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– Elbit Systems UK has finalised the full acquisition of UAV Tactical Systems Ltd. (U-TacS), which follows the receipt of all required regulatory and government approvals. Over nearly two decades, U-TacS has supplied dozens of advanced tactical unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to the British Army as well as to international customers, including the United Nations and NATO member countries. Continue reading
German authorities have arrested a woman accused of supplying information related to Russia’s war in Ukraine to a Russian intelligence agent and helping to get him access to political events in Berlin, prosecutors said. Continue reading
Silvus Technologies (Silvus), a Motorola Solutions company and a global leader in advanced tactical wireless communications, has announced the StreamCaster MINI 5200 (SM5200). It is Silvus’ smallest, fully-featured mobile ad hoc network (MANET) radio, designed to equip ground forces with next-generation mesh networking to securely share voice, video and data without the need for dedicated infrastructure. Continue reading
– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and Calidus Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the prospective co-production of MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft and Gambit Collaborative Combat Aircraft in the UAE, as well as command and control and battle management systems. Continue reading
Zipline, the American robotics company behind the world’s largest autonomous delivery system, announced that it has surpassed two million commercial deliveries, raised more than $600 million in funding, and will expand operations to Houston and Phoenix in early 2026, with additional U.S. metros launching later in the year. With this round, Zipline is now valued at $7.6 billion. Continue reading
Andrii Pavlovskyi, a Ukrainian engineer best known for developing one of the first “drone shotguns,” has recently turned his attention to a far simpler system. Initially dismissed as unpromising, the device has since proven effective against Russian reconnaissance drones, FPV drones and so-called ambush UAVs left loitering along roads to strike passing targets. Continue reading
China has publicly revealed a new vehicle-mounted high-power microwave weapon, designated the Hurricane 3000, during a nationally broadcast military parade in January 2026, according to footage aired by Chinese state television. Continue reading
An aggressor squadron screams across the Baltic sky, closing in on the Swedish Saab 35 Draken at Mach 1.7. By all conventional wisdom, the brand new Swedish fighter should have been trapped—outgunned, outmaneuvered, and seconds away from being another Cold War casualty. But this is no ordinary aircraft…. Continue reading