As modern militaries seek to increase tempo, mass, and survivability, a new class of platforms is emerging: drone motherships. These are air, land, or sea-based systems designed to launch, recover, and command swarms of unmanned vehicles, multiplying effects across domains. Where once a single Reaper was sufficient, now dozens of smaller, cheaper drones—networked via AI—promise […]
A new era in maritime operations Unmanned surface and underwater vehicles (USVs and UUVs), once relegated to niche roles like reconnaissance and mine-clearing, are now reshaping naval warfare. From asymmetric strikes in the Black Sea to major acquisitions in the Indo-Pacific, maritime drones have moved well beyond the prototype phase — they are now combat-relevant […]
The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) represents a major step forward in European defense. It aims to ensure Europe’s autonomy and sovereignty in terms of defense and security. Estimated at 100 billion euros, the FCAS is at the heart of a new-generation weapons system (NGWS). The birth of the project The FCAS was initiated in […]
