American-Ukrainian defense tech startup Vermeer raises $10 million in Series A funding led by Draper Associates.
U.S. drone manufacturer Dynamic Aerospace expands into global defense and delivery markets with innovative UAV technology built in America.
Commercial UAV Forum partners with JEDA to strengthen Europe’s drone industry and foster collaboration ahead of its 2026 event in Amsterdam.
DefendEye EU Motors partnership strengthens NDAA-aligned drone production: European-made motors improve reliability, supply-chain resilience.
AX Enterprize appoints former FAA leader Abigail Smith as COO. Smith’s aviation and drone policy experience positions AX to expand.
FAA shutdown slows drone progress as waivers, BVLOS rulemaking, and modernization programs pause, while air safety operations continue.
Quantum Systems acquires Spleenlab, integrating VISIONAIRY AI suite for GPS-denied navigation and autonomous unmanned systems.
The AWS outage showed how cloud dependencies shape modern drone operations, highlighting the need for redundancy and local resilience.
Versaterm integrates Vantage Robotics’ Blue UAS Vesper and Trace drones into DroneSense, boosting secure public safety operations.
MatrixSpace secures $20M Series B funding with new investors L3Harris and OTB Ventures to expand its AI-powered counter-drone radar systems.