ISR & Reconnaissance

Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) and the firm's wholly owned subsidiary, Edge Autonomy, has been awarded a prototype phase agreement by the U.S. Army to develop and deliver its Stalker uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) for the Long Range Reconnaissance (LRR) program ...

Volatus Aerospace Inc. (TSXV:FLT) (OTCQX:TAKOF) (Frankfurt: ABB) has secured a contract to deliver a fleet of lightweight Tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (T-ISR) drone systems to a customer in a NATO member country. The initial contract is valued at approximately ...

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) award to Albedo expands on the company's original NRO Strategic Commercial Enhancements program—this milestone expands Albedo’s partnership with the NRO and positions its VLEO platform to deliver next-generation imaging performance to U.S. defense and intelligence ...

L3Harris’ Multi-Sensor Flight Test Facility (MSTF) specializes in electronic warfare, reconnaissance, communications systems, flight testing and training (SIGINT/ELINT/RWR/ECM); as well as red/grey/blue radar threat simulation from multiple emitters. L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has partnered with ELT Group of Italy to ...

Airbus Central Research and Technology, in collaboration with Luxembourg-based satellite operator OQ Technology, has successfully conducted the world’s first flight demonstration of a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) connection to user terminals mounted on a test drone. This ...

Terma Group has entered into a new partnership with Ukrainian drone and camera manufacturer Odd Systems to co-develop a low-cost, AI-powered, autonomous drone interceptor. Terma will supply its high-end sensor and situational awareness technologies to Odd Systems' combat-proven drone platforms ...

Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ: HON) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to participate in the Transition of Quantum Sensing (TQS) program. The program aims to accelerate adoption of quantum sensors to address near-term ...

Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has announced that the Stalker uncrewed aerial system (UAS), developed by Redwire’s wholly owned subsidiary, Edge Autonomy, has been granted an Authority to Operate (ATO) and is now on the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Blue UAS ...

“Breeze” Maritime Drone Underway During Field Trials. (Photo: open source) Russia has introduced a new maritime drone called “Breeze” equipped with satellite communication technology, presenting it as a domestic alternative to Starlink. However, the system appears to rely on outdated communication methods that could severely ...

Volatus Aerospace Inc. (TSXV:FLT) (OTCQX:TAKOF) has delivered a fleet of tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) drone systems to a partner in NATO member country. The transaction, valued at approximately C$1.85 million, was just completed, with all systems now fully ...

AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) delivered company-owned, company-operated (COCO) maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services in support of the U.S. Navy’s 4th Fleet as part of Operation Southern Spear. AV's JUMP® 20 AV’s JUMP® 20 medium uncrewed aircraft system ...

BAE Systems and Hanwha Systems recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop technology and collaborative working to deliver a multi-sensor satellite system for international markets. The companies will look to work together to combine BAE Systems’ ultra-wide band ...

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the parent holding company of Geost, LLC (“Geost”), a Tucson, Arizona-based, electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) payload development and manufacturing company and provider to high-priority national security satellites, from ...

Elon Musk’s previous comments that South Africa’s government was allegedly “racist” were raised during the tense meeting between President Trump and President Cyril Ramaphosa in the White House last week. Musk was present during the meeting but did not speak ...

GA-ASI's YFQ-42A CCA General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has moved into the ground testing phase of development on the YFQ-42A production-representative test vehicle for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program in preparation for its planned first flight later this ...

IMU photo Exail has been selected with Spanish partner, Grafinta, to supply the UmiX-40 Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) for its integration in the navigation system of Airbus’s SIRTAP tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS), developed by GMV. This collaboration will provide ...

The UK’s Military Aviation Authority has issued a Military Type Certificate to the Royal Air Force’s Protector RG Mk1 uncrewed aircraft, also designated the MQ-9B, certifying that it has passed a rigorous airworthiness assessment and verifying it’s safe to operate ...

Example of a HAPS HTA: ZEPHYR is a lightweight UAV developed by AIRBUS.1 © Airbus Defence and Space The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to acquire advanced “pseudo satellites,” officially known as High-Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS), while the Indian ...

UP42 has partnered with Maxar to make that company’s very high-resolution satellite imagery and tasking products available in the UP42 platform, broadening global access to the most advanced commercial geospatial intelligence. Artistic rendition of a Maxar Worldview Legion satellite on-orbit, ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) delivered an MQ-9A Reaper® Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC)—this new MQ-9A Block 5 Extended Range (ER) UAS was delivered on April 22, 2025, and will be operated by Marine ...