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Defense & Aerospace

US Army Funds Ballistic-Rated Humanoid for Combat Zone Deployment

The Army Research Laboratory has awarded funding to develop a humanoid robot with integrated ballist...

By RoboticsIntl · September 30, 2026
US Army Funds Ballistic-Rated Humanoid for Combat Zone Deployment
Defense & Aerospace

Anduril Pitches Autonomous Drones for Poland's F-35, Apache Fleets

The California-based defense tech firm is offering two distinct unmanned aircraft systems designed t...

By RoboticsIntl · September 16, 2026
Anduril Pitches Autonomous Drones for Poland's F-35, Apache Fleets
Defense & Aerospace

Anduril Pitches Fury and Bolt-M Autonomy Suites for Polish F-35, Apache Fleets

The California-based defense tech firm is offering autonomous collaboration systems tailored for Pol...

By RoboticsIntl · September 11, 2026
Anduril Pitches Fury and Bolt-M Autonomy Suites for Polish F-35, Apache Fleets
Defense & Aerospace

Military Robotics Market Projected to Reach $128.92B by 2031, Growing 25.1% Annually

The global market for military robots will triple in size over the next five years, expanding from $...

By RoboticsIntl · September 4, 2026
Military Robotics Market Projected to Reach $128.92B by 2031, Growing 25.1% Annually
Defense & Aerospace

UN, Red Cross Push Autonomous Weapons Restrictions as Combat Drones Proliferate

The United Nations and International Committee of the Red Cross have jointly issued new calls for bi...

By RoboticsIntl · August 28, 2026
UN, Red Cross Push Autonomous Weapons Restrictions as Combat Drones Proliferate
Defense & Aerospace

FCC Bans Imports of Mobile Robots Over 2kg From All Foreign Countries

The Federal Communications Commission expanded its national security Covered List on July 28 to bloc...

By RoboticsIntl · August 23, 2026
FCC Bans Imports of Mobile Robots Over 2kg From All Foreign Countries
Defense & Aerospace

DARPA Lift Challenge Tests Heavy-Lift Drone Capabilities Through Weekend

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Lift Challenge runs through August 9, 2026, testing ...

By RoboticsIntl · August 7, 2026
DARPA Lift Challenge Tests Heavy-Lift Drone Capabilities Through Weekend
Defense & Aerospace

BiomX Acquires 10% Stake in Motomea Electric Motor Developer

The strategic investment comes bundled with an exclusive drone distribution license and an option fo...

By RoboticsIntl · August 6, 2026
BiomX Acquires 10% Stake in Motomea Electric Motor Developer
Defense & Aerospace

Ukraine Deploys Armed Ground Robots via Heavy-Lift Drone in Combat Operations

Combat footage shows Ukrainian forces using multicopter drones to airlift armed unmanned ground vehi...

By RoboticsIntl · August 4, 2026
Ukraine Deploys Armed Ground Robots via Heavy-Lift Drone in Combat Operations
Defense & Aerospace

Royal Navy Tests Autonomous Surface Vessel with Tethered Drone in 14-Foot Seas

The UK Ministry of Defence completed sea trials of an uncrewed surface vessel capable of launching a...

By RoboticsIntl · August 3, 2026
Royal Navy Tests Autonomous Surface Vessel with Tethered Drone in 14-Foot Seas
Defense & Aerospace

Space-Eyes Merges with McKinley Acquisition in $638M SPAC Deal

The defense technology firm, which specializes in AI-driven counter-drone systems, will gain public ...

By RoboticsIntl · August 1, 2026
Space-Eyes Merges with McKinley Acquisition in $638M SPAC Deal
Defense & Aerospace

UAV Jammer Market Projected to Reach $5.90B by 2031 on 27.2% CAGR

Counter-drone jamming systems will grow from $1.77 billion this year to $5.90 billion by 2031, accor...

