Engineers at the Aero Engine Corporation of China have successfully tested a 3D-printed turbojet engine on a target drone. The engine, with 75% of its weight from printed parts, powered the drone to 6 km altitude, offering a new, fast-manufacturing power option for China's military drones like loitering munitions.

Executives from Hanwha Aerospace and GA-ASI at AUSA 2025 A new transpacific partnership is set to redefine the future of unmanned flight. Hanwha Aerospace has signed an agreement with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to co-develop and co-produce the Gray Eagle Short Takeoff and Landing (GE-STOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS), a next-generation platform designed for true runway independence. The partnership was formalized during the Association of the U.S.

Lockheed Martin has converted Black Hawk choppers into pilotless cargo drone. The autonomous version of its iconic Black Hawk helicopters were developed in less than a year Developed by Lockheed's Sikorsky, the uncrewed aircraft is called the S-70UAS U-Hawk Sikorsky replaced the UH-60L’s cockpit with actuated clamshell doors and a rear ramp, allowing roll-on and roll-off cargo operations.  The aircraft has 25 percent more cargo space than the standard Black Hawk A tablet give