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30 May 24. U.S. Department of Defense Adds Skydio X10D Drone to Blue UAS Cleared List. Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, today announced that Skydio X10D has been added to the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Blue sUAS (small uncrewed aerial systems) Cleared List. This designation by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) recognizes Skydio X10D for its adherence to rigorous security standards and its capability to enhance operational effectiveness across various defense scenarios. With X10D on the Blue UAS list, procurement for government and defense entities is simplified and accelerated.
The DIU’s Blue UAS Cleared List underscores products that align with the U.S. government’s stringent security and performance standards, ensuring that U.S. armed forces have access to the best technology without compromising operational security. The inclusion of X10D on this list validates DOD’s trust in Skydio’s technology and gives agencies the Authority to Operate (ATO) the product.
“As the largest manufacturer of small drones in the United States, serving every branch of the U.S. military, the Blue UAS Cleared List is a critical distinction for Skydio X10D,” said Mark Valentine, President of Global Government at Skydio. “This represents an important step forward in providing secure, autonomous uncrewed aerial systems to more U.S. defense operations. “As the only domestic company producing dual-use drones at scale for both the enterprise and defense sectors, Skydio is proud to get the X10D into the hands of our service members, providing a critical combat capability in a time of growing global threats.”
Skydio X10D is the second generation of Skydio aircraft to qualify for the Blue UAS list, following Skydio X2D, demonstrating Skydio’s history of satisfying stringent cybersecurity requirements.
X10D builds on the technology foundation and customer experience generated by Skydio X2D, which serves as a core backbone of drone fleets for each of the major U.S. service branches and dozens of international ministries of defense. Skydio X10D meets or exceeds the rigorous requirements for defense applications. Providing all-domain, attritable autonomy through its computer vision platform, X10D is a critical tool for enhancing operational effectiveness and situational awareness across a variety of defense scenarios.
The Most Powerful sUAS for Night Operations
An optimal choice for stealth reconnaissance, X10D’s 48MP telephoto camera is capable of identifying a person from 2400 ft away and a vehicle from 6500 ft away. It is the first drone to feature the Teledyne FLIR Boson+ sensor, the small drone industry’s most precise radiometric thermal camera, which has been tuned perfectly for ISR use day or night. With ATAK integration, RAS-A compliance and a compact, modular airframe, the X10D is integrated in systems that matter and is adaptable for any mission.
X10D also features Skydio NightSense, the world’s only onboard AI that supports autonomous flight in low- or no-light environments. NightSense allows operators to confidently fly at night, avoiding obstacles even in complete darkness. And with Blackout Mode, X10D’s lights are all turned off, ensuring it cannot be seen with the naked eye in the cover of night. With its powerful thermal camera, NightSense autonomous flight and Blackout Mode, Skydio X10 is the most capable Group 1 UAS for tactical night operations.
Skydio X10D is available for purchase through the General Services Administration (GSA) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) schedules, further streamlining procurement processes for government and defense entities.
To learn more about the selection criteria and the strategic advantage these technologies bring to the field, please visit DIU’s Blue UAS page.
For more information on Skydio X10D’s full capabilities and how it can integrate into defense operations, please visit: https://www.skydio.com/x10d (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
30 May 24. Israel’s Aeronautics launches hybrid-propulsion multirotor. The Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer Aeronautics Systems announced on 29 May that it has developed a new version of its Octoper multicopter with a hybrid-propulsion system.
It said the Octoper H uses a generator as its main power source and has a backup battery that can provide 10 minutes of power for quieter flight. This hybrid-propulsion system significantly increases the Octoper H’s endurance and reduces the frequency of battery and UAV replacements, according to the company.
It released photographs showing an electrically powered Octoper fitted with a fuel tank on one side and a small piston engine between its landing gear.
The company’s website says the standard Octoper has a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 25 kg with a 10 kg payload, an endurance of 60 minutes, and a range of 30 km, which can be extended to four hours and 100 km with the optional hybrid kit.
