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NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage : Counter-drone defense spent most of the last decade being treated as a technology problem, but it has quietly become a math problem instead. The field has landed on directed energy as the fix, since a laser that fires for a fraction of a cent replaces a multimillion-dollar interceptor. Solving that cost equation, however, revealed a tougher issue behind it: Aiming a laser requires sensing most fielded systems don’t have, just as the threat itself has gone quiet. Wrap Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: WRAP) ( Profile ) has spent the summer establishing a position at that junction, specifically assembling an exclusive U.S. and NATO license to a physics-based sensing technology, now paired with laser directed-energy interception through a broadened partnership with Israeli firm Frenel Imaging. It’s the newest layer in WrapShield(TM), the open architecture Wrap has built, aimed at Department of War force protection, DHS border security, critical infrastructure and tactical law enforcement markets. The company is working to occupy a unique position where other leading operators, including Ondas Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS), Red Cat Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: RCAT), Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) and Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN) are working to offer innovative…

Wrap Technologies (NASDAQ: WRAP) was featured in a NetworkNewsWire editorial examining the evolving counter-drone defense market as increasingly autonomous and communications-independent drones challenge conventional radio-frequency detection and jamming systems. The editorial highlights Wrap Technologies exclusive U.S. and NATO rights to commercialize Frenel Imaging TPiCore polarimetric sensing platform, a passive, physics-based detection technology designed to identify objects by material signatures rather than radio emissions.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Market News Updates News Commentary - Land surveying has traditionally been a slow, labor-intensive process. Survey crews often have to cover large areas on foot, set up equipment, take measurements and then spend hours processing the information. Drones are changing that process. Equipped with high-resolution cameras, RTK/PPK positioning and LiDAR, drones can cover large areas quickly while collecting detailed data from above. That information can be turned into accurate maps, 3D models, elevation measurements and other survey data without requiring crews to spend as much time working in difficult or potentially dangerous terrain. The opportunity is already substantial, with the global mapping and surveying drone market estimated at approximately $3.23 billion in 2025 and projected to reach roughly $6.65 billion by 2033.   Companies on the move in the various Drone industries include ZenaTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZENA), Safe Pro Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAI), Swarmer, Inc (NASDAQ: SWMR), Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCAT), EHang Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: EH).

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Military surveillance, commercial inspection, energy infrastructure and AI-powered automation are converging to create a potentially explosive long-term growth market

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Safe Pro Group (NASDAQ: SPAI) was among several technology partners participating in Red Cat Holdings Inc.’s (NASDAQ: RCAT) latest SPiDRWORX validation event, where its AI-enabled threat detection software was evaluated using imagery collected by Red Cat’s Black Widow drone. According to Red Cat, the integration demonstrated the ability to rapidly identify hazards, suspicious objects and unexploded ordnance-like threats to support route planning, convoy movement and force protection in mission-relevant scenarios.

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NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage : The threats confronting law enforcement, military commands and critical infrastructure operators have crossed a threshold. They can no longer be addressed by adding personnel or deploying faster versions of existing equipment. Commercial drones that once required nation-state budgets can now be purchased off a consumer shelf for under $500 and are transforming the public safety landscape. Criminal organizations deploy the devices against border law enforcement, correctional facilities report drone-delivered contraband as a routine operational problem, and Langley Air Force Base, among the most secure military installations in the United States, was forced to halt flight operations by repeated drone incursions for which no adequate nonlethal response protocol existed. The safety-response infrastructure the world was built on is no longer adequate for the threat environment it faces. That gap is the defining public-safety challenge of this decade.

Wrap Technologies (NASDAQ: WRAP) announced its featured placement in a NetworkNewsWire editorial examining the growing need for autonomous public safety technologies to address evolving drone threats and critical infrastructure security challenges. The editorial highlights the company’s WrapShield platform and its exclusive U.S. and NATO rights to Frenel Imaging’s TPiCore(R) thermal-polarimetric sensing technology, which is designed to detect RF-silent drones that conventional radio frequency-based systems cannot identify.

AUSTIN, Texas, July 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: The threats confronting law enforcement, military commands and critical infrastructure operators have crossed a threshold. They can no longer be addressed by adding personnel or deploying faster versions of existing equipment. Commercial drones that once required nation-state budgets can now be purchased off a consumer shelf for under $500 and are transforming the public safety landscape. Criminal organizations deploy the devices against border law enforcement, correctional facilities report drone-delivered contraband as a routine operational problem, and Langley Air Force Base, among the most secure military installations in the United States, was forced to halt flight operations by repeated drone incursions for which no adequate nonlethal response protocol existed. The safety-response infrastructure the world was built on is no longer adequate for the threat environment it faces. That gap is the defining public-safety challenge of this decade.

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Military modernization, infrastructure monitoring, and precision agriculture are fueling massive new revenue opportunities across the fast-expanding drone economy

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Safe Pro Group (NASDAQ: SPAI) announced it has fulfilled a U.S. Army order valued at approximately $743,000 for its AI-powered Threat Analysis Kit, which combines the company’s NODE edge-computing platform with Black Widow(TM) drones from Red Cat Holdings (NASDAQ: RCAT). The field-ready battlefield intelligence system is designed to process drone-captured video and rapidly identify threats such as landmines, unexploded ordnance, cluster munitions and hostile drones, while generating detailed 2D and 3D battlefield maps for situational awareness.

Company Commenced U.S. Army Support Operations Which are Expected to Extend Through Q3 2026 Including Participation in Scheduled Exercises

As investor interest grows around drones, AI infrastructure, autonomous systems, defense technology, and urban air mobility, Mobix Labs (NASDAQ: MOBX) announced it has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire Vision Aerial , a Montana-based manufacturer of American-built drones serving national security, public safety, energy, and critical infrastructure markets.

The future of transportation is rapidly becoming reality as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) advances electric air taxi testing programs across 26 U.S. states, paving the way for commercial passenger services expected to launch throughout 2026. Markets including Texas, New York City, Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and regions across the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountains are among the first expected to benefit from next-generation air mobility networks.

Safe Pro Group (NASDAQ: SPAI), a developer of AI-enabled defense, security and situational awareness solutions, announced it has received a U.S. Army order for a Threat Analysis Kit that combines its edge-compute NODE platform with Red Cat Holdings’ (NASDAQ: RCAT) Black Widow(TM) drones. The order, awarded through a Defense Prime Contractor subcontract, also includes annual AI model and algorithm software upgrades, training and operational support services, with delivery expected during the second quarter of 2026.

U.S. Army Award Represents First Turnkey “Kit” Order Including AI Edge Processing NODE, Red Cat Drones, Operational Support Services and Annual Software Licensing

U.S. Army Award Represents First Turnkey “Kit” Order Including AI Edge Processing NODE, Red Cat Drones, Operational Support Services and Annual Software Licensing

For seventy years, Japan's defense posture was defined by its constraints, with the Self-Defense Forces operating inside a strict pacifist framework and the country's defense industrial base largely organized around licensed production for domestic use. That posture is changing rapidly. In December 2025, Japan's Cabinet approved a record fiscal 2026 defense budget of approximately 9 trillion yen, or roughly $58 billion, marking the fourth year of a five-year initiative designed to raise defense spending to 2% of GDP by fiscal 2027 and position Japan as the world's third-largest defense spender behind the United States and China. Unmanned systems sit near the center of that expansion.

Wall Street Journal report on Trump administration drone funding discussions and Investors Hub coverage of sector rally spotlight growing momentum across U.S. defense drone and AI markets