Asia
Japan Drone and AAM Expo 2026: More Heavy-Lift UAVs Pushing the Boundaries of Drone Innovation
Japan’s drone sector is thinking big, building bigger and deploying at scale. In Part 1 of this series, I introduced four Japanese companies at the Japan Drone and AAM Expo...Read More
AfBAA launches first phase of groundbreaking research to improve understanding of business aviation in Africa.
15 June 2026/Kigali, Rwanda – The African Business Aviation Association, AfBAA, has announced the launch of a landmark research project that aims to advance the understanding, perception, and knowledge of...Read More
Japan Drone and AAM Expo 2026: Heavy-Lift UAVs Tackling Disaster Response, Infrastructure Inspection and ISR
Japan Drone and AAM Expo 2026, Japan’s annual drone showcase, has grown into one of Asia’s most important unmanned systems gatherings. It brings together commercial developers, researchers, defense-adjacent companies, and...Read More
As The Crow Flies: Ornadyne’s Bird-Mimicking Ornithopter O1 Targets Military Reconnaissance Missions
At SOF Week 2026, Geourg Kivijian wasn’t handing out business cards. He and co-founder Armen Arakelyan walked the show carrying a drone that looked like a bird. Their startup, Ornadyne,...Read More
Orbbec Breaks Ground on New Overseas Manufacturing Base RVMC to Strengthen Global Delivery and Supply Chain Capability
9 June 2026: Orbbec officially held the groundbreaking ceremony for its overseas manufacturing base — the RVMC Factory — in the Thuan Thanh Industrial Zone of Bac Ninh Province, Vietnam, marking...Read More
Ondas Holdings Targets FPV Drones and Swarm Threats With New Autonomous MODUS and IRON WAVE Defense Systems
Ondas Holdings unveiled two AI-driven defense systems built for the next generation of force protection capabilities: MODUS, a mobile counter-UAS platform, and IRON WAVE, a robotic combat suite designed to operate ahead of...Read More
Orbbec and Creality Launch Pika, Bringing 3D Scanning into the Pocket Era
2 June 2026: Creality unveiled Pika, a next-generation AI-powered portable 3D scanner co-developed with Orbbec, during its 12th Anniversary “AI Ecosystem” product launch event. Powered by Orbbec’s core underlying technologies, Pika breaks the...Read More
IAI’s Advanced HAROP Loitering Munition Gets Stealth Upgrade and Naval Integration via DIAMOND Container System
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has advanced its combat-proven HAROP loitering munition with stealth capabilities and expanded its naval deployment through the modular DIAMOND container solution, reinforcing the system’s role as...Read More
Elbit Systems FUSE Acquires BlueWhite Robotics to Expand AI-Powered Ground Autonomy for Defense
Elbit Systems’ FUSE division has completed the acquisition of BlueWhite Robotics, an Israeli developer of AI-powered autonomous solutions for critical off-road and defense applications. Under the agreement, FUSE acquired 100%...Read More
Roboteam “Terminator” UGV Family Brings AI-Enabled Swarm Robotics to Infantry and Special Forces
Robotic swarms have become an operational requirement for advanced armed forces. Israeli company Roboteam has developed the “Terminator” family, a line of modular, lethal unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) systems designed...Read More
