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300,000 Drones: What Hegseth’s Drone Build-Up Means, and What We Still Need to Know

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to embark on the largest unmanned systems buildup in U.S. history — ...

Robotics industry insider says the future is one soldier backed by AI controlling swarms of drones

Pilots being able to control many drones is "kind of a prerequisite" for "the total drone warfare that is coming to all of us ...

First flight of China’s giant drone carrier Jiu Tian signals PLA swarm capacity boost

Xinhua hails ‘breakthrough in China’s large drone technology’, says Jiu Tian could also be deployed in wide range of civilian ...
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China’s AVIC completes first flight of Jetank ‘swarm carrier’ drone

China's state-owned AVIC has completed the first flight of its Jetank drone swarm carrier, designed to deploy dozens of ...
Business Insider

Apium Joins Red Cat Futures Initiative to Advance Swarming Autonomy for Tactical Drones

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Nov. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apium Swarm Robotics, Inc. a developer of distributed autonomy for unmanned systems, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) withRed Cat ...
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World’s first 16-ton drone mothership that can launch swarms mid-air flies in China

China has flown its Jetank unmanned aircraft, a heavy-lift drone called "airborne UAV carrier" by state media, for the first ...
Military Times on MSN

Navy launches suicide drone from ship at sea for first time

A LUCAS drone was successfully launched from the flight deck of the USS Santa Barbara, a littoral combat ship currently ...

Congress wants to screen drone operators for PTSD, depression

The new NDAA calls for a study on how working with drones impacts crews' mental health, including watching lethal strikes.