The UK government has initiated a consultation process to prevent the misuse of drones, with deterrents such as the issuance of on-the-stop fines for offenders and the ability for security forces to seize platforms if necessary.
Launching the consultation on 26 July, the government stated that any new measures ‘are intended to ensure drones are being used safely’ in a market that is expected to grow rapidly over the next decade.
Studies regularly suggest that growth of the civil and commercial drone sectors will rocket in coming years, although many of these use cases are still dependent on technological developments
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Cummings Aerospace presented its turbojet-powered Hellhound loitering munition at SOF Week 2025, offering a man-portable solution aligned with the US Army’s LASSO requirements.
PDW has revealed its Attritable Multirotor First Person View drone at SOF Week 2025, offering special operations forces a low-cost, rapidly deployable platform for strike and ISR missions, inspired by battlefield lessons from Ukraine.
Teledyne FLIR is highlighting the emerging requirements for 'recoverable and re-usable' loitering munitions across the contemporary operating environment during this week’s SOF Week conference in Tampa, Florida.
High-performance maritime industry player Kraken Technology Group, based in the UK, has used the SOF Week conference in Tampa, Florida this week to debut its K3 Scout uncrewed surface vessel (USV) to the North American market.
Red Cat and Palladyne AI recently conducted a cross-platform collaborative flight involving three diverse heterogeneous drones.
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has driven another stage of evolution for drones and the counter measures to defend against them.
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