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Introducing Flymotion AirMesh

October 14th, 2026

TAKE MISSION CONNECTIVITY TO THE AIR

FLYMOTION AirMesh™ is a purpose-built UAS connectivity payload designed to extend communications range, expand network coverage, and strengthen connectivity across dynamic operational environments.

Integrated with the Skydio X10D/X10* and powered by Silvus’ battle-proven MANET technology, AirMesh™ provides secure, high-bandwidth connectivity between operators, sensors, and unmanned platforms, supporting critical video, voice, telemetry, and mission data.

Beyond extending operational reach, AirMesh™ can also enable the aircraft to serve as an airborne mesh relay node, helping teams maintain and expand their network where connectivity is needed most.

EXPANDED COVERAGE

EW-RESILIENT CONNECTIVITY

COMMUNICATIONS RELAY

Support the exchange of video, sensor data, telemetry, and voice between connected teams and systems.

Powered by 

AirMesh™ integrates the Silvus StreamCaster® LITE 5200 MANET radio, providing secure, high-bandwidth communications and compatibility across the Silvus ecosystem.

Native Integration with

AirMesh™ uses the aircraft’s native payload interface and integrates with supported Ground Control Stations, with no external batteries, wiring, or aircraft modifications required.

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Contact our team to discuss your platform, operational requirements, and potential integration opportunities.

*Configured as an aerial mesh node on the Skydio X10.

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Skapion Unveils the World’s First Native Counter-Swarm Defense System

October 14th, 2026

Purpose-built for simultaneous, large-scale engagements against drone swarm attacks at a significantly lower cost

Washington, D.C. / Ramat Gan, Israel, October 14, 2026 – Skapion, a defense technology company developing advanced counter-swarm solutions, today unveiled what the company describes as the world’s first Native Counter-Swarm defense system, a new class of air-defense capability purpose-built from the ground up to detect, engage and defeat large-scale, coordinated drone swarm attacks, in an affordable cost.

Skapion recently announced a $36 million Seed funding roundled by UP. Partners and Khosla Ventures to accelerate the development and validation of its counter-swarm defense system.

As coordinated drone attacks grow in scale, speed and sophistication, conventional counter-UAS solutions face an increasingly difficult challenge. Most existing air-defense technologies were originally developed to engage individual or limited numbers of threats, creating operational, capacity and cost constraints when confronted with simultaneous mass attacks, as seen in the wars in Ukraine and Iran where legacy air defense systems are being saturated by drone swarms built to exhaust defender magazines and budgets.

Skapion takes a fundamentally different approach. The company’s system has been designed by Skapion’s Founding Architect, General (ret.) Pini Yungman, Architect of Iron Dome and former GM of Rafael Air & Missile Defense and engineered from inception around a native many-to-many architecture, enabling multiple interceptors to engage multiple targets simultaneously and at scale.

The highly mobile, fully kinetic system is designed to simultaneously engage more than 100 targets with an interception rate above 97%, while delivering a significantly lower cost per interception compared with conventional air-defense solutions – creating an economically sustainable defense layer against mass, low-cost aerial threats.

At the center of the system is an AI-native command-and-control architecture that fuses data from Skapion’s own detection and tracking sensors or third-party systems. It evaluates and prioritizes threats, allocates interceptors and manages engagements in real time – allowing full end-to-end autonomy or a single human operator on the loop – per customer policy. An open, sensor-agnostic architecture enables integration with external threat data, existing C2 systems and other counter-UAS systems. This makes the Skapion system relevant both as a standalone air defense battery for critical infrastructure and maneuvering forces and as an easily deployable national air-defense complementary and gap filling system.

Skapion’s fully kinetic approach is designed to engage communication-independent and autonomous threats. Its vertical-launch architecture provides 360-degree engagement capability, while the system is designed for flexible deployment across ground, airborne and maritime platforms.

“The next generation of threats cannot be defeated by simply stacking yesterday’s air-defense solutions,” said Ido Bar-On, Co-founder and CEO of Skapion. “A swarm is not just a larger number of discrete drones. It changes the dynamics of the engagement, the number of simultaneous decisions, the speed at which they must be made and the economies of every interception. Native Counter-Swarm means designing the entire system from day one for simultaneous mass engagement.”

