Drones – Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion – Page 43

Dec- 2025 -

10 December

Jet-Powered and Radar-Shy: Hadid-110 Becomes Iran’s Newest Strike Drone

Hadid-110 is a jet-powered stealth strike drone, reaching 510 kilometers per hour, with a 350-kilometer range, and features a radar-reducing faceted airframe.

10 December

Jodesz Gavilan

ARC Wins US Army AI Counter-Drone Award

The US Army has recognized Armaments Research Company as one of the top winners of its xTech Counterstrike competition.

9 December

An MQ-28 Ghost Bat flies high above the ocean as it launches a missile, captured mid-flight with the weapon’s exhaust trail glowing against the clear sky

Ethan M. Encarnacion

MQ-28 Ghost Bat Ticks Off Another ‘First,’ Taking Down Target Drone With AMRAAM

Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat has achieved a first for autonomous aircraft, completing an air-to-air engagement using an AIM-120 missile.

9 December

Christine Casimiro

Lockheed Martin Unveils AI That Replans Drone Missions On the Fly

Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works just ran a live test showing how artificial intelligence can take the wheel when unmanned missions hit a snag.

9 December

Artist's rendition of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Lift Challenge

Rojoef Manuel

DARPA Pushes Small Drone Payload Limits in ‘Lift Challenge’

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a competition to develop small unmanned aerial systems that can exceed current payload capacity.

9 December

Fully assembled black quadcopter drone carrying a twin-barreled shotgun payload on a white background.

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Ukraine Brings Shotgun Combat to the Air, Equips Drones With 12-Gauge Ammo

Ukraine has developed an unconventional hard-kill option against hostile drones: a modular shotgun system mounted directly onto unmanned platforms.

9 December

A Jump 20 vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial system. Photo: AeroVironment

Rojoef Manuel

AeroVironment Wins $874M US Army Contract to Expand Global Drone Sales

The US Army has awarded AeroVironment an $874-million contract to support foreign military sales of unmanned aerial systems and counter-drone technology.

9 December

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Ukraine’s New Counter-Drone Tech Uses Acoustic Targeting to Hunt Shaheds Silently

Acoustic targeting system is a next-gen Ukrainian defense tool, tracks drones and missiles in real time, operates in passive mode with full-hemisphere coverage, uses phased-array microphones and beamforming.

8 December