AI Defense & Security Hardware
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title: “Ulticam IQ V2 is the first Matter 1.5 camera with Gemini on board — $199, no subscription” Xthings quietly did what Nest and Ring still haven’t. The Ulticam IQ V2 is the first security camera certified for Matter 1.5, and it ships with Google Gemini wired into the backend. $199. Lifetime rolling 7-day cloud… Continue reading
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AeroVironment Mayhem 10: a 100 km launched-effects drone with a published payload interface
AeroVironment pulled the cover off Mayhem 10 at AAAA 2026 in Nashville on April 15. It’s the first product in the new Mayhem family and the clearest signal yet that Launched Effects is what comes after Switchblade. The hardware Mayhem 10 is a 29-pound airframe, 42 pounds fully loaded, hauling a 10-pound payload. Cruise at… Continue reading
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$270M for a 42-Pound Drone: How Kraus Hamdani K1000ULE Won the Air Force’s Biggest ISR Bet
75 hours airborne. No refueling. A 42.5-pound solar-powered drone at 20,000 feet while one operator controls the swarm. On April 7, AFCENT handed Kraus Hamdani a $270 million contract for the K1000ULE — its largest ultra-long-endurance ISR drone order. The Hardware Fixed-wing, Group 2 drone. 16.5-foot wingspan, all-electric propulsion, lithium-ion batteries recharged by solar cells… Continue reading
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Skydio Dock + X10: U.S. Air Force Drops $9M on Autonomous Drone Patrols Across Middle East Bases
USAFCENT just ordered over $9 million worth of Skydio Dock + X10 systems for its Middle East airbases. This is one of the largest international deployments of autonomous drone infrastructure by the U.S. Air Force — and the hardware is wild. What You’re Looking At Skydio Dock is a “drone-in-a-box” station. The X10 drone sits… Continue reading
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Palmer Luckey Wants Your Python Code to Fly a Drone at 100 mph — Anduril AI Grand Prix Is Now Open
Anduril just opened registration for the AI Grand Prix, a $500,000 autonomous drone racing competition where zero human pilots are allowed. You write Python. The drone flies. That’s it. What’s the Hardware Every team races the same Neros Technologies drone — no hardware mods, no custom builds. The drones pack a DCL AI vector module… Continue reading
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Shield AI V-BAT / X-BAT: $2B Raised, 130+ Combat Sorties, and a Drone That Flies Without GPS
Shield AI just closed $2 billion in funding at a $12.7 billion valuation — more than doubling in twelve months. The money is for two autonomous VTOL drones: the V-BAT and the upcoming X-BAT. V-BAT is a tail-sitting, ducted-fan drone — 12.5 ft wingspan, 161 lbs gross weight, 12+ hours endurance, 40 lb payload capacity.… Continue reading
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Faraday Future FX Aegis: $2,490 for a Quadruped Robot You Can Program in Plain English
Faraday Future — yes, the EV company — just got FCC certification for a four-legged AI robot. The FX Aegis is a quadruped built for security patrol and companionship, starting at $2,490. That’s consumer-grade pricing in a market where most quadrupeds cost $10K+. The Hardware 48Nm peak joint torque. Clears 33cm obstacles, climbs 40-degree slopes,… Continue reading
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