Platform One

February 16th 2026

A Florida-based team has developed technology that can detect and neutralise cyberattacks on UAVs in real time and, crucially, allow the craft to finish its mission. The Side-channel analysis-based multimodal Holistic Intrusion Evaluation...

February 16th 2026

Researchers in the US have developed a framework to make Modular Autonomous Vehicles (MAVs) more practical. These modular vehicles can link or separate while freight...

February 16th 2026

Two enthusiasts have extended their world record for UAV speed. The air-cooled Blackbird UAV achieved a speed of 626.4 kph (389.2 mph), breaking their kph...

February 16th 2026

Researchers in China are building an intelligent space transportation system for autonomous reusable launch vehicles that can be relaunched in as little as an high-reliability...

February 16th 2026

Marine geologists have developed a real-time correction scheme that can improve the navigation of UUVs. Variations in the speed of sound in seawater often navigation...

Dossier

Dossier

Edge Performance ThrustVik X3 & X5

BRP-Rotax is a trusted name in engines, not only across UAVs but also motorsport and general aviation (GA), but a variety of companies have long offered improved versions of (or performance upgrade kits for) Rotax engines...

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AI

Feb 2026

Electric motors

Dec 2025

Sense and avoid

Dec 2025

Dossier

Tuco Marine Group’s ProZero USVs

The town of Faaborg has existed on the Danish island of Funen for over 800 years, and has spent a significant portion of that history as a key shipping and naval hub for the Kingdom of Denmark. Today, among the town’s boat...

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Composites

Oct 2025

AI certification

Oct 2025

Machine tools

Aug 2025

Dossier

Jetoptera FTC-250

Around seven to 10 years ago, the aviation industry experienced rapid growth in the number of new eVTOL and eSTOL aircraft companies, each making bold claims over what their electric air vehicles could accomplish entirely on...

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Performance monitoring

Aug 2025

Video systems

Jul 2025

ECUs

Jul 2025

Dossier

Avilus Grille

Modern defence forces are built upon concentrations of professional soldiers, and their effectiveness depends not on hitting recruitment quotas, but upon keeping highly trained personnel at fighting fitness. Before the fight, it means...

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Motor controllers

May 2025

Lidar

May 2025

Connectors

May 2025

Dossier

Wankel Aviation 350 & 500 cc rotary engines

Wankel Aviation is a German company based in the town of Cottbus, Brandenburg, founded in 2022 as a subsidiary of (and sharing locations with) Wankel SuperTec, which was founded in 2003. As of writing, Wankel Aviation has just eight...

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Swarming

May 2025

Launch & recovery

May 2025

Embedded computing tech

May 2025

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Gimbals

Feb 2026

AI

Feb 2026

Electric motors

Dec 2025

Sense and avoid

Dec 2025

Composites

Oct 2025

AI certification

Oct 2025

Machine tools

Aug 2025

Performance monitoring

Aug 2025

Video systems

Jul 2025

ECUs

Jul 2025

Motor controllers

May 2025

Lidar

May 2025

Connectors

May 2025

Swarming

May 2025

Special Reports

PS

Storm bringer, herald of a new nuclear age?

Apart from some sensational headlines and dismissive quotes from hostile analysts, the mainstream media has not paid a great deal of attention to Russia’s new nuclear-powered cruise missile. While the 9M730 Burevestnik – named after...

In Conversation

In conversation: Kofi Owusu-Adusei

With a background in telecoms with an emphasis on security, Kofi Owusu-Adusei, 34, is a Ghanaian engineer and entrepreneur on a mission to solve some of his country’s toughest problems through the application of UAS and the technology...

New Products

Portable 360 Radar for counter-UAV operations

MatrixSpace has developed a portable AI-enabled radar for counter-UAS (C-UAS) applications. The rugged Portable 360 Radar kit is easily transportable to provide reliable close-airspace awareness with panoramic coverage for...

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Launch & recovery

May 2025

Embedded computing tech

May 2025

Ground control stations

Feb 2025

Sense and Simulation

Feb 2025

Transponders

Jan 2025

UTM

Jan 2025

Data Storage

Jan 2025

Antennas

Jan 2025

Autopilots

Jan 2025

Battery technology

Jan 2025

IMUS, gyros and accelometers

Jan 2025

Radio and telemetry

Jan 2025

New Products

New Product

8 x 8 cascading radar chip

Texas Instruments has developed a 4D radar chip that can be cascaded easily to extend the sensor reach to 350 m. Along with extending the range of object detection, 4D imaging radar also improves accuracy by using echolocation...

New Product

Rivian develops its own silicon for self-driving

US truck maker Rivian has designed its own AI processor for self-driving. The Rivian Autonomy Processor (RAP1) is based on 14 ARM Cortex A720AE cores and eight ARM Cortex-R52 real-time processors alongside a custom neural network...

New Product

Power management for in-orbit AI processing

A radiation-tolerant, high current density DC–DC converter module powers an AI-enabled transponder in space systems. Spacechips is using a radiation-tolerant DC–DC converter from Vicor for the most power-dense, reliable transponder for in-orbit...

New Product

Portable 360 Radar for counter-UAV operations

MatrixSpace has developed a portable AI-enabled radar for counter-UAS (C-UAS) applications. The rugged Portable 360 Radar kit is easily transportable to provide reliable close-airspace awareness with panoramic coverage for...

New Product

Open-source AI model and tools for driverless cars

NVIDIA has released an open-source reasoning AI model for autonomous driving. The Alpamayo 1 open-reasoning AI model works with a new tool called AlpaSim and Physical AI Open Datasets. This enables the development of...

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Radio and telemetry

Jan 2025

Thermal imaging

Jan 2025

Real-time operating systems

Jan 2025

Cable harnesses

Feb 2025