Aeronautics says the Octoper is a military-oriented platform that can be used for a wide range of missions and easily integrated into command-and-control systems.
(Source: Janes)
30 May 24. Feloni Aero Introduces Weaponized and Counter Drone UAVs.
Feloni Aero, an innovator in unmanned aerial vehicle technology, has announced the launch of its latest line of weaponized drones aimed at bolstering defense capabilities in Ukraine. With the recent passage of the spending bill by the United States government, Feloni Aero stands poised to provide advanced solutions to enhance Ukraine’s security infrastructure.
The United States’ commitment to supporting Ukraine’s defense efforts underscores the urgent need for innovative defense technologies. Feloni Aero”s weaponized UAVs offer a transformative solution, providing unparalleled precision, agility, and efficiency in combat scenarios. Equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry, carrying the 5.56 weapon system as well as missile carrying payload and advanced surveillance capabilities, these drones can empower Ukrainian forces to effectively navigate complex security challenges with confidence.
“Our mission at Feloni Aero is to empower nations with cutting-edge defense technologies that ensure safety and security in an ever-evolving geopolitical landscape,” said Todd Dunphy, CEO at Feloni Aero. “With the unwavering support from the United States government through the recent spending bill, we stand ready to contribute to Ukraine’s defense efforts by delivering advanced weaponized UAVs that redefine the paradigm of modern warfare.”
Feloni Aero’s weaponized UAVs are designed to address the diverse needs of military operations, offering customizable configurations to suit specific mission requirements. From reconnaissance and surveillance to precision strikes and target acquisition, these drones deliver unparalleled performance and reliability in the field.
The company’s counter drone millimeter wave technology represents a revolutionary approach to mitigating the growing threat posed by unauthorized drones in sensitive airspace. Utilizing millimeter wave technology, these systems offer unparalleled precision and effectiveness in detecting, tracking, and neutralizing rogue drones. This advanced technology enables rapid response to potential threats, safeguarding critical infrastructure, public events, and military installations from malicious drone incursions. With its ability to provide real-time situational awareness and proactive countermeasures, the C-UAS technology emerges as a critical asset in the defense against unauthorized drone activity.
As geopolitical tensions continue to escalate, the importance of strategic partnerships and technological innovation in defense cannot be overstated. Feloni Aero remains committed to collaborating with governments and defense agencies worldwide to strengthen national security and safeguard global stability. (Source: UAS VISION)
28 May 24. US Army sets development plan for future tactical drone.
The U.S. Army approved the characteristics it wants in a Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System after awarding contracts to two teams competing to build the drone.
The service approved an Abbreviated Capabilities Development Document, or A-CDD, on May 17, setting up the prototyping development plan for the capability, according to Lt. Gen. Karl Gingrich, Army G-8.
While the Army decided this year to officially retire Shadow, which FTUAS would replace, there isn’t enough funding to accelerate a fielding timetable, Maj. Gen. Wally Rugen, the Army’s G-3/5/7 aviation director, said in April. Instead, the service is investing money in fiscal 2025 to buy prototypes and fly them over the next few years, Gingrich told Defense News in a May 21 interview.
“The goodness about FTUAS is going to be the plug-and-play things … that you can put on it,” Gringrich said. “The ability to put on a network extension, the ability to put a, potentially in the future, lethal payload. [Electro-Optical Infrared] sensors, [electronic warfare],” he listed.
“Because of the [modular open system architecture, because of some of the hard points that are on [the UAS], you can actually kit this out,” Gingrich said.
That flexibility means ” if you have a picture of an FTUAS that gets fielded in FY25, I bet you you have a different picture in FY27 of a different FTUAS that meets the same requirement,” he added.
“What we’re trying to do is look at it as sort of lines of effort,” Gingrich said. “You have the air vehicle itself. Well, compete it. Who has the best air vehicle? Who has the best sensor? Or sensors? Compete it.”