By RoboticsIntl · August 1, 2026
UAV Jammer Market Projected to Reach $5.90B by 2031 on 27.2% CAGR
Defense & Aerospace

XTEND Completes First British Army Long-Range Autonomous Strike with Live Ordnance

The Israeli defense tech company's interactive drone system delivered kinetic payloads during Exerci...

By RoboticsIntl · July 23, 2026
XTEND Completes First British Army Long-Range Autonomous Strike with Live Ordnance
Defense & Aerospace

Allen Control Systems Wins Marine Corps Contract for AI-Powered Counter-UAS Turret

The US Marine Corps has contracted Allen Control Systems to deploy autonomous gun turrets that use c...

By RoboticsIntl · July 23, 2026
Allen Control Systems Wins Marine Corps Contract for AI-Powered Counter-UAS Turret
Defense & Aerospace

Applied Intuition Launches No-Code Platform for Robotics Developers

The Mountain View startup, valued at $15 billion, has released a software infrastructure platform th...

By RoboticsIntl · July 22, 2026
Applied Intuition Launches No-Code Platform for Robotics Developers
Defense & Aerospace

Beam Global Books $500K in Battery Orders in Single Week from Drone, Robotics Clients

Beam Global, the San Diego-based energy infrastructure company, logged over half a million dollars i...

By RoboticsIntl · July 22, 2026
Beam Global Books $500K in Battery Orders in Single Week from Drone, Robotics Clients
Defense & Aerospace

Anduril Unveils Thunder Tiltrotor as Autonomous Wingman for Attack Helicopters

The defense technology firm built Thunder as a fully autonomous armed reconnaissance platform design...

By RoboticsIntl · July 20, 2026
Anduril Unveils Thunder Tiltrotor as Autonomous Wingman for Attack Helicopters
Defense & Aerospace

USAF XQ-58A Valkyrie Fires Live AMRAAM in Autonomous Combat Test

The Air Force flew an unmanned combat air vehicle through a full weapons release sequence without hu...

By RoboticsIntl · July 20, 2026
USAF XQ-58A Valkyrie Fires Live AMRAAM in Autonomous Combat Test
Defense & Aerospace

Military UAV Market Projected to Hit $109 Billion by 2031 at 25.7% CAGR

Global military drone spending will more than triple over the next five years, jumping from $34.85 b...

By RoboticsIntl · July 18, 2026
Military UAV Market Projected to Hit $109 Billion by 2031 at 25.7% CAGR
Defense & Aerospace

XTEND Completes Long-Range Autonomous Strike Missions for British Army

The Israeli defense technology firm supported live-fire exercises during Ex RHINO BIZZ, marking the ...

By RoboticsIntl · July 17, 2026
XTEND Completes Long-Range Autonomous Strike Missions for British Army
Defense & Aerospace

Icarus Robotics Selects KULR ONE Space Battery for JOY Free-Flying ISS Robot

KULR Technology Group will supply battery systems to power JOY, a free-flying robotic assistant deve...

By RoboticsIntl · July 15, 2026
Icarus Robotics Selects KULR ONE Space Battery for JOY Free-Flying ISS Robot
Defense & Aerospace

Ondas Acquires DZYNE Technologies for $875.8M in Defense Push

Ondas Holdings closed an $875.8 million acquisition of DZYNE Technologies, a developer of long-endur...

By RoboticsIntl · July 14, 2026
Ondas Acquires DZYNE Technologies for $875.8M in Defense Push
Defense & Aerospace

T3 Defense Acquires 60% of Project35 for Counter-UAV Portfolio

T3 Defense has purchased a majority stake in Israeli drone developer Project35, gaining control of a...

By RoboticsIntl · July 11, 2026
T3 Defense Acquires 60% of Project35 for Counter-UAV Portfolio
Defense & Aerospace

Israeli Deep-Tech Exits Shift to Robotics, Sensors as Hardware Overtakes Software

Hardware companies building robots, sensors, chips and drones accounted for the largest Israeli tech...

By RoboticsIntl · July 7, 2026
Israeli Deep-Tech Exits Shift to Robotics, Sensors as Hardware Overtakes Software
Defense & Aerospace

Anduril in Talks to Acquire Nissan Oppama Plant for Drone Production

The California-based autonomous systems manufacturer is negotiating to purchase Nissan's assembly fa...

