US must lead in building a Pacific drone industrial base to balance China’s economic might and hegemony
Indo-Pacific allies see unmanned systems, shared production, and interoperability as essential to offset China’s scale.
presented by
Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance Program addresses shift in battlefield tactics
Black Widow is the first small UAS in its class in the SRR program being deployed rapidly at scale throughout DoD.
10 Breaking Defense op-eds that defined 2025
It's been a whirlwind of a year — and the defense establishment has plenty of thoughts on how it's unfolded and what might come next.
presented by
Army accelerates production of Black Widow drone for short-range reconnaissance
The Black Widow ISR quadcopter was also approved for procurement by NATO member nations and partners.
Army picks Red Cat’s small quadcopter for 2nd Short-Range Reconnaissance tranche
The service and company are expected to ink a deal by the end of the year.
Red Cat unveils low-cost ‘family’ of small ISR, strike drones
The company revealed a new drone dubbed FANG and is championing a separate system the company is acquiring by buying manufacturer FlightWave Aerospace Systems.