WASHINGTON — Seeing the success and lethality of drones in the Ukraine war, the Department of Defense is aiming to kickstart U.S. industry to make some 300,000 drones quickly and […]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — With the threat of small unmanned aircraft systems growing, nearly 50 federal agencies convened for a summit recently to help keep the skies over America safe from […]

HUNTSVILLE – As Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or drones, become increasingly vital to military, government and civilian applications, conventional machine-learning techniques essential to training these devices often rely on paradigms that […]

HACKLEBURG — A Huntsville small business will be testing weapon systems of the future in Marion County, thanks to a Small Business Innovation Research contract. According to a news release, […]

HUNTSVILLE — Marking what it calls the “next chapter in surveying innovation,” InTerra announced it has been awarded a patent for its “Mapping Apparatus and Method.” Huntsville-based InTerra was granted […]

HUNTSVILLE — Cummings Aerospace recently completed a flight test demonstrating Hellhound S3’s extended range capability, the company said. According to a news release, the man-portable loitering munition flew more than […]

NORMAL — Alabama A&M University alumnus and staff member Justin Vaughner has been appointed as the university’s Unified Drone Unit Lead, a role that will place him at the center of […]

HUNTSVILLE — Along with the Cyber Job Fair and Cyber Cup Challenge, the National Cyber Summit will also feature the latest technology from local and national companies. Huntsville-based COLSA is […]

HUNTSVILLE — On the heels of this week’s announcement that the U.S. Space Command is being permanently relocated to Redstone Arsenal, a Huntsville company is joining with the U.S. Space […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Army has initiated production of the second tranche of its short-range reconnaissance unmanned aircraft systems, marking a significant step forward in modernizing battlefield capabilities. The Army selected […]

FORT RUCKER — For Army 1st Lt. Francesco La Torre, the Army’s first drone-on-drone strike wasn’t exactly a Hollywood moment.ke “In [the Star Wars movie], ‘A New Hope,’ Luke Skywalker flies […]

HUNTSVILLE — The “future of warfare” is being assembled on the factory floor of PDW’s newly opened Drone Factory 01 in Research Park. The 90,000-square-foot manufacturing complex will deliver tactical […]

HUNTSVILLE – The new war is small, fast, and everywhere. Small drones own the sky. And everything beneath it. To meet this new war, Performance Drone Works is unveiling a […]

WASHINGTON — Highlighting the central role FBI Redstone plays in combating the evolving threats of drones, Sen. Katie Britt credited the facility’s “technological infrastructure and training facilities necessary to develop […]

WASHINGTON — The Rocket City’s involvement in expanding the use of drones from disaster response to helping protect the nation’s borders was the subject of a hearing in Congress this […]

HUNTSVILLE — Just like biplanes gave way to single-wing prop planes which gave way to jet planes, the latest drone aircraft from a Huntsville company could make current unmanned aircraft […]

WASHINGTON — Huntsville-based Tolliver Group has been awarded a $10,777,443 modification to a contract for logistics support to the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office, the Army announced. Work will be […]

HUNTSVILLE — A Texas company known for robotic weapons systems has joined the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s Invention to Innovation Center (I2C) to drive advancements in autonomous defense technologies. According […]

HUNTSVILLE — Mach 5 is the name of the car in the “Speed Racer” anime series. It’s also the target speed of a ground-breaking UAS project by a pair of […]

WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has signed a classified strategy for countering the effects of unmanned systems, also called “drones,” the Defense Department announced. According to an unclassified […]

HUNTSVILLE – Known as the Rocket City for its space and missile legacy, Huntsville is becoming a landing zone for other aerospace-related industries. The latest to touch down is Skyfire […]

HUNTSVILLE —  Retired Gen. Tony Thomas III has been appointed chairman of the PDW board of directors, the Huntsville-based company announced. PDW is a drone technology company revolutionizing small robotics […]