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Uvision Advances Sensor-to-Effect Operations at Scale

October 14th, 2026

Eight-canister HERO 120 MCL combines scalable, distributed launch capability with AI-enabled CORTEX mission management

Washington, D.C., October 13, 2026 – Uvision, a global leader in loitering munition systems and integrated precision strike solutions, is showcasing at AUSA 2026 a scalable approach to deploying and managing distributed effects, orchestrated through its CORTEX AI-Enabled Battle Intelligence and Mission Management System and demonstrated through an eight-canister Multi-Canister Launcher (MCL) configuration for the HERO 120.

Designed for remote operation, the MCL accommodates up to eight HERO 120 loitering munitions and can be deployed in mobile, fixed and containerized configurations, across land and maritime platforms. Integrated with CORTEX, the MCLoperates as part of a broader sensor-to-effect network, connecting sensing, decision-making and precision effects.

One application of this approach is persistent border defense. Across extended border areas, launch nodes can be positioned in mobile and fixed configurations and connected through CORTEX with ISR and other sensing assets, linking persistent surveillance with precision response across multiple sectors.

At AUSA, Uvision is also showcasing the integration of Wayland Autonomy’s IRIS airborne ISR payload with Tactical CORTEX, extending the sensing layer with wide-area ISR and onboard target generation, including in GPS-denied environments. Together with Uvision’s expanding range of launch systems and effectors across the HERO, VIPER and PEREGRINE families, the integration addresses both sides of the operational challenge: expanding the information available to forces while increasing the range and flexibility of effects available for mission execution.

“It’s not just about having more effects in the field. It’s about having them where you need them, when you need them, and giving forces the flexibility to use the right capability for the mission,” said Dr. Ran Gozali, CEO of Uvision. “That’s what we’re focused on: bringing sensing, mission management and a broader range of effects together in a way that gives forces more options and greater operational flexibility.”

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IAI and SIG SAUER Announce Successful Firing Test of FIRE STORM 250 Airborne Machine Gun

October 14th, 2026

Washington DC. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and SIG SAUER have completed a firing test of FIRE STORM 250, an innovative tactical unmanned system (UAS) equipped with a SIG SAUER MICROLIGHT Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS) mounted with a M250 machine gun. The successful test demonstrated the system’s ability to combine airborne surveillance, target identification and precision firepower in a realistic battlefield scenario, providing tactical forces with an organic airborne capability for missions including Close Air Support (CAS), border security, suppressive fire and homeland security.

Guy Bar Lev, President and CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), stated, “The future of the battlefield will be determined by the power of weapons systems, and by the ability to integrate intelligence, technology, and operational capabilities into a single, precise, and effective solution. The successful test demonstrates our vision of developing integrated solutions that provide forces in the field with an operational advantage, expand their capabilities, and enable them to address the evolving challenges of the modern battlefield. Our collaboration with SIG SAUER reflects the importance we place on strategic partnerships with leading companies worldwide, bringing together complementary capabilities to deliver innovative solutions to the market. We will continue to lead the next generation of unmanned systems, driven by our commitment to strengthening Israel’s security and meeting the needs of our customers and partners around the world.”

Moshe Levy, EVP and GM of IAI’s Military Aircraft Group,said, “The next generation of unmanned systems will be defined not only by autonomy, but by how effectively they integrate sensing, decision-making and action within the operational environment. FIRE STORM 250 brings these capabilities into a single operational loop, enabling tactical forces to extend their reach and maintain continuous awareness while retaining human control over engagement decisions. The firing test demonstrates the potential of this approach in a realistic operational scenario.”

During the test, FIRE STORM 250 system hovered over the simulated battlefield, identified targets using its onboard camera and engaged them in both single-shot and semi-automatic firing modes. Firing was conducted from varying distances and altitudes, demonstrating the system’s operational flexibility, integrated safety and accuracy under different conditions.

FIRE STORM 250 is designed to put persistent surveillance and firepower directly in the hands of tactical forces. The system can remain airborne for up to three hours while carrying 200 rounds of ammunition, and its VTOL configuration enables takeoff and landing from forward areas without requiring a runway or dedicated aviation infrastructure.

The system integrates the SIG SAUER RCWS, the world’s lightest aerial RCWS. With a complete combat-ready weight of only 53 pounds, including the RCWS, the M250 machine gun, and 200 rounds of ammunition, the system delivers stabilised precision fire. Sensor information and fire-control data are combined into a unified targeting solution, giving the operator a continuous operational picture and supporting a rapid sensor-to-shooter cycle.

