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Anduril's YFQ-44 Fury completes maiden flight as both USAF CCA prototypes are now airborne

Anduril's YFQ-44 Fury completed its maiden flight, making it the second Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype to fly and signalling the USAF's CCA program has entered an active flight-test phase. The milestone follows General Atomics' earlier YFQ-42A Gambit sortie and sharpens focus on propulsion, autonomy and integration work.

2025-10-31T10:37:07.593624-07:00

suasnews.com

ANRA launches MMX Lite — lightweight pre‑U‑space UTM for strategic drone coordination

2025-10-30T01:37:12.766740-07:00

Reuters

Lockheed Martin invests $50M in Saildrone to arm long-range USVs with Tomahawk missiles

2025-10-29T06:25:26.380704-07:00

politico.eu

Vilnius halts flights after dozens of contraband-filled balloons from Belarus; Lithuania warns of countermeasures

2025-10-22T01:17:12.397970-07:00

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Anduril's YFQ-44 Fury completes maiden flight as both USAF CCA prototypes are now airborne Anduril's YFQ-44 Fury completed its maiden flight, making it the second Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype to fly and signalling the USAF's CCA program has entered an active flight-test phase. The milestone follows General Atomics' earlier YFQ-42A Gambit sortie and sharpens focus on propulsion, autonomy and integration work.

2025-10-31T10:37:07.593624-07:00

Anduril's YFQ-44 Fury completes maiden flight as both USAF CCA prototypes are now airborne

AeroTime

Pentagon DOGE unit proposes acquisition of 30,000 small, low‑cost drones to enable mass unmanned operations The Pentagon’s DOGE unit is leading a proposal to buy 30,000 small, low‑cost drones to enable rapid, large‑scale unmanned operations across the U.S. military. The plan underscores a strategic shift toward massed UAS deployments prioritizing volume and affordability over single‑platform capability.

2025-10-30T19:10:05.976714-07:00

Pentagon DOGE unit proposes acquisition of 30,000 small, low‑cost drones to enable mass unmanned operations

Aviation Today

Shield AI Targets VTOL Flight Debut for X-BAT as Early as Fall 2026 Shield AI plans initial vertical takeoff and landing demonstrations of its X‑BAT uncrewed fighter as early as fall 2026, followed by all‑up flight testing and operational validation. The VTOL tests are the program's next milestone toward proving flight and operational capabilities.

2025-10-30T09:31:45.652188-07:00

Shield AI Targets VTOL Flight Debut for X-BAT as Early as Fall 2026

Lockheed Martin

Soldier becomes first to plan and execute autonomous Black Hawk missions using Sikorsky's MATRIX at Northern Strike 25-2 A U.S. Army National Guard Sergeant First Class, trained in under an hour, became the first non‑aviator to independently plan, command and execute optional‑pilot (OPV) UH‑60 Black Hawk missions using Lockheed Martin Sikorsky’s MATRIX autonomy system and a handheld tablet during Northern Strike 25‑2.

2025-10-30T07:01:20.509266-07:00

Soldier becomes first to plan and execute autonomous Black Hawk missions using Sikorsky's MATRIX at Northern Strike 25-2

suasnews.com

ANRA launches MMX Lite — lightweight pre‑U‑space UTM for strategic drone coordination ANRA Technologies unveiled MMX Lite, a lightweight, globally accessible mission‑management platform offering pre‑U‑space services to coordinate strategic drone operations and shared airspace where formal U‑space frameworks are absent. The product is pitched as a rapid, scalable pathway for regions and operators to migrate toward full U‑space compliance.

2025-10-30T01:37:12.766740-07:00

ANRA launches MMX Lite — lightweight pre‑U‑space UTM for strategic drone coordination

Reuters

Lockheed Martin invests $50M in Saildrone to arm long-range USVs with Tomahawk missiles Lockheed Martin is investing $50 million in Saildrone to accelerate development of long-range unmanned surface vehicles and outfit the autonomy firm's large USVs with Tomahawk-class missiles — marking the first announced plan to carry high‑powered cruise missiles aboard commercial sea drones and to push USV availability for the U.S. Navy.

2025-10-29T06:25:26.380704-07:00

Lockheed Martin invests $50M in Saildrone to arm long-range USVs with Tomahawk missiles

Reuters

Ukraine mounts third consecutive night of drone strikes on Moscow; 57 UAVs shot down, two airports disrupted Ukraine launched drone attacks toward Moscow and several Russian regions for a third straight night, Russian authorities said, prompting air defences to destroy 57 unmanned aerial vehicles, disrupt operations at two Moscow airports and threaten an industrial plant in the south.

2025-10-28T23:32:43.082222-07:00

Ukraine mounts third consecutive night of drone strikes on Moscow; 57 UAVs shot down, two airports disrupted

Aviation Week

AI-Powered Smart Helmets Could Transform Drone Warfare and Decentralized C2

2025-10-28T14:47:27.855566-07:00

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