Unmanned Airspace

Unmanned Airspace is a UK-based specialist information portal focused on unmanned air system traffic management (UTM) and Counter-UAS (c-UAS) systems. Its Global Counter-UAS Directory, published annually since 2017 and updated monthly, is described by the publication as the world's only comprehensive guide to c-UAS systems in development or production; the 2026 edition lists over 550 companies and more than 1,000 programme and system descriptions. The platform also publishes market procurement data: it logged $29bn in Q1 2026 government c-UAS procurement, a figure requiring significant qualification — approximately $20bn of that total reflects the ceiling value of Anduril's indefinite-quantity Army contract rather than cash committed, reducing the effective Q1 commitment to roughly $9bn, still close to 70% of the entire 2025 total of $12.6bn.

The publication is edited by Philip Butterworth-Hayes and pitched primarily at government procurement agencies and industry suppliers seeking competitive intelligence on c-UAS capabilities. It covers sub-sectors including net-capture systems, missiles, intercept drones, and detection technologies. As a specialist trade publication rather than an academic or government body, its figures draw on open procurement announcements, contract filings, and industry submissions, and should be read alongside primary government contract databases for verification.