Aerial - Aviation & Drone News

Moving 500 pounds of munitions or blood across 300 miles of contested airspace using an $80 million CH-47 Chinook or a crewed UH-60 Black Hawk is an expensive, tactically inefficient risk. The United States Army has recognized that burning aviation fuel and risking flight crews for routine tactical resupply in hostile operational environments makes little […]

Lucknow startup Kawa UAV completed the maiden flight of Divyastra Mk3, a jet-powered loitering munition it calls India’s first fully indigenous design in the category.

Larsen and Toubro used its Bengaluru Manthan Drone Demo Day to unveil a new high altitude RPAS and a collaborative autonomy framework, signaling where the drone industry actually needs to go next.

Expanding Precision Strike Capabilities General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and European defense leader MBDA have formalized a commitment to integrate the SPEAR missile system onto GA-ASI platforms. Announced at the Farnborough International Airshow 2026, the collaboration targets a specific need for networked, high-precision effects in contested environments. The SPEAR Advantage The SPEAR (Selective Precision

Tactical Deployment in the Baltic Sea Airbus Helicopters has officially initiated maritime surveillance operations in the Baltic Sea using the U030 Flexrotor tactical uncrewed aerial system. The mission is being conducted on behalf of the European Maritime Security Agency (EMSA). This deployment follows the award of a 30 million Euro framework contract in December 2025,