autonomous systems

Niagara College Opens New Engineering Streams Amid Canada’s Drone Push

Niagara College has launched a set of engineering programs aimed at training students to design and build tactical unmanned systems for multi-domain missions, as Canada ramps up defense spending and domestic innovation.

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Red Cat Reveals Next-Gen Multi-Role USV With Stand-Off Strikes

US firm Red Cat Holdings is stepping up its maritime autonomy push with the V7, an expeditionary unmanned surface vessel built for long-range kinetic engagements.

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Ukraine Opens National Student Contest for Perching FPV Drone Tech

Ukraine’s Brave1 defense innovation cluster has launched a national engineering competition inviting students to develop a payload for tactical first-person view drones to enable perching while on standby.

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UK Ends ‘Project Lily’ Survey Drone Ship Project

The UK has suspended the acquisition of an unmanned surface vessel intended to support international maritime survey missions under “Project Lily.”

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Ukraine Forms Dedicated UAS Command as Drone War Intensifies

Ukraine’s Armed Forces have established a new command to reinforce unmanned aerial system operations against Russian kamikaze drones.

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Pentagon Taps 25 Partners for Kamikaze Drone Trial Sprint

The US Department of Defense has selected 25 companies to compete in the first phase of the Drone Dominance Program, an acquisition effort aimed at rapidly fielding low-cost, one-way attack unmanned aerial systems at scale.

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Pentagon Urges Low-Cost Physical Defenses to Counter Drone Threats

The US Department of Defense has released a three-page guidance document calling for expanded use of passive physical measures to protect critical infrastructure from threats posed by small unmanned aerial systems.

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Switzerland Buys Black Hornet Nano Drones From Teledyne FLIR Defense

Teledyne FLIR Defense has secured a $17.5-million contract to supply large quantities of its proprietary Black Hornet 4 nano-class drones to Switzerland.

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ST Engineering Debuts Next-Gen UAVs, Tactical Systems at Singapore Airshow

ST Engineering will take the stage at Singapore Airshow 2026 with a lineup of next-gen defense technologies spanning aviation, logistics, and AI-driven systems.

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Ukraine Logs 820,000 Drone Strikes Against Russian Targets in 2025

The Ukrainian Armed Forces struck nearly 820,000 Russian targets in 2025 using unmanned aerial systems, according to a recent tally, as their conflict drags on into its fifth year.

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