Motorola buys D-Fend weeks after DHS opens $1.5B contract
Motorola closed a $1.5B counter-drone acquisition on August 20, three weeks after DHS opened a contract worth the same amount to twelve companies.
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A trade association is the fast route onto the Blue UAS list
WISPR got Green UAS certification in February and was on the Pentagon's Blue UAS Cleared List ten weeks later. Four platforms joined in 2026.
Army orders $51M more Switchblades as rivals enter LASSO
AeroVironment took a $51M Switchblade order on August 26. In the same seven months the Army let a rival into LASSO and the Marines picked Anduril.
Ondas Books $83.8M Quarter, Raises Guidance to $550M
Ondas grew Q2 2026 revenue more than 13-fold to $83.8 million and lifted full-year guidance, while adjusted EBITDA losses widened to $50.6 million.
46 Police Agencies Are Certified. The Rule Expects 1,850.
The SAFER SKIES counter-UAS rule lets US police disable drones, but only about 46 agencies are trained against the 1,850 the government expects.
Archer Buys Boeing's Wisk, Insitu and SkyGrid in eVTOL Shakeup
Archer is acquiring Boeing's Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid, absorbing a rival air taxi programme and a profitable military drone unit in one deal.
Neros Raises $250M to Build Interceptors, Not Just FPV Drones
Neros raised $250M at a $2.5B valuation and is adding a counter-drone interceptor, moving beyond the FPV airframes that made its name in Ukraine.
Hidden Level Lands $100M OTA for Passive Counter-UAS Sensing
Hidden Level's $100M OTA creates a route to scale passive counter-UAS sensing across Department of War customers—but it is not guaranteed revenue.
Rotron Aerospace SkyLance Loitering Munition Passes First Tests
Rotron Aerospace completes demonstration tests of SkyLance, a low-cost long-range loitering munition, days after US firm Ondas acquires the British drone maker.
Anduril Barracuda-500M: Army's New 500-Mile Cruise Missile Explained
The US Army's Barracuda-500M contract covers 3,000 containerized cruise missiles with 500-nautical-mile range, designed for high-volume production and dispersed Indo-Pacific deployment.