During CANSEC Logistik Unicorp exhibited a family of accessories for the FOV drones being adopted by Western militaries.
Items included the pack on the left with individual trays to hold drones.
They’ve also developed a drone battery pouch and top kit pouch which are both MOLLE compatible and compartmented to keep gear organized.
The CAGE (Close-Access Guard Enclosure) from Ascendisr is designed for use with interior FPV and whoop-style aircraft, Developed in conjunction with the French firm Danger Dynamics, CAGE improves aircraft survivability in confined, cluttered, and low-light environments. Its lightweight protective airframe shields against impacts, reduces the likelihood of propeller strikes, preserves maneuverability, enables rapid battery changes, and provides additional mounting surface area for mission-configurable IR or visible light modules.
CAGE is fully compatible with the MORSEL systems, allowing operators to add physical protection and mission-configurable capability without compromising the aerial concealment provided by MORSEL against thermal, night vision, fusion, and visual detection. Precision-manufactured using MJF PA12 Nylon for an exceptional strength-to-weight ratio.
Current lead time: approximately 2 weeks.
Available for preorder now at ascendisr.com.
European variant available through www.dangerdynamics.fr.
Ankara, 07 July 2026 – As part of the official German delegation to the NATO summit in Ankara, Quantum Systems announced its support of NATO’s Drone Edge initiative, with the expansion of its international production network. Besides expanding existing manufacturing facilities in Germany, Ukraine, Australia and California, the company is currently ramping up a new facility in Huntsville, Alabama. Additional production sites are being established in the UK and along the Eastern Flank in Lithuania, Estonia and Romania.
“Combat power does not begin on the battlefield – it begins in trusted factories. Armed forces can only fight at the speed their industrial partners can produce, adapt, and sustain,”said Martin Karkour, Chief Revenue Officer of Quantum Systems. “Our expanding manufacturing footprint allows us to produce closer to our customers, strengthen industrial cooperation across the Alliance, and translate operational demand into reliable delivery,” he added.
Sven Kruck, co-CEO of Quantum Systems, said: “Deliver, Support, Integrate is our philosophy of localisation. After delivering systems, we quickly build up a local support network and then integrate into national economies and industries to scale production and deliver in months, not years.”
With manufacturing capabilities spanning multiple allied nations, Quantum Systems continues to invest in the industrial infrastructure needed to support long-term defence readiness and deliver critical autonomous systems where they are needed most.
SALT LAKE CITY, July 02, 2026 — Red Cat Holdings, Inc.?(Nasdaq: RCAT) (“Red Cat” or the “Company”), a U.S.-based provider of advanced all-domain drone and robotic solutions for defense and national security, today announced that Teal Drones Inc. has advanced to Gauntlet II of the Drone Dominance Program. According to the program’s Phase 2 participant list, Teal is among 19 companies invited to participate in Gauntlet II at Fort Carson, Colorado, in August 2026, following the Phase 2 Qualifier.
The Phase 2 Qualifier was held at Camp Grayling, Michigan, where 49 companies were invited to compete and approximately 79 unique drones were tested across Long Range Strike and Tactical Assault in Close Quarters mission areas. Teal’s advancement reflects Red Cat’s continued focus on delivering trusted, mission-ready drone and robotic solutions that support the warfighter with critical situational awareness and operational advantage.
“Advancing to Gauntlet II is an honor and a meaningful validation of the work our Teal team is doing to deliver trusted, mission-ready systems for the warfighter,” said Jeff Thompson, CEO of Red Cat. “The Drone Dominance Program is focused on rapidly identifying proven drone technologies that can provide a decisive advantage on the modern battlefield, and we are proud to continue competing in support of that mission.”
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The Department of War today announced the comprehensive consolidation of all Unmanned and Autonomous Systems (UxS) under a newly established, direct-report position to the Deputy Secretary of War. This strategic priority aims to rapidly accelerate the development, procurement, and fielding at scale of autonomous capabilities, which are essential to maintaining the United States’ decisive military advantage.
