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DIU, Air Force pick four firms to prototype modular testing drone

DIU and the Air Force want to use ETV in large numbers to “create an overwhelming dilemma” for an enemy, perhaps making it a candidate for Replicator.
Another MQ-9 Reaper drone goes down in Yemen

It wasn’t immediately clear what brought down the US drone, but the incident marks potentially the third such downing this month alone.
US Army sets development plan for future tactical drone

The service approved an abbreviated capabilities development document as two competitors move into a prototype flight demo phase for future tactical UAS.
DARPA picks six firms to develop experimental ship-launched drones

ANCILLARY would take off vertically from a ship’s flight deck and then shift to forward flight to conduct recon, move cargo, or track enemy targets at sea.