By RoboticsIntl · June 27, 2026
Anduril in Talks to Acquire Nissan Oppama Plant for Drone Production
Defense & Aerospace

Autonomous Imaging Drone Market Projected at $40B by 2030

The global market for autonomous imaging UAVs will exceed $40 billion by 2030, driven by enterprises...

By RoboticsIntl · June 26, 2026
Autonomous Imaging Drone Market Projected at $40B by 2030
Defense & Aerospace

Japan to Deploy Interceptor Drones at Military Sites by 2027

Japan's Ministry of Defense will install counter-drone systems at radar installations, naval vessels...

By RoboticsIntl · June 25, 2026
Japan to Deploy Interceptor Drones at Military Sites by 2027
Defense & Aerospace

DARPA X-65 Drone Completes Wing Integration After Two-Year Delay

Aurora Flight Sciences has attached wings to the X-65, an experimental aircraft that steers using on...

By RoboticsIntl · June 25, 2026
DARPA X-65 Drone Completes Wing Integration After Two-Year Delay
Defense & Aerospace

European Air Forces Accelerate Wingman Drone Programs Amid Defense Buildup

Germany, France, Spain, and the United Kingdom are fast-tracking autonomous combat drone development...

By RoboticsIntl · June 25, 2026
European Air Forces Accelerate Wingman Drone Programs Amid Defense Buildup
Defense & Aerospace

US Army Deploys Autonomous Boats in Philippine Maritime Exercise

Uncrewed surface vessels escorted an Army watercraft during joint operations in the South China Sea,...

By RoboticsIntl · June 25, 2026
US Army Deploys Autonomous Boats in Philippine Maritime Exercise
Defense & Aerospace

Poland Acquires Shield AI V-BAT Drones for Baltic Sea Patrol Operations

Poland becomes NATO's first eastern member state to deploy Shield AI's vertical-takeoff reconnaissan...

By RoboticsIntl · June 25, 2026
Poland Acquires Shield AI V-BAT Drones for Baltic Sea Patrol Operations
Defense & Aerospace

DARPA RSGS Program Nears 2026 Launch to Service Satellites in Geosynchronous Orbit

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is approaching a critical launch milestone for its Rob...

By RoboticsIntl · June 24, 2026
DARPA RSGS Program Nears 2026 Launch to Service Satellites in Geosynchronous Orbit
Defense & Aerospace

Turkish Kızılelma UCAV Completes Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming Trials With M-346

Turkey's Baykar conducted autonomous teaming demonstrations between its Kızılelma unmanned combat ai...

By RoboticsIntl · June 24, 2026
Turkish Kızılelma UCAV Completes Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming Trials With M-346
Defense & Aerospace

Military Drone Procurement Accelerates as Governments Funnel Billions Into AI-Driven Platforms

Defense ministries across NATO and Indo-Pacific allies are expanding autonomous drone budgets at dou...

By RoboticsIntl · June 24, 2026
Military Drone Procurement Accelerates as Governments Funnel Billions Into AI-Driven Platforms
Defense & Aerospace

Renault to Manufacture 1,000 Thales Toutatis Loitering Munitions Monthly

The French automaker will convert one of its production facilities to build Thales' remotely operate...

By RoboticsIntl · June 24, 2026
Renault to Manufacture 1,000 Thales Toutatis Loitering Munitions Monthly
Defense & Aerospace

Army Vehicle Fire Control Software Downs Drones in Moving Target Tests

The U.S. Army has validated software that allows vehicle-mounted weapon systems to engage unmanned a...

By RoboticsIntl · June 24, 2026
Army Vehicle Fire Control Software Downs Drones in Moving Target Tests
Defense & Aerospace

Elbit Systems Orders Duke Robotics TIKAD Bird of Prey for Undisclosed Customer

Duke Robotics secured a new order through Elbit Systems for its TIKAD aerial weapon platform, with d...