For the air vehicle, the Army has tapped Griffon Aerospace and Textron Systems to move into a flight demonstration phase after eliminating three other companies in a competition last fall.
Among the key characteristics for the FTUAS, in addition to rapid capability insertions, the Army wants the aircraft to be runway independent, have on-the-move command and control and soldier-led field level maintenance.
Soldiers will have a chance during the flight demonstrations to test the prototypes’ capabilities, including vertical takeoff and landing, reduced acoustic signature and rapid setup. The phase also includes Modular Open System Architecture verification efforts.
While Army senior leaders have pushed to move quickly to field tactical UAS to replace the Shadow UAS, the program has long been in the works.
The Army began considering requirements for a replacement for its Textron-made Shadow drone in 2018; by 2019, it had narrowed the pool of competitors to a Martin UAV-Northrop Grumman team, Textron Systems, L3Harris Technologies and Arcturus UAV. Aerovironment purchased Arcturus in 2021, while Shield AI bought Martin UAV in the same year.
The service evaluated the four drone offerings over a year with operational units, culminating in a spring 2021 rodeo at Fort Benning, Georgia. The Army awarded Aerovironment an $8 m contract in August 2022 to provide the Jump 20 UAS as an interim FTUAS capability for a single brigade.
Now, the Army plans to field FTUAS to the first unit equipped in 2026, Rugen said at an Army aviation conference last month. (Source: C4ISR & Networks)
28 May 24. AeroVironment to Develop its Wildcat Autonomous VTOL UAS for DARPA’s ANCILLARY Program. AeroVironment (AV) was down selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for continued development of its X-Plane design for the agency’s AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY (ANCILLARY) program. AV’s offering – Wildcat – is a Group 3 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) developed specifically to execute ship-based operations in challenging maritime environments.
“We have prioritized controllability to ensure Wildcat meets the ‘anytime, anywhere’ goal of DARPA’s ANCILLARY program,” said AV’s Vice President of MacCready Works Chris Fisher. “Wildcat leans on autonomy to reduce operational burdens while enabling safe, infrastructure-less launch and recovery in challenging conditions from a range of Navy ships.”
Wildcat leverages AV’s SPOTR-Edge machine learning-enabled computer vision to enhance mission effectiveness. This capability builds on operational learnings AV has gained as a leader in the Group 1 to 3 UAS space with ms of operational flight hours on its Raven®, Puma™ AE, and JUMP® 20 uncrewed systems.
ANCILLARY calls for the development of a low-weight, large-payload, long-endurance VTOL UAS for missions executed by the U.S. Navy and Marines. AV’s Wildcat pushes beyond current Group 3 UAS offerings and provides expanded mission capabilities to address and overcome evolving threat landscapes.
Designed specifically for the ANCILLARY program, Wildcat meets DARPA’s objectives for a 450 nautical mile (nmi) mission radius and over 12 hours of endurance on station with 60 lbs of payload. Additionally, Wildcat exceeds program objectives for sea state recovery and cruise speed, with the ability to operate in high sea states and winds, and dash over 100 knots to quickly cover long distances over sea or land.
Wildcat’s large modular payload capacity will enhance mission responsiveness and flexibility, and its tail-sitter design requires fractional infrastructure and footprint compared to other offerings. It is designed to operate as part of a larger fleet of Wildcat UAS that leverage collision-avoidance and autonomy to deconflict airspace and collaborate to perform search missions in degraded or denied airspace.
