autonomy software

Jul- 2026 -

31 July

New Compute Module Packs 4x More Processing Power Into Small Drones

A new compute module from US firms Lantronix and Swarmer aims to give small unmanned aerial vehicles greater onboard processing power for AI-driven missions.

24 July

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Portugal Debuts Heavy-Lift Drone That Can Carry 200-Kilogram Payloads

Portuguese firm TEKEVER is pushing autonomous logistics forward with the AR6, a heavy-lift drone designed to transport 200-kilogram payloads across distances of up to 500 kilometers.

23 July

Technology

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Honeywell Creates Trust Layer for Shield AI’s Hivemind

Honeywell Aerospace is joining forces with Shield AI to build a trusted autonomy software stack that could accelerate the deployment of AI-piloted aircraft across military and commercial aviation.

23 July

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Sikorsky Brings Hands-Off Flight to ALIA MV250

Sikorsky’s MATRIX autonomy suite is heading to another aircraft, with BETA Technologies’ new ALIA MV250 set to gain self-flying capabilities for contested logistics missions.

22 July

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Applied Intuition’s New Autonomy Software Aims to Work Across Any Drone Platform

US firm Applied Intuition is trying to solve one of the key challenges in autonomous aviation: autonomy software restricted to a single unmanned aerial vehicle.

7 July

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

New AI Tool Could Keep Military Systems Protected From Grid Instability

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are tackling power grid instability as the rapid expansion of AI data centers increases the risk of sudden voltage drops that could disrupt critical infrastructure, including military installations.

Jun- 2026 -

15 June

Asia Pacific

Giulia Bernacchi

SPARC AI Tests Overwatch Long-Range Targeting, Image Recognition

Australian company SPARC AI has completed a long-range target acquisition test of its Overwatch software platform.

May- 2026 -

25 May

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

AeroVironment Supercharges ‘AV_Halo’ With New Autonomy and Detection Stack

AeroVironment has expanded its AV_Halo mission software suite with two new capabilities designed to improve decision-making in contested and electronically degraded environments.

20 May

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

BAE Systems, Vantor Team Up on High-Accuracy Drone Targeting Capability

BAE Systems Geospatial eXploitation Products and Vantor are trying to solve one of the most persistent challenges on the battlefield: maintaining accurate drone video targeting when GPS signals are unavailable.

14 May

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