Skydio Unveils F10 Lightrunner Fixed-Wing Aircraft and Autonomous MegaDock at Ascend 2026
Autonomous drone maker Skydio has introduced the F10 Lightrunner, its first long-range fixed-wing aircraft capable of 100 mph speeds, alongside the MegaDock multi-drone robotic takeoff and landing charging station.
Matternet Unveils M3 Autonomous Drone Logistics Platform With Automated Micro-Hub Docking Stations
Drone delivery pioneer Matternet introduced its next-generation M3 autonomous logistics platform, pairing heavy-lift delivery aircraft with self-contained micro-hub portals that automate battery swaps, payload transfers, and city-scale dispatch.
TEKEVER Raises $580 Million Series D at $6.4 Billion Valuation to Scale Autonomous Drone Production and Defense Surveillance
European autonomous drone manufacturer TEKEVER raised $580 million in a Series D funding round co-led by Baillie Gifford and UC Investments at a $6.4 billion valuation to scale industrial manufacturing of its AR3 and AR5 defense platforms.
Skydio Launches 100 MPH Fixed-Wing F10 Lightrunner Drone and Autonomous MegaDock RTOL System at Ascend 2026
Skydio unveiled its next-generation long-range aerial robotics ecosystem at Ascend 2026, introducing the 100-mph fixed-wing F10 Lightrunner and the runway-free MegaDock autonomous base station capable of housing five aircraft across 3,000 square miles.
KNDS and AERIX Systems Partner to Mass Produce AXS Micron Hit-to-Kill Interceptor Drones for Counter-UAS Defense
European land defense leader KNDS and robotics startup AERIX Systems signed a strategic industrial pact to manufacture AXS-μ1 autonomous hit-to-kill interceptor drones at a scale of 1,000 units per month.
Skydio Unveils F10 Lightrunner Fixed Wing Autonomous Drone and Multi Aircraft MegaDock System at Ascend
At Ascend 2026, Skydio revealed its first fixed-wing drone, the 100 mph F10 Lightrunner with robotic launch and recovery, alongside the five-bay MegaDock automated hangar.
MIT Microrobotics Team Deploys AI Flight Controller Boosting Insect Drone Speed by 450 Percent
MIT researchers unveiled an artificial intelligence neural flight controller that increases insect-scale robot velocity by 450 percent and enables acrobatic recovery in confined spaces.
Ondas Acquires Three Autonomous Defense Firms for $56 Million to Build Contested-Drone Stack
Ondas Holdings acquires Insignito Solutions, Ottopia Defense, and Caribou Labs for fifty-six million dollars to create a unified autonomous navigation and counter-drone robotics architecture.
Skydio Launches X10D Autonomous Swarm Network with Real-Time Jamming Resilience and Cooperative Relays
Skydio unveils the X10D Swarm platform, allowing autonomous drone fleets to coordinate reconnaissance missions without GPS through visual inertial odometry and dynamic peer-to-peer RF mesh links.
Arrive AI and DXC Technology Partner to Deploy Autonomous Drone and Rover Delivery Hubs in Industrial Plants
Smart robotic landing stations coordinate secure, automated package handoffs between aerial drones, ground mobile robots, and human personnel across sprawling manufacturing facilities.
UK Agency ARIA Backs $94 Million Stratospheric Drone Fleet Powered by Ground-Based Energy Beams
The Enduring Atmospheric Platforms initiative funds 18 pioneering teams to keep solar and beamed-power HAPS drones airborne for weeks.
AVerMedia Unveils Jetson-Powered Robotics Platforms for Intelligent Drones and Humanoid Automation
AVerMedia has introduced three purpose-built Physical AI robotics platforms powered by NVIDIA Jetson modules, tailored for autonomous drones, mobile rovers, and humanoids.
Arbe Robotics Launches Alerion 4D C-UAS Imaging Radar to Neutralize Autonomous Fiber-Optic Drones
Arbe Robotics has unveiled Alerion, an ultra-high-resolution 4D imaging radar capable of detecting radio-silent, fiber-optic tethered micro-drones in dense battlefield clutter.
U.S. Air Force Designates FQ-42A Vengeance and FQ-44A Fury Autonomous Combat Drones Under CCA Fleet Plan
The U.S. Air Force officially designates the General Atomics FQ-42A Vengeance and Anduril FQ-44A Fury as frontline Collaborative Combat Aircraft, targeting an operational fleet of over 500 autonomous jets by 2032.
Teledyne FLIR Defense Lands Landmark European Military Contracts as NATO Allies Accelerate Sovereign Drone Production
Teledyne FLIR Defense has secured major multi-year European military drone procurement contracts to deliver Black Hornet 4 nano-UAVs and establish sovereign localized production.
Israel Defense Forces Establishes Dedicated Fourth Branch for Unmanned Systems and AI
The IDF announced the creation of an unprecedented fourth military branch dedicated entirely to unmanned autonomous robotics and AI, uniting air, land, and sea drones under Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir.
Boeing and Anduril Advance in US Army IFPC Competition for Autonomous Interceptor
The US Army selected the Boeing-Anduril defense team to advance in the IFPC Inc 2 competition, pairing Boeing airframes with Anduril solid rocket motors to defeat cruise missiles and drone swarms.
Ukraine Approves Six AI Drone Guidance Platforms for State Defense Procurement
Ukraine's Ministry of Defence and Brave1 certified six domestic artificial intelligence terminal guidance systems for military procurement following rigorous field trials.
DJI Launches ROMO 2 Series Robot Vacuums with Drone-Grade LiDAR and Local Data Mode
DJI introduced its second-generation floor care lineup at IFA 2026, debuting the ROMO P2 and ROMO A2 with drone obstacle avoidance, 36,000 Pa suction, and air-gapped local privacy.
Auterion and Airlogix Win 300 Million Dollar Deal to Build Autonomous Strike Drones in Germany
A 300 million dollar joint manufacturing initiative establishes sovereign European production of AI-guided unmanned systems powered by Auterion's Skynode avionics.
GeoCue and Ouster integrate Rev8 OS1 Max digital lidar into TrueView drone mapping payloads
GeoCue and Ouster partnered on September 2, 2026, at Commercial UAV Expo to unveil the TV1 NDAA and TV1 NDAA UL drone lidar payloads, integrating 256-channel Rev8 OS1 Max digital sensors for survey-grade utility and infrastructure mapping.
US Navy seeks a five-ton carrier drone for less than $30 million
A new market survey asks for two flyable collaborative combat aircraft, carrier qualification within three years, and compatibility with existing deck crews and equipment.
AVIDrone carries 3.84 times its own weight to lead DARPA's Lift Challenge
The electric helicopter missed DARPA's four-to-one target by a narrow margin but established a scored heavy-lift benchmark and won the $1.25 million first prize.
L3Harris and ARX show how mobile robots could make counter-drone defense more distributed
L3Harris and ARX Robotics demonstrated a mobile counter-drone capability at Project Convergence-Capstone 6, combining robotic mobility with detection and response workflows.