“Our solutions are specifically crafted for the operator and Wildcat is no exception. AV has a strong history of seamlessly integrating our systems into a soldier’s daily operations and we look forward to further developing this design in partnership with DARPA and the Office of Naval Research for the ANCILLARY program,” continued Fisher. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
27 May 24. Six Nato countries are planning to develop a “drone wall” to help defend their borders with Russia after a series of provocations, ranging from forced migration to attempts to amend the frontiers. Ministers from Finland, Norway, Poland and the three Baltic states said at the weekend that they had discussed creating a co-ordinated system of drones along their borders with Russia to prevent smuggling and further provocations, and to help with defence. “This is a completely new thing — a drone wall stretching from Norway to Poland — and the goal is to use drones and other technologies to protect our borders . . . against provocations from unfriendly countries and to prevent smuggling,” Lithuania’s interior minister Agnė Bilotaitė told the Baltic News Service. All six countries have faced so-called hybrid attacks — non-military measures that tend to have an element of deniability — from Russia in recent months and years, including undocumented asylum seekers from Africa and the Middle East being sent over their borders. Mari Rantanen, Finland’s interior minister, told public broadcaster Yle that the drone wall plan would “improve in time” and could help defend the Nordic country’s 1,340km-long border with Russia. Details of the timing and how the drone wall would work were not provided. Bilotaitė said each country needed to do its “homework” and suggested that EU funds could be used as well. The frontline Nato states have stepped up warnings about Russia’s intentions after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and its subsequent moving of its economy to a war footing. Russia’s defence ministry published a draft proposal last week on its website on unilaterally expanding its maritime borders with Lithuania and Finland, before deleting the plan. A day later, Russian border guards removed 25 buoys from Estonian waters that were marking the border, sparking outrage and messages of support for Tallinn from Nato and a number of its member states. Many Nato countries believe Russia could test Nato’s border within the next five to 10 years, while intelligence services have uncovered a number of assumed sabotage operations on their soil. Russia’s war against Ukraine has highlighted the importance of drones, with both sides using them in attacks. Several Nato countries have responded by setting up or intensifying their drone warfare units. The six Nato countries also discussed plans at the meeting for evacuating large parts of their population in the event of a conflict. Finnish officials, for instance, have expressed surprise that Ukraine has kept its civilian population in or close to the frontlines, saying that the defence plans of the Nordic country involve evacuating border populations. (Source: FT.com)
27 May 24. DARPA Shows Concepts for the Future of VTOL Uncrewed Aerial Systems. DARPA’s AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY program, known as ANCILLARY, shows six design concepts for a low-weight, large-payload, long-endurance VTOL uncrewed X-plane. The innovative configurations and critical technology designs come from a wide array of performers, from small start-up to legacy aerospace companies, broadening the network of partners contributing to the program.
“The goal of ANCILLARY is to increase small vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aerial system (UAS) capabilities by a factor of three over the current state-of-the-art flying today,” said Steve Komadina, DARPA program manager for ANCILLARY. “Our performers are searching for innovative ways to increase payload weight and range/endurance of small, ship-launched UAS by means of novel configurations, propulsion, and controls while also removing the need for special infrastructure.”
In Phase Ib, performers will continue risk reduction design, analyses, and tests for an X-plane demonstrator to prove out technologies for a future operational UAS that can be deployed and retrieved from Navy ships without the large mechanical launchers and landing/recovery equipment used today. The small UAS will need to take off and land vertically – like a helicopter – from ship flight decks and out-of-the-way land locations in most weather conditions but fly missions like a very efficient winged aircraft while carrying significant payload when needed.
“A network of these small UAS can be launched from a ship to provide beyond-line-of-sight F2T2 (find, fix, track, target) of surface vessels of interest for the ship commander,” Komadina said. “While we anticipate this effort is most likely to support Navy and Marine missions, we have found other services are very interested in the capabilities this technology can bring to diverse missions, including logistics, strike, and special uses by the Army, Air Force, Special Operations Command, and Coast Guard.”
“We expect the operational capabilities provided by ANCILLARY will be augmented by other technologies being developed within the Department of Defense’s various research and engineering organizations, such as advances in sensors, electronic warfare, and especially autonomy and artificial intelligence,” said Komadina.
In Phase Ia, the ANCILLARY team explored conceptual designs from nine non-traditional and traditional military companies.
In Phase Ib, six companies – AeroVironment, Griffon Aerospace, Karem Aircraft, Method Aeronautics, Northrop Grumman, and Sikorsky – will mature X-plane designs, with concentration on reducing system risks through refined higher fidelity design and analysis and by conducting component and configuration hover testing. At the end of this 10-month phase, teams will submit competitive proposals for Phase II detailed design, fabrication, and flight testing.