By RoboticsIntl · June 24, 2026
Elbit Systems Orders Duke Robotics TIKAD Bird of Prey for Undisclosed Customer
Defense & Aerospace

Poland Acquires Shield AI V-Bat Drones for Naval Operations

Poland's military has contracted with Shield AI to supply V-Bat vertical takeoff and landing drones ...

By RoboticsIntl · June 23, 2026
Poland Acquires Shield AI V-Bat Drones for Naval Operations
Defense & Aerospace

Alpine Eagle, Origin Robotics Partner on Sentinel-BLAZE Integration

The two European defense contractors will demonstrate a layered counter-drone architecture at Eurosa...

By RoboticsIntl · June 23, 2026
Alpine Eagle, Origin Robotics Partner on Sentinel-BLAZE Integration
Defense & Aerospace

Rocket One Launches Swarm Stage AI Platform for Counter-Drone Defense

The Hoboken-based defense technology company unveiled its first product targeting autonomous drone s...

By RoboticsIntl · June 23, 2026
Rocket One Launches Swarm Stage AI Platform for Counter-Drone Defense
Defense & Aerospace

Battlefield Drones Split on Autonomy vs Automation as Kinetic Control Stays Human

The defense industry's drone operators face a technical divide: full autonomy for navigation and rec...

By RoboticsIntl · June 22, 2026
Battlefield Drones Split on Autonomy vs Automation as Kinetic Control Stays Human
Defense & Aerospace

Army UGV Procurement Shifts to Sub-100-Pound Robots After Ukraine Lessons

James Crowell launched Crow Industries in Scottsdale to build utility vehicles, not combat systems. ...

By RoboticsIntl · June 20, 2026
Army UGV Procurement Shifts to Sub-100-Pound Robots After Ukraine Lessons
Defense & Aerospace

General Atomics, Anduril Win Air Force CCA Drone Wingman Contract

The Air Force selected General Atomics and Anduril to build the first increment of its Collaborative...

By RoboticsIntl · June 18, 2026
General Atomics, Anduril Win Air Force CCA Drone Wingman Contract
Defense & Aerospace

WaiV Robotics Brings $7.5M-Backed Maritime UAV Platform to U.S. Market

The Norwegian startup debuts its autonomous drone landing system for offshore operators in Houston t...

By RoboticsIntl · June 17, 2026
WaiV Robotics Brings $7.5M-Backed Maritime UAV Platform to U.S. Market
Defense & Aerospace

Shield AI and Destinus Demonstrate Autonomous Strike on Hornet Interceptor

The two companies completed a full-mission flight exercise demonstrating collaborative autonomous st...

By RoboticsIntl · June 16, 2026
Shield AI and Destinus Demonstrate Autonomous Strike on Hornet Interceptor
Defense & Aerospace

Shield AI and Destinus Fly Autonomous Strike Mission on Hornet Interceptor

The two companies completed a full-mission flight exercise demonstrating collaborative autonomous st...

By RoboticsIntl · June 16, 2026
Shield AI and Destinus Fly Autonomous Strike Mission on Hornet Interceptor
Defense & Aerospace

Pentagon Budget Allocates $93B for Autonomous Systems Through 2027

The Department of Defense's fiscal year 2027 budget request directs $54 billion toward autonomous an...

By RoboticsIntl · June 15, 2026
Pentagon Budget Allocates $93B for Autonomous Systems Through 2027
Defense & Aerospace

Autonomous Weapons Deployment Forces Industry Reckoning on Lethal AI

Fully autonomous weapon systems now operate in active conflict zones without meaningful internationa...

By RoboticsIntl · June 15, 2026
Autonomous Weapons Deployment Forces Industry Reckoning on Lethal AI
Defense & Aerospace

Ukraine's Brave1 Automates 95% of Drone Interception Cycle Against Shaheds

A Ukrainian defense startup has demonstrated autonomous interceptor drones that handle target detect...

