Global Scans · Drones · Weekly Summary

• [New] From 2025 onward, operators are expected to increasingly adopt fully automated workflows, including drone-in-a-box systems, remote fleet management, and AI cloud analytics. Idtechex
• [New] Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division is developing a stealthy drone called Vectis with a planned first flight in 2027. Interesting Engineering
• [New] Military units will start using drone swarms within the next two years as the underlying technology matures, as well as the Thales executive in charge of drone warfare. Defense News
• [New] VisionWave Technologies Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of VisionWave Holdings, Inc, recently announced that it has begun R&D on Argus, a space-enabled, AI-driven counter-drone (C-UAS) system created in collaboration with BladeRanger to defend against modern unmanned aircraft threats. Barchart.com
• [New] Under the MoU, Amazon will co-develop courses on AI, automation, and logistics, and support research in transportation, digital freight, drone operations, and sustainable mobility. / India Guidely
• [New] Recent Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian energy facilities and escalating friction between the United States and Venezuela have introduced elements of supply risk, providing intermittent support to oil prices. The Chronicle-Journal
• [New] Disruptions to satellite navigation have become increasingly common in Russia as the military deploys anti-drone systems to counter Ukrainian attacks that rely on GPS guidance. The Moscow Times
• [New] Drone delivery will bring the convenient and safe delivery options that customers have come to expect from Amazon to new heights. US About Amazon
• The next five years will bring transformative changes in drone technology driven by advances in AI, battery innovation, swarm capabilities, and payload versatility. Tech Times
• In the US, military bases and even some major sporting events have experienced drone-related disruptions. Yahoo News Canada
• Ground-based counter-drone swarms challenged teams to develop systems that could detect and neutralize multiple hostile drones simultaneously - the exact challenge facing modern militaries as cheap, weaponized drones proliferate on battlefields from Ukraine to the Middle East. DroneXL.co

Last updated: 21 December 2025