Sali Okanin, Israel General Manager for SIG SAUER, commented, “FIRE STORM 250 brings together the most advanced technologies in the world including IAI’s drone platform and SIG SAUER’s MICROLIGHT RCWS mounted with the M250 machine gun to deliver a new level of operational flexibility. We’re proud of the new SIG SAUER M250, which is combat-proven technology. It is a belt-fed platform with greater range than legacy systems and weight savings that not only provide squad-level benefits but also make drone capabilities possible.”

FIRE STORM 250 maintains a human-in-the-loop fire-control architecture, with the operator receiving real-time sensor imagery, target-tracking data and engagement options, while retaining control of the engagement process and authorising the use of fire. This combines advanced automation with human judgment and operational control.

Powered by a multi-fuel internal-combustion engine, the system can be refueled in the field using commonly available operational fuel, avoiding lengthy battery-charging cycles or specialised aviation infrastructure. The platform is rapidly deployable and designed to accompany tactical units with limited manpower and support requirements. It can support various missions including persistent overwatch for manoeuvring forces, intelligence gathering, force protection, border defence, protection of strategic sites and special operations.

Multiple systems can operate simultaneously to provide persistent day-and-night surveillance. At the same time, the system can also provide advance observation, identify threats along movement routes and maintain overwatch during operations and extraction.

FIRE STORM will be on display at the IAI booth (HALL C, Booth #3525) and the SIG SAUER booth (Hall E, Booth #8015) at AUSA 2026 in Washington, DC.

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Future Focused: Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Details Army Autonomy Advancements

October 14th, 2026

WASHINGTON — General Christopher LaNeve, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army and Acting Chief of Staff of the Army, has selected U.S. Army Futures and Concepts Command for redesignation as U.S. Army Futures and Autonomous Systems Command (FASCOM).

Gen. LaNeve’s decision follows the release of Acting Secretary of the Army Adam Telle’s Army Autonomous Initiatives memo on October 1. “This goes beyond drones,” said Gen. LaNeve. “FASCOM will pioneer operational concepts that harness autonomous capabilities across all warfighting functions.”

Led by a three-star general officer, FASCOM will consolidate, integrate and ultimately accelerate the work of the Combat Capabilities Development Command, Medical Research and Development Command, 75th Innovation Command, Joint Modernization Command and the Transformation Decision Analysis Center. This change unifies expertise that the new Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Autonomy will depend on to meet Acting Secretary Telle’s directive to rapidly integrate autonomous technologies across the Army.

One of the first challenges Gen. LaNeve issued to FASCOM was to develop corps-level autonomous capabilities. Each of the Army’s five corps will test equipment, evaluate tactics and make recommendations on accomplishing autonomous mission sets. This approach leverages experimentation to validate concepts that can then be scaled across the Army, according to Gen. LaNeve. As this top-down approach is pursued, the Vice Chief of Staff noted that he will continue “clearing the way for Soldiers to innovate and solve tactical problems with the tools they have on hand.”

The Army’s autonomous development plan includes the testing of an autonomous fires battery and autonomous watercraft company in I Corps, an autonomous armored reconnaissance company in III Corps, an autonomous breaching company in V Corps, autonomous aerial ISR and lift companies in XVIII Airborne Corps, and the pairing of manned and unmanned rotary wing aircraft in 8th Army. This last experiment, initially conceptualized at the Army Aviation Center in Fort Rucker, Alabama, gives attack aviation pilots direct control of UAS sensors to enable over-the-horizon targeting and synchronize manned-unmanned fires. “Fort Rucker is unique in that we can bring together warfighting experts and cutting-edge commercial capabilities to test technology the way we intend to fight it. To ensure that we move swiftly to achieve the Army’s autonomy goals, as of today Fort Rucker will serve as our UAS Autonomy Center of Excellence,” said Gen. LaNeve.

The Vice Chief of Staff’s direction to FASCOM also includes the creation of capability-based formations centered on autonomous long-range fires, protection, tanks, logistics and obstacle breaching. These capabilities were specifically selected for their role in enabling operational maneuver and are aligned to the four elements of convergence, strike, close battle, and endurance outlined in the operational warfighting guidance released by the U.S. Army last week.

