U.S. Military Unmanned Systems
New Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager will consolidate acquisition, standards, budgeting, and industry engagement for drone and autonomous programs The U.S. Department of War announced on July 1 a major reorganization of its unmanned systems enterprise, creating a new Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Unmanned Systems (DRPM-UxS) that will oversee the Department's drone … [Read more...] about Department of War Creates Central Office to Oversee U.S. Military Unmanned Systems
House FY27 NDAA Signals Drones Have Become Core Military Infrastructure
Rather than focusing primarily on buying new drones, the House Armed Services Committee is proposing the standards, training, doctrine, and sustainment needed to make unmanned systems a permanent part of the U.S. military. For much of the past five years, congressional action on military drones has focused on procurement, supply chain security, and reducing dependence on … [Read more...] about House FY27 NDAA Signals Drones Have Become Core Military Infrastructure
Teledyne FLIR OEM Expands Prism AI Platform with Ground ISR Software for Military Target Classification
New software stack combines AI, thermal imaging, and computational imaging to improve ground-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance Teledyne FLIR OEM has introduced Prism™ Ground ISR, a new AI-powered software stack designed to improve ground-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The new release extends the company's Prism software … [Read more...] about Teledyne FLIR OEM Expands Prism AI Platform with Ground ISR Software for Military Target Classification