The project is expected to culminate with X-plane flight tests starting in early 2026. (Source: UAS VISION/DARPA)
27 May 24. UK UAV maker reveals its craft in use by Ukrainian armed forces since 2023. Ukraine is operating the UK-developed Windracers Uncrewed Low-cost Transport (ULTRA) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Janes has learnt.
ULTRA is a tactical UAV designed to support resupply. Speaking to Janes on 4 April, Simon Muderack, the CEO of Windracers and Distributed Avionics, revealed that its UAV has been conducting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and supporting resupply for the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 2023.
Although Muderack did not specify exact dates or the number of aircraft provided, Janes understands the UK Ministry of Defence procured the aircraft on behalf of the Ukrainian armed forces, supplying it as aid. A defence source told Janes the procurement and supply of ULTRA is part of the UK’s GBP325 m (USD413 m) UAV support programme to Ukraine. (Source: Janes)
24 May 24. US Industry responding to Navy’s interest in small unmanned systems. The U.S. Navy’s message to industry is coming through: the service is committed to buying and operating small unmanned systems on and under the water.
What’s less clear is how the Navy will procure them and with what funding — but one company says it’s moving ahead in developing disruptive systems now and will figure out the business model later.
Jon Rambeau, L3Harris’ president for Integrated Missions Systems, told Defense News the company had a couple of one-off efforts with the Navy already — two of its Arabian Fox autonomous surface vessels are operating out of Bahrain as part of U.S. 5th Fleet’s Task Force 59, and L3Harris successfully demonstrated the ability to launch and recover an unmanned underwater vehicle, or UUV, from a submarine’s torpedo tube.
In neither of these cases, though, did the company actually sell its unmanned system to the Navy.
Rambeau said he views these opportunities — through fee-for-service contracts or urgent operational needs statements — as beginning to pave a path for future small unmanned systems acquisition.
The Pentagon’s Replicator program will also help, he said. But, of course, “we’d always like it to go faster.”
Rambeau said his company is set up to go fast. L3Harris integrates commercial sensors onto commercial unmanned underwater and surface vessels whose procurement lead times are “weeks or months, versus years” for large warships.
In addition to looking for ways to sell a small quantity of UUVs to the submarine fleet to begin operations this year, Rambeau said L3Harris is pitching the Navy on a passive sensing and targeting capability that could be installed on a unmanned surface vessel, or USV, and sent out ahead of a manned ship, allowing it to keep emissions low and avoid becoming a target itself.
Rambeau said the cost of this payload and USV is a budgetary “rounding error, as compared to a ship or a combat system or a large active radar array. These are very affordable technologies that can really augment what’s existing today. So we see it as complementary, we see it as a bit disruptive, and it’s exciting.”
But, in a way, the small cost makes it hard to get anyone’s attention, he acknowledged.
“The cost of these capabilities is minimal. The budgeting discussions tend to focus more on the larger, bigger-ticket items, and so making sure at least we pay a little bit of attention to these things and there’s an opportunity to tack on that incremental funding year by year to start to get past proof of concept into low-rate production quantities,” is something he’s been talking to the sea service about.
Rambeau said these discussions at the flag officer level have gone well, with agreement on both sides for the usefulness of small unmanned systems and the desire to buy them. They just haven’t gotten to the point of the Navy getting past various hurdles and actually buying them.
U.S. Undersecretary of the Navy Erik Raven told Defense News the week the service released its fiscal year 2025 budget request in March that, “what you’re really seeing is an ecosystem of how the Department of the Navy is starting to embrace unmanned technologies. We’ve learnt learned a lot through initiatives like Task Force 59, and … we’re starting to bring in that learning of how to adapt unmanned technologies, and also be able to scale them.”
