Platform One

January 5th 2026

Researchers in China have developed a lightweight module to secure global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals used in existing UAV autopilots. Civilian UAVs rely on unencrypted GNSS navigation, making them easy prey...

January 5th 2026

Researchers in Norway have combined three techniques to improve the accuracy of GNSS signals for driverless cars in cities. Phase-only positioning can overcome the Galileo...

January 5th 2026

A new algorithm allows multiple quadcopters to work together to control and transport heavy payloads, even in windy conditions. The algorithm is suitable for offshore...

January 5th 2026

A new algorithm can help quadrotor UAVs land on a moving ship more efficiently. A research team led by Tao Song, professor at the control...

January 5th 2026

Researchers in the US have developed an underwater propulsion system based on the way an octopus moves. The research team at the University of that...

Dossier

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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Sense and avoid

Dec 2025

Composites

Oct 2025

AI certification

Oct 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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Machine tools

Aug 2025

Performance monitoring

Aug 2025

ECUs

Jul 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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Video systems

Jul 2025

Lidar

May 2025

Motor controllers

May 2025

Dossier

TREEZE Astreze Leo P6 Robobus

The Republic of Korea is often cited as the most technologically advanced nation on Earth. Its population holds one of the largest concentrations of high-speed internet users globally, and its major corporate tech names such as Samsung, Hyundai...

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Connectors

May 2025

Swarming

May 2025

Launch & recovery

May 2025

Dossier

NEX Power 15 kW GenSet gas micro-generator

Located in the UK industrial powerhouse of Milton Keynes, NEX Power Ltd., formerly known as Samad Power, is a developer of gas microturbine-based technologies. The company had its genesis at Cranfield University (the birthplace of many...

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Embedded computing tech

May 2025

Sense and Simulation

Feb 2025

Ground control stations

Feb 2025

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Electric motors

Dec 2025

Sense and avoid

Dec 2025

Composites

Oct 2025

AI certification

Oct 2025

Machine tools

Aug 2025

Performance monitoring

Aug 2025

ECUs

Jul 2025

Video systems

Jul 2025

Lidar

May 2025

Motor controllers

May 2025

Connectors

May 2025

Swarming

May 2025

Launch & recovery

May 2025

Embedded computing tech

May 2025

Special Reports

PS

Uncrewed interceptors need a system of systems

Direct air combat between UAVs is here to stay, and the Ukraine war is the primary crucible of its development. We are already seeing reconnaissance and attack UAVs intercepted by kamikaze drones that collide with them...

Show Report

DSEI 2025

Although vast displays of military tech and its latest advancements abound the world over, Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arguably remains the greatest such show on Earth, with the latest aircraft, ground vehicles, submersibles...

Insight

Defence vehicles

Uncrewed systems exist to make people’s lives easier, taking on dull, dirty, or dangerous work from humans – and it is hard to picture more dangerous work than military duties. So it is that over the last few years, the growing mélange of conflicts...

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Sense and Simulation

Feb 2025

Ground control stations

Feb 2025

UTM

Jan 2025

Transponders

Jan 2025

Antennas

Jan 2025

Data Storage

Jan 2025

Autopilots

Jan 2025

Battery technology

Jan 2025

IMUS, gyros and accelometers

Jan 2025

Radio and telemetry

Jan 2025

Thermal imaging

Jan 2025

Real-time operating systems

Jan 2025

New Products

New Product

Enhanced intelligent behaviour

Multirotor, a UAS manufacturer based just outside of Berlin, has developed a new flight controller built around an architecture meant to better embed advanced algorithms and machine learning-based...

New Product

Multi-scenario tracking antennas

Alpha Unmanned Systems in Spain is manufacturing integrated tracking antennas and GCSs for enabling UAV operations from a range of different locations. The systems have been matured over the past 15 years, even prior to the company’s...

New Product

Power controller for space

Infineon Technologies has developed industry’s first radiation-hardened (rad-hard) buck controller with an integrated gate drive for space systems. The RIC70847 is designed for point-of-load power rails in commercial space systems...

New Product

First VNX+ development chassis

Elma Electronic has developed the industry’s first development chassis for VNX+ (VITA 90) modules. The VNX+ (VITA90) standard defines the form factor and interconnects for small modules for UAVs that can be launched from a tube...

New Product

Industrial joystick for UAV and UGV control stations

Ruffy Controls has unveiled the TS3 Series, a new miniature industrial joystick designed for uncrewed aerial and ground vehicle control stations. As the smallest product in the company’s lineup, the TS3 Series is engineered to...

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Real-time operating systems

Jan 2025

Cable harnesses

Feb 2025

Video encoding

Feb 2025

Power management

Feb 2025