Drones – Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion – Page 37

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12 January

Drones Gain New Flight Intelligence With Indra’s New System

Anti-collision tech is a collision detection and avoidance system, with multiple cameras and electronically steered radar, providing 360-degree coverage, and high onboard processing power.

9 January

HII engineers and technicians celebrate the completion of the 42nd Lionfish small unmanned underwater vehicle (SUUV) for the U.S. Navy at the company’s unmanned production facility in Pocasset, Massachusetts.

Rojoef Manuel

HII Wraps Initial Lionfish Subsea Drone Production for US Navy

HII has completed the final base-year production of its Lionfish small unmanned underwater vehicle for the US Navy.

9 January

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

India’s New Drone Could Watch the Battlefield All Day and All Night

MAPSS is a solar-powered, medium-altitude, long-endurance drone, capable of electronic intelligence, communication relay, artillery spotting, and battlefield overwatch.

9 January

U.S. Marine Corps riflemen with Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), load a simulated warhead onto a Neros Archer first-person view drone during attack drone training on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Nov. 19, 2025. 22nd MEU(SOC) Marines are being trained and certified by the 2nd Marine Division and the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team on first-person view drone systems to enhance combat readiness. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Inder Singh Bisht

US Marines to Acquire Thousands of Reconfigurable FPV Drones in 2026

The US Marine Corps plans to purchase up to 10,000 reconfigurable, cost-effective, small drones within a year, with a focus on first-person view capabilities.

8 January

Inder Singh Bisht

Babcock, Frankenburg Target Low-Cost Maritime Counter-Drone Capability

Babcock and Frankenburg Technologies have partnered to explore the development of a new, affordable maritime counter-drone system.

8 January

Skelmir S12, a torpedo-like unmanned underwater vehicle

Rojoef Manuel

Rhode Island Merger Bolsters Acoustic Sensing for Undersea Warfare

Rhode Island-based Vatn Systems has acquired Crewless Marine in Warren, a move aimed at improving its in-house capabilities in underwater acoustic sensing and signal processing.

8 January

Metal Shark’s new High Speed Maneuverable Unmanned Surface Vessel (HSMUSV).

Jodesz Gavilan

Magnet Defense Acquires Metal Shark to Scale AI-Enabled Unmanned Vessels

Magnet Defense has finalized its acquisition of Metal Shark, merging advanced AI-enabled unmanned vessel technology with shipbuilding.

7 January

Inder Singh Bisht

Russia Fields MANPADS-Armed Shahed to Deter Ukraine Counter-Drone Efforts

The Ukrainian Armed Forces has shot down a Russian Shahed one-way attack drone that was equipped with a man-portable air defense system.

7 January

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

ParaZero Demos Capture-Based C-UAS Built to Snare Drones in Flight

DefendAir is a counter-UAS system that captures drones midair, deploys nets ranging from 9 to 100 square meters, and operates via drone, turret, or hand-held launcher.

6 January