Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 “Darkstar” aims to fly at Mach 6, pairing hypersonic reconnaissance with strike options such as the High-Speed Strike Weapon. -But a 2025 prototype flight, as reported in the ...

Key Points and Summary – The SR-71 Blackbird delivered unmatched Mach-3 recon, but its costs proved fatal. -Each flight hour ran $200,000–$300,000, driven by extreme maintenance, heat-damaged coatings ...

AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV), a leader in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, today announced the successful delivery of its Group 2 P550™ small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) to ...

Vice Adm. Daniel Cheever, commander of Naval Air Forces, is confident the Navy will fly its MQ-25s this year and integrate them aboard aircraft carriers as part of manned-unmanned teaming next year.

Objects resembling debris of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been found in Poland. They were found in three separate ...

GRAND FORKS -- An unmanned airplane competition at the University of North Dakota is expected to draw about 100 students from around the world. Fifteen teams are vying to see who has the best spy ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq may slow sales of some unmanned aerial vehicles after years of exponential growth, but demand from civilian agencies and foreign countries will ...

The National Policy Framework for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, was launched on 20 August 2025. The Policy Framework aims to guide high-level strategic development of ...

Artist’s concept of collaborative combat aircraft prototypes, (from left to right) General Atomics YFQ-42A and the Anduril YFQ-44A. US Air Force Image Five aviation companies are under contract to ...

The U.S. Air Force announced the start of the ground testing of the YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A, and selected Beale AFB to host a CCA Aircraft Readiness Unit. The U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David ...

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has launched two additional Section 232 investigations covering unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), their parts and components, and of polysilicon and its ...