Notably, these experimental formations will receive some of the Army’s first 390A Robotic Technicians. The move, first announced by Gen. LaNeve at the Maneuver Warfighter Conference in September, expands the assignment of trained autonomy and robotics specialists beyond special operations units to more swiftly proliferate expertise across the force.

“We’ve got to change our approach from bolting on technology to rethinking how we fight,” declared Gen. LaNeve. “Acting Secretary Telle and I see things the same way. Technology doesn’t fight; Soldiers do. Our job is to get them the best kit; theirs is to make it lethal. It’s that magic between industry, leadership, and Soldiers that keeps our Army ahead of anyone looking to do America harm.”

By U.S. Army Public Affairs

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American Military University & American Public University Launch New AI Certificate, Two New Finance Programs and Six New Microcredentials for First Responders

October 13th, 2026

New Offerings Equip Students with In-Demand Skills for Leadership and Growth
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va., Oct. 12, 2026 — To help prepare students for tomorrow’s opportunities, American Military University(AMU) and American Public University(APU) part of American Public University System are launching a new AI Certificate, two new finance programs, and six new micro credentials for first responders (called NanoCerts®).

Registration is now open for all offerings at both AMU and APU.

“We have an ongoing commitment to help our students become tomorrow’s leaders, and a significant part of that is providing academic pathways that align with rapidly changing workplace demands,” said Dr. Elizabeth Joy Johnson, Provost of AMU and APU. “We are proud to expand our finance curriculum, add an innovative certificate focusing on AI and add several career-relevant NanoCerts® for first responders as we continue to educate those who serve us in our communities.”

The expanded career-relevant offerings include a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Master of Science in Finance, which explore the principles of financial management and how they apply to businesses. This includes corporate finance, investment management practices, and the institutions and markets that shape global capital.

The undergraduate AI certificate program equips students with foundational knowledge of practical applications for generative AI and large language models (LLMs). Students will learn how to support complex tasks and solve real-world problems with artificial intelligence. This includes applying ethical, legal, and governance principles relevant to military and federal contexts.

The new offerings also include six new undergraduate NanoCert® programs:

  • NanoCert® Basics of Emergency Management;
  • NanoCert® Disaster Management Fundamentals;
  • NanoCert® Emergency Management Communications;
  • NanoCert® Community Risk Reduction Chief;
  • NanoCert® Battalion Chief;
  • NanoCert® Administration Chief;

NanoCerts® are three-course programs focused on upskilling to quickly meet career or professional development goals. These NanoCerts® can provide knowledge that federal, state, and local first responders need as they pursue leadership opportunities, build specialized expertise, or expand responsibilities in fire service and emergency management. In addition, the NanoCerts® are specifically designed to stack into the Bachelors in Emergency and Disaster Management, and the Bachelors in Fire Science Management offered at AMU and APU1.

The new offerings complement numerous related undergraduate and graduate programs, including the Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence and other programs in emergency services and disaster management as well as homeland security. AMU further supports first responders through the Everyday Heroes Grant, a 20% special tuition grant designed for emergency services professionals and their extended families (spouses, dependents, parents, siblings, and legal partners).

To learn more about AMU and APU’s public-safety focused programs, visit: www.amu.apus.edu/online-colleges-and-schools/school-of-security-global-studies.  

AMU and APU offer 200-plus programs from associate up to master’s and doctoral degrees, with monthly class starts. Visit here for more info: www.amu.apus.edu/academic/degrees-and-programs/program-finder.

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New SIG SAUER XRAY9-CUAS Electro-Optic Provides Counter Drone Targeting and Engagement

October 13th, 2026

Advanced disturbed reticle technology utilizes remote weapon station platform applied to a mounted electro-optic

NEWINGTON, N.H., (October 13, 2026)– SIG SAUER, an industry-leading manufacturer of cutting-edge firearms, electro-optics, ammunition, and advanced concepts, unveiled at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) trade show the SIG SAUER XRAY9-CUAS. The all-new counter unmanned aircraft systems (CUAS) electro-optic from SIG SAUER combines several technologies to deliver a new capability to combat drone attacks. 

“We fast-tracked the XRAY9-CUAS because the capability is needed for today’s battlefield,” said Andy York, President, SIG SAUER Electro-Optics. “Our heritage began and continues in firearms. We’re also driving innovation in remote weapon stations and electro-optics because at our core our focus is to protect and support our men and women in uniform. With the XRAY9-CUAS, a soldier can point and shoot to combat drones with the new electro-optic compensating for a range of factors to eliminate the threat.”