“This structural reorganization directly implements a series of decisive actions taken by the administration. Drones and autonomous systems represent the most consequential battlefield innovation of this generation,” said Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell. “Adversaries collectively produce millions of unmanned systems each year across all domains. While global military production has skyrocketed over the last three years, the United States must move at the speed this moment demands to field these capabilities at scale and secure our tactical and strategic edge.”
Last year, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Orders directing the reform of the Department’s acquisition processes to ensure the United States Military possesses the most lethal warfighting capabilities in the world, “Unleashing American Drone Dominance,” which directed the DoW to procure, integrate, and train using low-cost, high-performing drones manufactured in the United States, and “Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty,” establishing critical authorities to counter growing adversary unmanned threats. Following these directives, Secretary Hegseth issued an implementing memorandum on July 10, 2025, committing the Department to bolstering the domestic drone manufacturing base, arming combat units with low-cost unmanned systems, and training the joint force to fight and win with these capabilities.
To establish an immediate operational baseline and consolidate specialized expertise, the DRPM- UxS will provide direct oversight and direction for all unmanned activities, functions, and associated programmatic funding lines currently assigned to the Department of War to include Services Components, Joint Interagency Task Force 401, the Defense Innovation Unit, and the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group.
The Secretary of War’s memorandum can be found here.
I caught up with SIG SAUER Advanced Concepts at SOF Week where they were showing some new developments.
Up until recently they had been concentrating on Elite Training for drones and capability integration with existing systems. However, behind the scenes they were prototyping both new payloads as well as complete drones. They currently have a quad copter design called the R3 Saber with 3.5 propellers as well as the fixed wing Scythe.
As you ca. see, the body is 3D printed and the Saber offers a 1300 gram payload capacity.
As for payloads, they have developed the MH322, MH365, MHTASER, P320 SimFX/UTM and P365 airsoft end effectors which feature SIG’s SENTRY electronic and safety board, for control and reliability. Calibers include .22, .380, and 9mm as well as Taser and UTM capabilities.
Seen here is the MH322 which weighs in under 600 grams. It offers a 25-round payload, precision laser targeting, and advanced tracking via remote operations.
www.sigsauer.com/defense-products
In what may be the coolest thing I saw at SOF Week, Envision Technology made the public debut of their PROTEUS.
Portable Reconfigurable Observation And Targeting Expeditionary Uncrewed System or PROTEUS for short was designed in response to USSOCOM’s drone-in-a-box requirement which envisioned a multi-mode drone system, rapidly transitioning from air to ground use.
Ultimately, PROTEUS DK40 was selected as a system for the US Army’s PBAS (Purpose-Built Attritable Systems) program. As you can see, it comes in a single deployment case, ready for use.
Relying on Modular Open Systems
Architecture (MOSA), PROTEUS is mission configurable in under 30 seconds to quadcopter, hexacopter, octocopter, or crawler configurations thanks to its snap-on modular arms, wheels, radios, FPV systems, and accessories.
As fielded PROTEUS can be configured as a 5″ or 7″ done or as a crawler. However, Envision also provdes 3D interface files allowing units and developers to design custom mounts, payload integrations, and mission-specific accessories.
What I like about PROTEUS is that it is available now and offers the ability to configure the system as needed for the mission ahead. I know I’m going to date myself here but this is a modern day Erector set for Soldiers, but more plug and play. I’m always amazed at what troops will do with something like this. They will come up with ideas the designers never thought of.
As it has one foot in air and the other in ground robotics, the services can use it as a means to envision what future multi-mode unmanned systems (UXS) may look like and how imperative it is that they share commonalities such as power, comms, command and control, and end effector interfaces.
This will become even more evident as we begin to use larger UXS to serve as motherships to smaller systems.
www.envision-tek.com/unmanned-modular-systems
