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22 April

HII’s REMUS Underwater Drone Program Reaches 25-Year Mark

HII has announced the 25th anniversary of its REMUS unmanned underwater vehicle family, highlighting its global adoption and expanded mission capabilities.

22 April

Americas

A U.S. Marine Corps mortarman with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), launches a SkyDio X2D small unmanned aircraft system during attack drone training on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Nov. 21, 2025. 22nd MEU(SOC) Marines are being trained and certified by the 2d 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)

Rojoef Manuel

SOUTHCOM to Create New Branch for Unmanned Capabilities

The US Southern Command is opening its first-ever dedicated segment to oversee unmanned missions in Central and South America.

22 April

Air

MQ-20 Avenger drone flying at altitude over a desert landscape, showing its stealthy blended-wing design, rear-mounted engine, and long wingspan during an autonomous flight demonstration.

Rojoef Manuel

MQ-20 Avenger to Support US Navy’s Autonomy Battle Planning Effort

The US Navy has partnered with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. to deploy its MQ-20 Avenger unmanned aerial system for the service’s Collaborative Autonomy Mission Planning and Debrief project.

21 April

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

30 Knots at Sea: Saildrone Reveals New USV Built for Anti-Submarine Warfare

California firm Saildrone is heading deeper into naval operations with a new long-range unmanned surface vessel designed to hunt submarines.

21 April

Americas

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 10-44 mission successfully launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Mar. 30, 2026. This was the 34th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, SES O3B mPOWER-A, PSN SATRIA, Telkomsat Merah Putih 2, Galileo L13, Koreasat-6A, and now 23 Starlink missions. (U.S. Space Force photo by Gwendolyn Kurzen)

Rojoef Manuel

Starlink Glitch Leaves US Navy Drone Boats Drifting: Report

A global outage in Elon Musk’s Starlink network disrupted US Navy drone tests, cutting communications and leaving approximately two dozen unmanned surface vessels adrift off California for nearly an hour.

16 April

Air

A VXE30 Stalker small unmanned aircraft system takes off during a SUAS practical application as part of Mountain Warfare Training Exercise 2-26 in Bridgeport, California, Feb. 27, 2026. U.S. Marines with Fire and Reconnaissance Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division acquired flight time and an understanding of the terrain layout in order to carry out missions throughout the duration of MTX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dominic Trujillo)

Rojoef Manuel

US Marine Corps Expands Stalker Drone Fleet With Redwire Deal

Redwire Corporation has received contracts valued at more than $20 million to deliver its proprietary Stalker Block 30 small unmanned aerial systems to the US Marine Corps.

16 April

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Serbia Mulls Drone Battalions, Push Into Robotic Warfare

Serbia has announced a plan to broaden the integration of tactical unmanned aerial systems and robotic platforms into its armed forces.

16 April

Sea

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

A High-Risk Part of USV Ops Just Went Autonomous With Vestdavit’s ‘AutoHook’

A new robotic system from Fairbanks More Defense’s Vestdavit is aiming to reduce risk in the launch and recovery of unmanned surface vessels at sea.

16 April

Air

Rojoef Manuel

UK to Supply 120,000+ Drones to Ukraine in Largest-Ever UAS Package

The UK Ministry of Defence has pledged to supply over 120,000 unmanned aerial systems to Ukraine in its largest drone assistance to date.

15 April

Air

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

REGENT’s Hybrid Seaglider Skims Just Above the Waves in Breakthrough Test

REGENT’s Squire seaglider has demonstrated its ability to fly just above the waterline, skimming the surface in a recent test that pushes the hybrid platform closer to operational use.

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