The clips, aired by state media, show a delta-wing ASN-301 rocketing forth from a truck launcher and climbing sharply before diving into its target.

The reported drone sightings began in Morris County in November 2024. Reported sightings spread across the state and the wider East Coast in ensuing weeks, affixing eyes to the skies, generating national headlines and meriting both a Wikipedia and Know Your Meme entry.

Australia has the chance to become a world leader in drone and autonomous weapon technology if it supercharges investment in the sector, analysts say.

The Iranian-designed Shahed became notorious in Ukraine. The US wants this style of drone for future fights.

Since then various Western companies have sought to showcase their drones on what has become the world’s best testing ground. But they have largely fallen flat. Ukrainian companies that once looked to emulate Western tech heroes like Anduril and Helsing now find themselves plotting a path for those multi-billion euro “companies to follow.

Porcupine or Dreadarmor with a mass of metal rods is the latest thing for stopping FPVs. How effective is it and how are drone pilots countering it?

Above Missouri's wetlands, a drone quietly hums above flocks of migratory water birds, its camera capturing the ripples of movement below. With this technology, University of Missouri researchers are redefining how wildlife is studied and protected.

Drone flights would be forbidden over outdoor public gatherings and above 400 feet (122 metres) in most cases. Operators would have to buy drones capable of flying without visual supervision, but, as long as it met spec, each drone leaving a production line would need only testing, not a federal airworthiness certification.

In fact, these challenges have led to the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIUx), which has been overseeing the initiative, to hand Replicator’s reins over to DAWG, Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, a new organization part of United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM), which is supposed to carry out the initiative’s goals within two years.