DARPA wrapped up its Lift Challenge with no team fully meeting the goal of lifting four times a drone’s own weight, but several participants came close. The top performer was AVIDrone, a Canadian comp
X-Bow Systems, a New Mexico-based solid rocket motor manufacturer, has unveiled Buckler, a low-cost interceptor aimed at countering Group 3 drones, which are UAS weighing up to 1,320 pounds and flying
Allen Control Systems (ACS) announced that the U.S. Marine Corps has selected its Bullfrog autonomous weapon system for integration into airborne defense efforts. The AI-enabled system detects, tracks
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has introduced a new air defense system called **Hypnosis**, designed to disrupt aerial threats by **jamming and spoofing satellite navigation signals**. The system u
At the 2026 Farnborough Airshow in London, Lockheed Martin unveiled the Morfius X-Rotor, a ground-launched counter-drone system designed to address the growing threat of hostile drone swarms with a lo
The 2026 Artificial Intelligence Workshop, organized by MORS, will take place from April 20-23, 2026, at Carnegie Mellon University and RAND in Pittsburgh, PA. This four-day event aims to enhance know
Radar, other upgrades planned for experimental US Air Force AI fighter
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The U.S. Air Force is enhancing its experimental X-62 VISTA aircraft, a modified F-16D, with advanced radar and mission systems to better test artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The upgrades a