Global Spotlights

FEMA’s FY 2027 Counter-Drone Grants: $250 Million and Legal Ambiguity

FEMA’s latest counter-drone funding round gives states and territories an opportunity to strengthen airspace security. But an overdue federal legal advisory leaves applicants navigating uncertainty over which technologies trigger federal...Read More

SPARC AI Signs MOU for European Fixed-Wing UAV Integration and Advances Commercial Strategy in the Middle East

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 27, 2026 — SPARC AI Inc. (CSE: SPAI; OTCQB: SPAIF; Frankfurt: 5OV0) (“SPARC AI” or the “Company”), a defense technology company, today announced that it has entered into...Read More

TransMedics selects Gogo Galileo HDX for nationwide organ transport fleet

Reliable, high-performance connectivity will support time-critical transport and monitoring of donor organs for transplants aboard 22 Embraer Phenom 300E aircraft Broomfield, Colo. / 27 October 2026 – Gogo (NASDAQ: GOGO) today...Read More

ELbit ISE

Israeli company Elbit systems has completed the acquisition of International Submarine Engineering Ltd. (ISE), a Canada-based company specializing in advanced autonomous underwater and remotely operated systems for the maritime domain....Read More

Voyager Awarded Interstellar Lab Mission Management Contract

AI-Run Growth Chamber Will Test How Plants Develop in Microgravity Against a Matching Experiment on Earth HOUSTON—(BUSINESS WIRE)—October 26, 2026—Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) executed a mission management contract with Interstellar...Read More

No Runway Required: Electra Takes Off and Lands Ultra Short Airplane at Manhattan Heliport

Manhattan, NEW YORK — October 26, 2026 — Electra today announced the successful takeoff and landing of its hybrid-electric Ultra Short aircraft at Downtown Skyport in Lower Manhattan, marking what is...Read More

Percepto Launches Hardware-Agnostic Axion Platform, Bringing Physical AI to Mission-Critical Operations

Software-first strategy opens Percepto’s platform to existing drone fleets and industrial sensor systems, backed by new leadership and a vision for continuous infrastructure visibility. AUSTIN, Texas, October 27, 2026 –...Read More

In the Field, On the Page: JIATF-401 Counter-sUAS Reference Guide Highlights RF-Cyber Takeover

The Department of War’s Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) 401 has released its 2026 Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Quick Reference Guide, an 89-page practical resource for the Joint Force and...Read More

TEKEVER UAS Delivers Aerial Intelligence for USSOCOM

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, 26 October 2026 – TEKEVER, a leading provider of Al-driven autonomous systems, announces the purchase of UAS systems by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The...Read More

AI and EV Boom Draws $690 Million in Advanced Materials Investment Plans to Thailand

BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 24 October 2026 – Makers of the capacitors, magnets and battery materials inside AI servers and electric vehicles (EVs) are lining up to invest in...Read More