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
Drone Manufacturing
DIU Launches $100 Million Challenge for Low-Cost ISR Aircraft
U.S. and international manufacturers invited to compete, with up to $250 million more budgeted for development and scaled production The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has launched a $100 million competition to identify low-cost intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft that can be produced and deployed at scale. The Low Cost ISR (LC-ISR) Challenge opened … [Read more...] about DIU Launches $100 Million Challenge for Low-Cost ISR Aircraft
Proposed U.S.–Ukraine Drone Deal Reflects Ukraine’s Growing Defense Industry Role
The agreement could expand U.S. testing and production of Ukrainian technology as other countries build similar partnerships. Ukraine is ready to sign a drone defense agreement with the United States, according to CBS News. Sources told CBS the proposed deal would expand testing and production of Ukrainian defense technology in the U.S. The agreement has not been announced as … [Read more...] about Proposed U.S.–Ukraine Drone Deal Reflects Ukraine’s Growing Defense Industry Role
From Cars to Drones: Birdstop Taps Detroit’s Auto Supply Chain to Scale U.S. Manufacturing
UAV maker turns to auto industry as source of domestic components By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill While Silicon Valley is well-known as a mecca for the launch of flashy high-tech firms, and Detroit as the home of the older, more staid and much less exciting automotive industry, for one autonomous security drone startup the move from the former area to the latter made … [Read more...] about From Cars to Drones: Birdstop Taps Detroit’s Auto Supply Chain to Scale U.S. Manufacturing
Building American Drones Means Building the Parts, PDW CEO Says
James Slider says U.S. drone leadership will depend on domestic production of motors, batteries, electronics and other critical components By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Building a system capable of supplying the U.S. military with unmanned aerial systems to meet the challenges of the 21stcentury will take a massive effort, to bring to American shores the production … [Read more...] about Building American Drones Means Building the Parts, PDW CEO Says
