Jamie Hunter

1 week ago | twz.com | Jamie Hunter |Tyler Rogoway

Red Cat, which owns Teal Drones and Flightwave, gave us a briefing on their Black Widow short-range recon drone that the Army selected just recently, as well as the longer-range Edge-130, on the floor of Special Operations Forces Week 2025 in Tampa, Florida. Both of these systems have the ability to leverage artificial intelligence and cooperative operations, which are increasingly looking to become a game changer on future battlefields. Check it out: Contact the author: [email protected]

1 week ago | twz.com | Jamie Hunter |Tyler Rogoway

We got an up-close look at L3Harris’ Sky Warden variant of the famed Air Tractor that is serving as the test aircraft for Air Force Special Operation Command’s OA-1K Skyraider II program. We met up with L3Harris at this year’s Special Operations Forces Week conference in Tampa, Florida. We also got the company’s take on the aircraft’s capabilities, which will have to adapt to high-end combat scenarios in the future. More on the future of the OA-1K program in our recent feature here.