autonomous aerial vehicle

New VTOL Drone Pairs 320-kph Performance With AI-Driven Navigation

A new VTOL drone from Massachusetts-based Tycho.AI combines high-speed flight with an AI-powered autonomy stack.

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Teledyne’s Rogue 1 Loitering Munition Gets Extended Reach, Smarter Strike Profile

Teledyne FLIR Defense pulled the curtain back on the upgraded loitering munition at Special Operations Forces 2026, adding longer range, improved autonomy, and a new anti-armor payload.

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Sentrycs Brings Cyber-over-RF Drone Hijack Tech to the Tactical Edge

At the Special Operations Forces event in Florida, Sentrycs is highlighting a new counter-unmanned aerial system solution designed to detect, track, and safely mitigate rogue drones.

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US Firm Builds Metamaterial-Based Antennas for Extended RF Range

Notch Technologies is rolling out a new lineup of software-defined antennas that use metamaterial structures to dynamically tune radio frequency signals for drones, ground systems, and other field communications platforms.

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DZYNE’s New ‘Blitz’ Drone Goes From Rucksack to Airborne in Two Minutes

A new group 1 unmanned aerial vehicle from DZYNE Technologies features a foldable airframe that fits into an 80-liter rucksack and can be assembled and deployed in under two minutes.

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BAE Systems, Vantor Team Up on High-Accuracy Drone Targeting Capability

BAE Systems Geospatial eXploitation Products and Vantor are trying to solve one of the most persistent challenges on the battlefield: maintaining accurate drone video targeting when GPS signals are unavailable.

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New Multi-Role VTOL Drone Breaks Cover With ‘Slowed-Rotor’ Core Design

AIRO Group and its subsidiary, Jaunt Air Mobility, took the wraps off a new hybrid aircraft platform at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2026 event, designed for flexible deployment in contested environments.

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India Flaunts ‘CHEEL’ Long-Range VTOL Drone With Swappable Multi-Engine Architecture

A new long-range, high-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle from India is aiming to extend the reach of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.

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Maris-Tech Pushes Drones Closer to Fully Autonomous Target Tracking

Maris-Tech is addressing a key challenge in drone-based surveillance missions: maintaining stable target tracking while reducing reliance on external systems and operator input.

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MQ-9 Reaper Tests New Rocket Capability Against Airborne Targets

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and the US Air Force have pushed the MQ-9 Reaper drone deeper into the precision-strike role with successful tests involving APKWS laser-guided rockets.

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