Unmanned aircraft and drone news
Wing and Walmart name seven new markets for drone delivery service
9 June 2026 @ 7:38 pm
In January, we shared historic plans with Walmart to scale drone delivery coast to coast,
TEKEVER and Sapient Perception sign MoU to explore next-generation airborne ISR sensing
9 June 2026 @ 2:43 pm
TEKEVER and Sapient Perception have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the integration and
Deliverance AI emerges from stealth with £6m ARR to build the operating system for sovereign enterprise AI
9 June 2026 @ 2:39 pm
UK-founded company is helping regulated enterprises deploy governed agentic AI inside private, sovereign and air-gapped
Smart Shooter Receives Follow-on U.S. Marine Corps Contract for SMASH 2000LE Fire Control Systems
9 June 2026 @ 2:33 pm
The $3.4 million award, with options that could bring the total value to approximately $5.8
Drone battery pioneer calls for urgent action to help UK innovators cross the commercialisation gap
9 June 2026 @ 2:21 pm
The UK’s risk aversion is stifling the commercialisation of proven technology, driving innovative companies toward
High Lander to Power Autonomous Aerial Security for Critical SolarInfrastructure
8 June 2026 @ 7:06 pm
Project executed under the leadership of G1 Group, with High Lander and Cando Drones serving
Robin Radar announces IRIS On-The-Move Maritime to strengthen drone detection following the Strait of Hormuz crisis
8 June 2026 @ 6:50 pm
The new update will allow IRIS radars to be used at sea, bringing rapid-deployment counter-UAS
GA-ASI Announces Investments in Six Dutch Companies
8 June 2026 @ 6:45 pm
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) is deepening its footprint in the Dutch innovation ecosystem,
Verifying the accuracy performance of the DJI L3 LiDAR scanner with the Emlid Reach RS4 Pro
8 June 2026 @ 9:15 am
3DroneMapping recently acquired the DJI M400 drone and Zenmuse L3 LiDAR scanner. The DJI Zenmuse L3 represents a
Beyond 2019
8 June 2026 @ 4:10 am
The 2019 UK Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Strategy is materially out of date and has been overtaken by operational reality in Ukraine and the Iranian theatre. While originally sound for domestic policing, the strategic landscape is now defined by massed one-way attack drones, combined drone and missile salvos, dense electronic warfare, and AI-assisted guidance.
The central lesson of 2024–2026 is that drones have become a strategic mass system used for saturation and the deliberate erosion of a defender's cost-exchange ratio. To address this, the UK must retire its siloed 2019 framework and replace it with an integrated Counter Uncrewed Systems and Air Threat Resilience Strategy, supported by a consolidated legal code for detection, disruption, and defeat.