In the future, U.S. troops won’t just deploy drones. They’ll make them \\ Fast Company >
The Pentagon is exploring front-line 3D printing of drones to counter China's massive production advantage.
UK to launch drone competition in 2026 \\ UKDJ >
UK's 2026 drone competition seeks cheap, mass-produced kamikaze designs based on Ukraine war lessons.
MQ-20 Avenger Depicted With Laser Weapon In Its Nose A Sign Of What’s To Come \\ TWZ >
General Atomics unveiled a concept MQ-20 Avenger with a laser weapon in its nose, signaling broader directed energy plans for its drone fleet.
Shield AI Unveils X-BAT VTOL Stealth Drone \\ The Aviationist >
Shield AI unveiled the X-BAT, a trailer-launched stealth drone powered by Hivemind AI that operates autonomously in GPS-denied environments.
Israeli firms launch precision tool for drone defenses \\ Defence Blog >
Israeli counter-drone firms Sentrycs and Omnisys launched a tool that optimizes sensor placement for air defense using terrain and threat modeling.
Wanted: sensors and artificial intelligence (AI) for quick autonomous control of severe bleeding \\ Military & Aerospace >
DARPA seeks AI-powered systems that autonomously stop battlefield bleeding within the critical 2-5 minute window before medics arrive..
Lockheed Martin and Saildrone collaborate on uncrewed surface vessels with maritime weapons \\ Military & Aerospace >
Lockheed Martin invested $50M in Saildrone to integrate missile launchers onto autonomous surface vessels, starting with live-fire JAGM tests next year.
A $6.5M DARPA prize competition aims to 4x drone payload capacity, potentially transforming military logistics and disaster response.
Lockheed’s Mk21A contract grows to $1.48 billion \\ Defence Blog >
Lockheed Martin lands an additional $454M for the Mk21A reentry vehicle, the warhead delivery system for America's next-gen ICBMs.
Missiles and the Math of Modern Warfare \\ War On The Rocks >
Podcast: Can defense startups mass-produce affordable missiles fast enough to match China's stockpiles?
Industrial 3D printing allows us to leapfrog a lot of the problems we have today. You can solve part of the drone manufacturing gap with new ways to build drones that don't require them to be exquisite.