Mounted to a counter-UAS weapon system, the XRAY9-CUAS uses advanced electro-optical technologies to quickly engage drones, similar to the targeting system in the SIG SAUER remote-controlled weapon station.

The XRAY9-CUAS uses a proprietary SWIR laser rangefinder system and onboard slew-rate sensors to instantly calculate drone distance, speed, and vector and create a custom disturbed reticle with dynamic targeting solutions. The XRAY9-CUAS can be integrated with CMOS and thermal sensors to provide a day, night, and fused capable fire control system.

The XRAY9-CUAS tracks and engages up to 300 yards with exact capabilities varying depending on drone size. The small and lightweight optic is 5.25’’x2.5’’x3.3’’ (LxWxH) and 24 ounces. Battery life is up to 50 hours with continuous use, and the display is 640×480 with a window size of 48mm clear aperture.

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Elsight Launches a Precise Positioning Solution for Uncrewed Systems in GNSS-Denied Environments at AUSA 2026

October 13th, 2026
  • The only GNSS-denied positioning solution built on a patented multi-signal fusion solution that delivers high precision geolocation
  • Compact and cost-effective, delivering reliable positioning with or without GPS
  • First product of its kind with built-in active GPS spoofing detection

ALLEN, Texas, and WASHINGTON, D.C., October 12, 2026– Elsight (ASX: ELS), provider of mission-critical connectivity for uncrewed systems, today announced its new Positioning capability, delivering accurate geolocation for autonomous platforms across air, land and maritime domains in GPS-denied, GPS-jammed, and GPS-spoofed environments.

The launch comes amid ongoing global GPS jamming and spoofing, as growing usage of uncrewed systems push electronic warfare to the center of tactical planning. Jamming and spoofing tools once limited to specialist units are now fielded broadly by regular forces.

Elsight’s Positioning capability is built on a patented cellular-based solution that determines platform location using cellular network measurements, enabling precise geolocation when GPS is unavailable, degraded, or actively spoofed. A multi-source fusion engine continuously layers in additional available inputs – including cellular Timing Advance (TA), surrounding base station signals, GPS when verified reliable, and motion and velocity vectors – to improve accuracy and resilience. Active GPS spoofing detection cross-references GPS against cellular-derived position in real time, firing an alert when the two diverge.

“GPS has become a critical vulnerability in contested environments,” said Elsight CEO Yoav Amitai. “Our Positioning product removes that dependency entirely, giving uncrewed systems the ability to know exactly where they are, regardless of what is happening to the environment around them. Every alternative tells you how far you’ve moved. We tell you where you are. It is a fundamentally different approach to positioning.”

Key features:

  • High precision geolocation, not relative positioning – the technology knows exactly where the uncrewed drone or vehicle is, not just how far it has moved from a starting point
  • Patented cellular-based core – operates on entirely different infrastructure than GNSS, making it inherently resistant to GPS jamming, spoofing, and electronic interference that would compromise satellite-dependent systems, and works on any network available, regardless of ownership or origin.
  • Multi-source fusion – continuously combines all available inputs and automatically adapts as signal availability changes, with no reliance on any single source 
  • Active GPS spoofing detection – cross-references GPS against cellular-derived location data in real time; fires an alert automatically when the two diverge beyond a threshold
  • Zero additional hardware for existing Halo customers – delivered as a software or feature unlock
  • Operates with no GPS, no internet, no visual reference, no communications link – in darkness, at sea, and in conflict zones

Key Benefits:

  • Uses GPS as the default, uses cellular only when GPS is unavailable
  • Adds resilience without requiring large, heavy, or prohibitively expensive navigation equipment
  • A practical and scalable solution, leveraging standard GPS performance in normal operations and an additional layer of resilience when operating in GPS-denied environments
  • Small, lightweight, affordable solution

Elsight’s Positioning application requires no additional hardware for existing customers, and is fully integrated into Halo, the company’s flagship mission enablement product. Halo extends uncrewed operations beyond visual line of sight, free from ground infrastructure constraints, across air, land, and maritime domains. It intelligently bonds cellular, satellite, and RF communications into a resilient connectivity layer that always picks the optimal path.

Battle-tested with over 500,000 operational hours across 100+ active customers deployed in complex, high-intensity combat environments, Halo is included on the DCMA Blue List.

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