France Seeks a Builder for Its SMOKERS Explosive Drone Boats
The DGA designed the boat itself and wants about 10 a year in peacetime, with capacity for 50. The tender gives no contract value.
Drones, defense and the companies building them.
Funding
North Vector DynamicsC$29MSeries ASensofusion€259MIPOBuntar Aerospace$16MUndisclosedFortem Technologies$50MSeries BTekever$580MSeries DMach Industries$600MSeries C
Contracts
Sky-WatchUndisclosedSaildroneUndisclosedTekeverUndisclosedWeibel Scientific€84M
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Red Cat Signs With Ukraine's Sine on Drone Navigation Without GPS
The deal covers Red Cat's boats and drones. In late October its Black Widow page moved flight without GPS to a version not yet specified.
A Chinese Border County Is Buying Three Counter-Drone Lasers
Tashkurgan, which borders Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, awarded ¥10.99 million for three counter-drone stations; lasers are half of it.
Pentagon Offers Neros Up to $450M to Make Drone Parts
The loan is conditional and nothing is drawn yet. Neros adds $165M of its own and plans to sell motors and radios to other drone makers.
FCC Opens the 800 MHz Mobile Phone Band to Drones
The FCC voted 3-0 to lift a 1991 ban aimed at phones on planes. AT&T and Verizon, which hold licences in the band, asked for the change.
What the FCC's Spring Drone Spectrum Review Has Produced
From the April notice: an 800 MHz order adopted on 29 October and a test waiver to 2029. A drone licence category and test corridors have not followed.
FCC Votes to Stop Recognising Test Labs in China From 2028
By the FCC's count, 82% of device testing last year happened in one country. From December 2028, a drone's radio will need a lab elsewhere.
Bell Now Expects an MV-75 Charge of Up to $150 Million
The Army's first MV-75 production order now waits on a 2027 budget Congress has not passed; in July, Textron put the charge at $60M to $110M.
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Defense
German AI Firm Helsing Pitches Cheap Interceptor Missiles
Defense
Polish Army Units Buy 3D Printers to Build Their Own Drones
News
FCC Exempts Manna's 383.2 Drone From Its Covered List
Defense
Helsing Joins Funding Round of Missile Maker Destinus
Defense
Congress Backs $1 Billion of the $54.6B DAWG Request
News
Three Towns Move Against Amazon Drone Hubs in One Week
Defense
Ukraine's Army Orders One Drone in Five From an Online Shop
Defense
Airbus Flies Its U740 Valkyrie Combat Drone in Europe
Defense
Blue UAS List Added at Least 20 Drones in 2026, Not 49
Defense
UAE's EDGE Will Arm Morocco's Combat Drones With Glide Bombs
Defense
Ukraine Keeps the Drone AI UK Firms Train on Its Footage
Companies
Unusual Machines Gets $16.9M Order From a Company It Funded
Companies
Unusual Machines Closes $52M Deal for Drone Battery Maker
Defense
Armed Cerberus Drone Joins the Pentagon's Blue UAS List
Defense
Pentagon Plans 25,000 BAE Counter-Drone Rocket Kits a Year
Defense
China's Police Are Buying Counter-Drone Lasers and FPVs
Products
DJI's Dock 4 Drone Gets EU Marks for Beyond-Sight Flights
Companies
Red Cat Offers €39 a Share for Engine Maker Steyr Motors
News
China Adds Drone Motors and Software to Export Controls
News
FEMA Opens $250M Counter-Drone Grants to All 56 States
Defense
Bundestag Clears Net-Firing Drones to Guard German Bases
Defense
Raytheon's $729M Counter-Drone Award Adds Qatar and Jordan
Defense
EU Adds €130M for Drones and Counter-Drone Gear at Borders
Defense
JIATF-401 Committed $158M to Homeland Counter-Drone Gear
Guides
NDAA Compliant Drones: The Complete Guide for 2026
What NDAA compliance requires, who the law applies to, which platforms qualify, and what the September tariffs did to the compliance premium.
The Best Personal Drone: What You Can Actually Buy in 2026
The best personal drones of 2026, ranked by use case — and which ones you are allowed to buy where you live, because in 2026 that is the harder question.
Best Enterprise Drones for 2026: Every Platform Compared
Tariffs of 25-100% landed on 3 September and DJI replaced its enterprise lineup. What to buy now, what compliance actually costs, and what changed.
Ukraine Drone Warfare: How Drones Changed Modern Combat
Jet-powered Shaheds, $1,000 interceptors, fibre-optic FPV and electronic warfare: the state of drone warfare in Ukraine and what it taught every military.
Blue UAS Cleared List 2026: Every Approved Drone Platform
What the Blue UAS Cleared List covers, how a drone gets on it, why platforms come off, and every aircraft on the DCMA list in October 2026.
Drone Delivery Companies: Who's Flying What in 2026
Wing, Zipline, Amazon, Manna, Flytrex, Matternet, DroneUp — where they fly, what they deliver, and why certification was not the hard part.
