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MightyFly raises $10M to scale autonomous hybrid eVTOL freighter

MightyFly closed a $10 million financing round (bringing total funding to $15 million) to accelerate development and early deployments of an autonomous hybrid eVTOL cargo aircraft. The startup pitches logistics and defense missions, citing payload ambitions from roughly 100–500 lb and claimed ranges of 600–1,000 miles.

2026-02-25T07:00:55.250196-08:00

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Saab to flight‑test fighter‑sized uncrewed demonstrator next year ahead of 2030 decision

2026-02-25T03:16:36.292874-08:00

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L3Harris boosts SkyWarden close-air-support kit with gun pod, SIGINT and long‑range missiles

2026-02-25T09:36:17.733780-08:00

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Royal Navy advances Peregrine and Proteus trials to mature a hybrid crewed–uncrewed carrier air wing

2026-02-25T07:33:33.668753-08:00

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L3Harris boosts SkyWarden close-air-support kit with gun pod, SIGINT and long‑range missiles L3Harris is upgrading its SkyWarden close‑air‑support turboprop with a gun pod, signals‑intelligence sensors and long‑range missiles, expanding strike, ISR and SIGINT roles. The company says international orders could match the U.S. programme of record for 75 aircraft.

2026-02-25T09:36:17.733780-08:00

L3Harris boosts SkyWarden close-air-support kit with gun pod, SIGINT and long‑range missiles

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Royal Navy advances Peregrine and Proteus trials to mature a hybrid crewed–uncrewed carrier air wing The Royal Navy has stepped up operational testing and development of its Peregrine and Proteus uncrewed platforms, accelerating MATX experiments and trials over the coming years as it moves to field a hybrid carrier air wing that integrates unmanned systems alongside crewed aircraft.

2026-02-25T07:33:33.668753-08:00

Royal Navy advances Peregrine and Proteus trials to mature a hybrid crewed–uncrewed carrier air wing

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MightyFly raises $10M to scale autonomous hybrid eVTOL freighter MightyFly closed a $10 million financing round (bringing total funding to $15 million) to accelerate development and early deployments of an autonomous hybrid eVTOL cargo aircraft. The startup pitches logistics and defense missions, citing payload ambitions from roughly 100–500 lb and claimed ranges of 600–1,000 miles.

2026-02-25T07:00:55.250196-08:00

MightyFly raises $10M to scale autonomous hybrid eVTOL freighter

Vertical Mag

Alpha Unmanned Systems and Havelsan partner to bolster European UAV presence Spanish UAV specialist Alpha Unmanned Systems has signed a strategic agreement with Turkish defence firm Havelsan to combine Alpha’s Spanish-market experience with Havelsan’s advanced unmanned platforms, aiming to accelerate both firms’ footprint and sales opportunities across European defence and security markets.

2026-02-25T06:16:30.911045-08:00

Alpha Unmanned Systems and Havelsan partner to bolster European UAV presence

Textron

Textron Systems' Damocles VTOL loitering munition wins U.S. Army LASSO prototype agreement Textron Systems won a U.S. Army prototype agreement under the LASSO program to deliver and demonstrate its Damocles loitering munition. The VTOL-configured system pairs a GEN2 explosively formed penetrator warhead with a MOSA architecture for top‑attack strikes without dedicated launch or recovery equipment.

2026-02-25T06:13:53.586907-08:00

Textron Systems' Damocles VTOL loitering munition wins U.S. Army LASSO prototype agreement

AINonline

Saab to flight‑test fighter‑sized uncrewed demonstrator next year ahead of 2030 decision Saab said it will fly a fighter‑sized uncrewed aircraft next year as an experimental platform. The flight‑test is intended to precede and feed into a decision on a future fighter programme due by 2030, advancing Saab's work on unmanned combat concepts.

2026-02-25T03:16:36.292874-08:00

Saab to flight‑test fighter‑sized uncrewed demonstrator next year ahead of 2030 decision

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Royal Navy accelerates Peregrine and Proteus testing to mature a hybrid carrier air wing The Royal Navy is accelerating operational testing and development of uncrewed platforms, including Peregrine and Leonardo's Proteus, expanding MATX experiments to mature a hybrid carrier air wing that integrates unmanned assets with crewed aircraft and plans additional trials over the coming years.

2026-02-24T22:26:07.523178-08:00

Royal Navy accelerates Peregrine and Proteus testing to mature a hybrid carrier air wing

Flying Magazine

U.S. military flies first semi‑autonomous fighter‑class drone as GA‑ASI's Dark Merlin tests; Anduril's Fury imminent In December the U.S. military flew the first semi‑autonomous test of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ Dark Merlin, a fighter‑class unmanned platform. Anduril’s Fury is expected to fly "very soon," advancing competing industry efforts to mature semi‑autonomous fighter drones for operational demonstration.

2026-02-24T11:16:31.494918-08:00

U.S. military flies first semi‑autonomous fighter‑class drone as GA‑ASI's Dark Merlin tests; Anduril's Fury imminent

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MightyFly raises $10M to scale autonomous hybrid eVTOL freighter

Saab to flight‑test fighter‑sized uncrewed demonstrator next year ahead of 2030 decision

L3Harris boosts SkyWarden close-air-support kit with gun pod, SIGINT and long‑range missiles

Royal Navy advances Peregrine and Proteus trials to mature a hybrid crewed–uncrewed carrier air wing

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