1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (1515+ words) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. " Two small quadcopter drones buzzed between a pair of shipping containers, around a bend and through a purple obstacle heading toward the homestretch of the race. Then they collided. The first-of-its kind Army event was meant to evaluate…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (335+ words) A U.S. soldier sets up a Bumblebee quadcopter for launch during an exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany on Jan. 28, 2026. The Army signed a $5.2 million deal for an unspecified number of Bumblebee V2 drones, which take out unmanned enemy aircraft…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (198+ words) GRAFENWOEHR, Germany " The Army activated seven new cell towers at installations in Bavaria recently, spreading the latest 5G technology across its largest training hub. The permanent orange-and-white towers, initially supporting the Vodafone network, will boost signal strength and enable data speeds…...

4+ week, 14+ hour ago  (476+ words) In a screenshot from a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency video, a heavy-lift drone takes off from a base. DARPA's Lift Challenge asks competition entrants to design a drone that can carry more than four times its weight, and $6.5 million…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (414+ words) Marines load a simulated warhead onto a drone during training at Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Nov. 19, 2025. The service launched a training program this month that aims to rapidly boost the number of Marine operators of commercial off-the-shelf attack drones. (Maurion…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1139+ words) Army Spc. Andrew Santana, a cavalry scout with 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, flies a Skydio X10 drone before an event on the final day of U.S. Army Europe and Africa's first-ever Best Drone Warfighter Competition in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on Dec. 10, 2025. (Lydia Gordon/Stars…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1105+ words) A training drone produced by Michigan-based AG3 Labs on display during the Operation Flytrap 4.5 exercise at the Putlos Training Area in Germany. Company representatives said they received invitations to participate in several events in Europe next year. (Phillip Walter Wellman/Stars…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (481+ words) ASTRO America CEO Neal Orringer speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Guam Additive Manufacturing and Materials Accelerator, or GAMMA, facility in Dededo, Guam, Nov. 6, 2025. (ASTRO America) A Navy-backed 3D-printing lab under construction on Guam aims to slash the monthlong…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (434+ words) The Integrated Battle Command System awaits action during a missile flight test at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., on July 1, 2025. The Lattice anti-drone software made by Anduril was recently selected by the Army to serve as command and control for the IBCS....

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (584+ words) WASHINGTON " The U.S. Army has worked with drones for decades, but its adoption of the unmanned systems lags behind the innovations other armies have made on current battlefields such as eastern Ukraine, top generals warned. Many of those innovations have come…...