The first phase of the Pentagon's drone competition, Gauntlet, begins later this month. US drone operators will fly and test the systems.

The Pentagon eventually wants to field swarms of low-cost, one-way attack drones that cost just a few thousand dollars apiece.

The pace of change in unmanned aerial system (UAS) capabilities is so rapid that new technologies are coming in weeks and months, drone experts say. This rapid innovation also brings great risks from ...

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"The urgency of the threat" is prompting the Defense Innovation Unit to solicit products in time for a spring 2026 demonstration.

A paratrooper prepares a Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems for flight. (Sgt. Devyn Adams/Army) On Tuesday, the Pentagon released an open call to industry to rapidly obtain and deploy over 300,000 small ...

Through its Tactical Technology Office (TTO), DARPA wants to move drones to the next level with its Lift Challenge – a US$6.5-million competition aimed at creating small drones capable of lifting ...