By RoboticsIntl · June 9, 2026
Ukraine's Brave1 Automates 95% of Drone Interception Cycle Against Shaheds
Defense & Aerospace

UAV Drone Market Forecast at $123 Billion by 2034, Led by Military Spending

The global unmanned aerial vehicle market will grow from an estimated $32 billion today to $123.01 b...

By RoboticsIntl · June 8, 2026
UAV Drone Market Forecast at $123 Billion by 2034, Led by Military Spending
Defense & Aerospace

Taiwan's NCSIST Unveils Three Military Robot Dogs on Ghost Robotics Platform

The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science & Technology demonstrated three mission-specific quadru...

By RoboticsIntl · June 5, 2026
Taiwan's NCSIST Unveils Three Military Robot Dogs on Ghost Robotics Platform
Defense & Aerospace

Quantum Cyber Plans U.S. Manufacturing Complex for Military Drones

Quantum Cyber will construct a domestic manufacturing complex producing autonomous air, ground, and ...

By RoboticsIntl · May 29, 2026
Quantum Cyber Plans U.S. Manufacturing Complex for Military Drones
Defense & Aerospace

Netrasemi Ships 12nm Vision Chip Fabricated at TSMC

A Thiruvananthapuram-based chip designer has completed fabrication of its first vision processor at ...

By RoboticsIntl · May 29, 2026
Netrasemi Ships 12nm Vision Chip Fabricated at TSMC
Defense & Aerospace

DARPA Seeks Autonomous Medic Robots for Battlefield Casualty Care

DARPA solicitations outline autonomous medical robots capable of coordinated casualty extraction, dr...

By RoboticsIntl · May 26, 2026
DARPA Seeks Autonomous Medic Robots for Battlefield Casualty Care
Defense & Aerospace

Pentagon Launches $54B Autonomous Warfare Program

The Pentagon allocated $54 billion over five years to the Defense Advanced Warfighting Group, a proc...

By RoboticsIntl · May 24, 2026
Pentagon Launches $54B Autonomous Warfare Program
Defense & Aerospace

UAV Expo Auckland Showcases Drone Window Cleaners, Lifters

The Incredible Group's UAV Expo in Auckland brought vertical-specific drone platforms into focus, wi...

By RoboticsIntl · May 21, 2026
UAV Expo Auckland Showcases Drone Window Cleaners, Lifters
Defense & Aerospace

Shield AI Wins Pentagon Low-Cost Drone Contract Following $1B Funding Round

Shield AI secured a Pentagon contract for low-cost drones weeks after closing a $1 billion funding r...

By RoboticsIntl · May 20, 2026
Shield AI Wins Pentagon Low-Cost Drone Contract Following $1B Funding Round
Defense & Aerospace

Duke Robotics Closes $9.2M Offering, Moves to NASDAQ from OTC Markets

Duke Robotics raised $9.2 million through an underwritten public offering and moved its shares from ...

By RoboticsIntl · May 20, 2026
Duke Robotics Closes $9.2M Offering, Moves to NASDAQ from OTC Markets
Defense & Aerospace

Shield AI to Deploy Hivemind Autonomy Software on LUCAS Reconnaissance Drones

Shield AI will integrate its Hivemind autonomy software onto LUCAS reconnaissance drones deployed by...

By RoboticsIntl · May 19, 2026
Shield AI to Deploy Hivemind Autonomy Software on LUCAS Reconnaissance Drones
Defense & Aerospace

Quantum Cyber Forms Defense Drone Subsidiary, Taps Former VA Secretary to Lead Federal Sales

Quantum Cyber has spun off Quantum Drones Corporation as a separate subsidiary targeting federal def...

By RoboticsIntl · May 19, 2026
Quantum Cyber Forms Defense Drone Subsidiary, Taps Former VA Secretary to Lead Federal Sales
Defense & Aerospace

DARPA Launches Program to Embed Intelligence Into Robot Materials

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a program to develop robotic systems wher...

By RoboticsIntl · May 19, 2026
DARPA Launches Program to Embed Intelligence Into Robot Materials