Military Drones
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Reconnaissance, strike, and tactical military drone programs.
Latest Coverage
FlyFocus Raises €4.5M for NATO UAV Production in Poland
Warsaw-based FlyFocus secured €4.5M led by ffVC to build a dedicated manufacturing facility and launch two new UAV platforms in 2026.
NODA AI Raises $25M for Autonomous Military Systems
NODA AI closed a $25M Series A led by Bessemer to develop an AI orchestration platform integrating autonomous systems across air, land, sea, and space.
Ukraine Establishes Dedicated UAS Command
Ukraine created a standalone UAS command to centralize drone interception, backed by expanded recruitment and infrastructure.
UVify Raises $41.7M in Korea's Largest Drone Investment
UVify secured $41.7M from CRIT Ventures and Nexon parent NXC, backing a pivot from drone swarm entertainment into defense and autonomous flight.
France Plans 400% Drone Stockpile Increase in $9B Push
France's defense plan allocates $9.07B for drones and missiles, targeting a 400% drone inventory increase by 2030.
Anduril's Arsenal-1 Will Build Thousands of YFQ-44A Drones
Anduril's Ohio manufacturing complex is ahead of schedule as it prepares to produce the YFQ-44A Fury at scale starting Q2 2026.
The Drone Swarm Threat Is Coming. Counter-UAS Is Not Ready.
Defense experts say armed drone swarms are the next battlefield threat — and the biggest obstacle to countering them is US military bureaucracy.
Norinco CY-8: The World's Heaviest Cargo Drone Just Flew
China's Changying-8 cargo drone completed its first flight in Zhengzhou, a 7-tonne MTOW aircraft built for high-altitude logistics and military resupply.
Romania and Ukraine Negotiate €200M Joint Drone Deal
Ukrainian drone manufacturers are in Bucharest this week to finalise a joint production agreement funded through the EU's new SAFE rearmament mechanism.
UK Army AI Drones Detect Landmines in Live Trial
Britain's DSTL successfully tested AI-powered drones to detect landmines and explosive ordnance, with further trials planned ahead of full procurement.
Unusual Machines Bets on Defense Drone Manufacturing
Unusual Machines is positioning as a domestic NDAA-compliant drone component supplier as US procurement rules tighten.
Anduril starts Fury production at Arsenal-1 facility
Anduril has begun producing its Fury drone at Arsenal-1 as it scales output and targets faster defense manufacturing cycles.
PDW Raises $110M With Booz Allen Backing for AI Drones
Performance Drone Works raised $110M while ORAN Development Company secured $45M, both backed by Booz Allen’s venture arm.
Russia is shipping upgraded Shahed drones back to Iran
Russia is transferring improved Shahed drone variants to Iran, including versions with better navigation and anti-jamming.
US Army tests Apache-launched A700 drone in six months
The US Army demonstrated an Apache-launched A700 drone capability developed in under six months.
Companies
Anduril Industries
US defense technology company building autonomous weapons, counter-UAS, and AI command software, and manufacturing them at its own Arsenal-1 plant in Ohio.
United States
AeroVironment
US manufacturer of small tactical UAS, loitering munitions and counter-UAS systems, transformed in scale by its 2025 acquisition of BlueHalo.
United States
Boeing
Boeing is a US aerospace manufacturer with commercial-airplane, defense and space, and fleet-services businesses.
United States
Shield AI
US defense technology company building autonomous flight software and the V-BAT and X-BAT uncrewed aircraft for military customers.
United States
Baykar
Turkish defense company behind the Bayraktar TB2, the most widely exported armed drone of the past decade, now also the owner of Italy's Piaggio Aerospace.
Turkey
General Atomics
Privately held US defense contractor whose GA-ASI division builds the Predator and Reaper families of large military uncrewed aircraft.
United States
Red Cat Holdings
US defense drone company supplying NDAA-compliant small unmanned systems for military reconnaissance through its Teal Drones subsidiary.
United States
Elbit Systems
Israeli publicly traded defense electronics company producing UAVs, electro-optics, electronic warfare systems, precision munitions, and C4I solutions for military customers worldwide.
Israel
Products
Recent Funding
Series C
Sequoia Capital, American Strategic Technology Fund, Interlagos, Valor Equity Partners, Allen & Company, Thiel Capital, Spark Capital, Dylan Field
Neros TechnologiesRecent Contracts
defense
U.S. Army, AeroVironment
Production of LOCUST X3 30 kW laser weapon systems under the Enduring-High Energy Laser programme,...
defense
U.S. Army, AeroVironment
Delivery order for additional Switchblade 600 Block 2 loitering munitions, plus Switchblade 600...
defense
US Army PAE Fires, Anduril Industries
Three-year contract to supply a minimum of 3,000 surface-launched Barracuda-500M missiles with...
defense
US DoD Office of Under Secretary for Research and Engineering, Leidos
Three-year contract to supply 3,000 low-cost containerized missiles as part of DoD's low-cost...
defense
US Army Portfolio Acquisition Executive Fires, Anduril Industries
Three-year production agreement for a minimum of 3,000 Surface-Launched Barracuda-500M cruise...