Airbus launched the U145, a fully autonomous drone based on its H145 helicopter and built primarily for cargo supply, debuting as a full-scale mock-up at the Berlin Air Show.

A first flight with a safety pilot aboard is slated for late this year, with entry into service expected at the start of 2030.

Airbus is also eyeing armed scouting, surveillance, crewed-uncrewed teaming, and air-launched-effects "mothership" roles, extending an autonomy push that includes the Marine Corps MQ-72C effort.

Moog introduced Vengeance, a counter-drone system built on its modular Flexible Mission Platform and an integrated fire-control suite to defeat Group 1 through 3 drones.

The platform is designed for high-tempo operations and pairs a multi-layered defeat suite with the mission-agnostic Flexible Mission Platform that Moog mounts across vehicles, ships, and fixed sites.

The launch extends Moog's push into affordable, modular counter-unmanned aerial systems as small-drone threats proliferate across modern battlefields.

Israel Aerospace Industries exclusively licensed Palladyne AI to build its combat-proven Harpy, Harop, and Mini-Harpy attack drones in the United States.

Palladyne will "Americanize" the drones and add its autonomous swarming software, initially targeting the Army's Long Range Precision Munition competition this fall.

The Army notice anticipates a $100 to $200 million prototype agreement in October, and Palladyne expects to chase five funded programs within a year.

The House Armed Services Committee's draft 2027 defense policy bill would require the Navy to detail plans to buy, sustain, and operate small unmanned surface vessels.

The provisions cover drone boats under 50 metric tons and 50 feet, and direct a Navy strategy for integrating them into force design and joint maritime operations.

The Navy would owe Congress a report within 210 days of enactment plus annual briefings, signaling lawmaker impatience with the pace of unmanned fielding.

The Pentagon's forthcoming cyber strategy will lay out a specific vision for how artificial intelligence enables the cyber force, a senior official said at the TechNet Cyber conference.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy Katie Sutton said it is the first such strategy since 2023 and will apply across the whole department, not only the cyber community.

Sutton, who also directs US Cyber Command's budget authority, said the strategy will define a new operational partnership with industry to speed AI adoption.

Austin-based counter-drone startup Allen Control Systems raised a $200 million Series B led by Smash Capital at a $2.2 billion valuation, up sharply from its $170 million Series A.

Its flagship Bullfrog uses AI and computer vision to aim a robotic M240 machine gun, downing drones from small quadcopters to Group 3 at low cost per kill.

The firm has booked over $120 million in contracts with US and allied forces and plans to ship thousands of units while opening a 300,000-square-foot Austin factory.

The US State Department approved a possible $1.98 billion foreign military sale of Anduril counter-drone systems to Kuwait, days after Iranian drones struck the country's main airport.

The package includes Roadrunner-Munition and Anvil-Kinetic interceptors, Lattice command and control, and a range of sentry towers and electronic warfare systems.

Lawmakers have 30 days to block the deal, which Kuwaiti officials describe as a pivot from heavy Patriot missiles toward layered defenses against low-cost drones.

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