Shield AI Wins U.S. Air Force Production Contract to Deploy Hivemind Autonomy on Collaborative Combat Aircraft

Image: Ukraine MoD © Ukraine’s air defence forces intercepted more than 5,300 drones and missiles in July, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as Russia

Image: Australia DoD © The Indian Air Force’s Rafale fighters have flown at Exercise Pitch Black for the first time, marking a milestone for the service’s frontline multirole jet. The

Image: Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kylee DiSanto via U.S. DoW Marines from the 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, completed the Marine Corps’ first live-fire series of first-person view attack

Image: Shield AI © Shield AI and Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) have successfully demonstrated a coordinated autonomous search mission using three Mighty Hornet III unmanned

Image: Inzpire © Inzpire has delivered the British Army’s first Central Flying School (CFS)-endorsed remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) operator course, marking a significant step in uncrewed systems training. The

Image: Northrop Grumman © Northrop Grumman and Boeing have successfully demonstrated automated manned-unmanned teaming between the MQ-4C Triton and P-8A Poseidon, marking a first for the two maritime patrol systems.

Image: NH Industries © The NH90 helicopter has completed its first flight in the new Software Release 3 (SWR3) configuration, marking the start of a flight test campaign for one

Image: PTE Brendan Smith via Australian DoD Australian Defence Force personnel have conducted their first collective field assessment of next-generation counter-drone technology during Exercise Austral Shield 2026 in Far North

Image: Gwendolyn Kurzen via DVIDS The Department of the Air Force has signed a landmark agreement with the state of Texas to speed up the integration of commercial space technology

Image: Lockheed Martin © Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, together with the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and industry partners, has demonstrated sensor-driven autonomy on a fighter aircraft for the

Image: Spc. Fabian Jones via DVIDS The Department of War is enhancing its counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) marketplace, giving military organisations, law enforcement agencies and international partners faster access to

Image: Northrop Grumman © Northrop Grumman has secured a task order to supply advanced simulation and threat modelling tools supporting the US Missile Defense Agency’s round-the-clock operations, as per a

Image: Ukrainian MoD © Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence has partnered with analytics firm YouControl to screen potential defence suppliers, aiming to speed up risk detection and boost procurement transparency, as

Image: Lance Cpl. Sarah Foster via DVIDS © CACI International has secured a three-year, $500 million contract to supply its SkyValor counter-drone system to Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401),

Image: Sgt. Nathan Arellano Tlaczani and Sgt. Nathan Arellano Tlaczani via U.S. Army © The U.S. Army is ready to scale its Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) system across