Depending on the capability, some “more enduring priorities” may become programs of record that would be sustained over a longer period of time. Others may be things the Navy buys in limited quantities to use and then replace with a different system, to ensure it’s “getting the best of breed of what’s coming out of industry, and then being able to iterate and move more quickly.”
Though Raven called this technology area a “great strategic advantage,” the Navy could not provide any details on how much it plans to spend on small unmanned systems in its FY25 budget proposal.
Raven told reporters in March while unveiling the budget request that two large unmanned systems were being delayed in the budget plan but that small unmanned systems would be funded through Replicator, the Navy’s Disruptive Capabilities Office and other means.
“We continue to see unmanned as a feature of so many important naval capabilities, and we are making those investments in this budget,” the undersecretary said.
Seven weeks after Defense News submitted a request asking about the nature of those investments, a Navy spokesperson did not provide any totals.
Rather, the spokesperson said, “the Navy continues to invest in unmanned system programs of record as well as emergent operational needs across the air, surface, and undersea domains as part of the [FY25] President’s Budget request.”
The statement highlights two programs: the Lionfish UUV program, which will replace the MK 18 Mod 1 Swordfish used by the explosive ordnance disposal community; and the Production Ready, Inexpensive Maritime Expeditionary (PRIME) Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) collaboration with the Defense Innovation Unit under the Replicator initiative.
“Overall, the Navy’s FY25 investment in unmanned systems continues to increase as we learn and experiment across the fleet with unmanned capabilities and position ourselves to enter into production,” the spokesperson concluded.
For companies like L3Harris, the details may be missing, but the sentiment is enough.
“We do move quickly, some of the components of these systems we produce already at a reasonably large scale, so we are ready when the call comes,” Rambeau said. (Source: Defense News)
24 May 24. DARPA picks six firms to develop experimental ship-launched drones. The Defense Advanced Research and Projects Agency has chosen six companies to move forward on an experimental, low-weight drone that can take off and land vertically from a ship.
The companies DARPA selected for its ANCILLARY program — also known as the Advanced Aircraft Infrastructure-Less Launch and Recovery program — include a mix of major defense contractors and smaller aeronautics companies. AeroVironment, Griffon Aerospace, Karem Aircraft, Method Aeronautics, Northrop Grumman, and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky will now further develop and refine their proposed ANCILLARY designs.
DARPA wants ANCILLARY to lead to a future drone that can one day be deployed and retrieved from Navy ships without large mechanical launchers or landing and recovery equipment. These drones could carry cargo, conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, and track and target enemies beyond a ship’s line of sight, DARPA said.
These small drones must be able to take off and land like a helicopter from the flight decks of ships or rough surfaces in most weather conditions, and then fly missions like a winged aircraft, DARPA said. It also must be able to carry large payloads and fly for long distances when needed.
“The goal of ANCILLARY is to increase small vertical takeoff-and-landing uncrewed aerial system [or UAS] capabilities by a factor of three over the current state-of-the-art flying today,” DARPA program manager Steve Komadina said in a statement. “Our performers are searching for innovative ways to increase payload weight and range [and] endurance of small, ship-launched UAS by means of novel configurations, propulsion, and controls while also removing the need for special infrastructure.”
Komadina said the Navy and Marine Corps would be most likely to use this technology, but it could also be useful for the Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, and U.S. Special Operations Command.
In June 2023, DARPA picked nine companies to pitch their initial concepts for ANCILLARY, before now whittling the list down to six. Those firms will now enter a 10-month phase in which they try to reduce the risks on their design, and conduct hover testing of elements of their proposed aircraft. Once this phase is finished, the companies will submit proposals to move on to the next phase, which will include fabrication and flight testing.
Formal flight tests of the overall design are expected to start in early 2026, DARPA said.
Christopher Harris, the program manager for Northrop’s ANCILLARY effort, said in an interview the company is incorporating its work on autonomous capabilities, vertical takeoff and landing and long-endurance aircraft design for its ANCILLARY pitch. (Source: Defense News)
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