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Feb 6, 2026 at 10:10 AM
T-Mobile Supercharges Bay Area Emergency Communications Ahead of Big Game
BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As hundreds of thousands of fans arrive in the Bay Area for Sunday’s Big Game, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS), home of America’s Best Network, has engineering and support teams positioned on the ground in critical locations across the Bay Area to deliver the network speed, reliability and capacity first responders and public safety officials rely on. The Big Game and similar events place unique demands on communications and coordination and network performance. Well i...
Feb 5, 2026 at 7:07 AM
AIRO CEO Joe Burns Recognized as 2025 Redhawk50 Honoree for Industry‑Defining Aviation Leadership
MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIRO Group Holdings (Nasdaq: AIRO) announces that CEO Captain Joe Burns has been named a 2025 Miami University RedHawk50 Honoree, recognizing alumni who are driving impactful innovation and leadership across global industries. A Miami University graduate, Captain Burns has led major advancements across commercial and military aviation. Before joining AIRO, he held senior leadership roles at United Airlines, improving safety, operational performance, and next‑genera...
Feb 5, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Palladyne AI Achieves Breakthrough Flight Milestone With First Flight of IntelliSwarm: Palladyne AI’s SwarmOS Autonomous Swarming Software Integrated Into Its BRAIN X2 Flight Computer
SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ: PDYN and PDYNW) (“Palladyne AI”), a U.S.-based defense and industrial technology company delivering embodied AI-powered collaborative autonomy solutions, advanced avionics, precision-manufactured components, UAVs, and advanced aerospace engineering services, today announced the successful flight test of IntelliSwarm, the integrated autonomy stack combining its SwarmOS autonomy software with its BRAIN X2 Guidance, Navigation and Contro...
Feb 4, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Fortem’s AI-powered SkyDome® Neutralizes Drone Swarm With Zero Collateral Damage
LINDON, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fortem Technologies, the global leader in airspace security and counter-drone solutions, today announced it has completed what it believes is the first autonomous 5-vs-5 drone intercept with safe capture of every target, demonstrating a scalable counter-swarm defense capability as hostile drone attacks grow increasingly coordinated. In a live test, five DroneHunter® F700 interceptors operating under the command of a single SkyDome® system – Fortem’s AI-powered sof...
Feb 4, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Karman Space & Defense Sets Virtual-Only Annual Shareholder Meeting Date and Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Karman Space & Defense Sets Virtual-Only Annual Shareholder Meeting Date and Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences...
Feb 4, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Mobix Labs Advances High-Precision Drone Platform to Address Growing Critical Infrastructure Needs
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mobix Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOBX) announced it has secured Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification for its next-generation drone-based airborne sensing platform, clearing a key regulatory hurdle and moving the program into commercial execution. Following FAA approval, Mobix Labs has begun expanding real-world field operations and initiating customer pilot activity. The certification enables expanded operations for Mobix Labs’ drone platform developed b...
Feb 4, 2026 at 1:00 AM
SkyDrive, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Mitsubishi Estate and Kanematsu to Conduct eVTOL Demo Flight at Tokyo Big Sight
TOYOTA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, is pleased to announce that it will conduct demo flights of its "SKYDRIVE" (SkyDrive Model SD-05) over the five days between February 24 (Tue) and February 28 (Sat), 2026. This initiative is being organized in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., and Kanematsu Corporation. The flights will take place at a temporary take-off and land...
Feb 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Swarmer Announces Public Filing of Registration Statement for Initial Public Offering
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Swarmer, a drone autonomy software company supporting operations in Ukraine, announced today that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") relating to a proposed underwritten initial public offering of shares of its common stock. The timing of the offering, number of shares of common stock to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. The initial public o...
Feb 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Teledyne FLIR Defense Wins $17.5 Million Contract from armasuisse to Deliver Black Hornet 4 Nano-Drones for Dismounted and Vehicle-Integrated Reconnaissance
OSLO, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced that it has received a $17.5 million contract from armasuisse, the Swiss Federal Office of Defence Procurement, to deliver a large number of Black Hornet® 4 Personal Reconnaissance Systems, one of the world’s most advanced and widely deployed nano-drones. Black Hornet 4 was selected as an airborne dismountable Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capability sens...
Feb 2, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Danish C-UAS Startup Shotling Raises €700K Oversubscribed Pre-Seed (Myriad-IPO CLUB-EIFO) for Anti-Drone Shotgun
COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shotling, a Danish defense technology startup specializing in kinetic short-range counter-UAS (C-UAS) systems, today announced the closing of a pre-seed financing round with €700K committed out of a targeted €500K. The round is led by Myriad Defense Fund, with co-investment from IPO CLUB’s Fund II America 2030, and a non-dilutive match-loan granted by EIFO, the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark, supporting Shotling’s mission to deliver rapid-fire modula...
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