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U.S. Special Operations Command is looking for a small but long-range kamikaze drone. The goal is to develop an air-launched loitering munition “with an extended range and capabilities beyond the current SOPGM [Stand-Off Precision Guided Munition portfolio],” according to a June 26 SOCOM Request For Information. Continue reading
Granta Autonomy has announced the launch of its Black Wasp interceptor drone, an advanced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed to counter a wide range of enemy strike, ISR and loitering munitions, including Shahed-class drones. Continue reading
Rafael, a global supplier of multi-domain defence technology, and SpearUAV, a developer of AI-based encapsulated weapon systems, have announced a strategic collaboration to develop and market the Iron Wasp: an advanced encapsulated UAS interceptor a derivative of SpearUAV’ Viper I (Interceptor) that brings an organic, on-the-move aerial interception capability directly to ground combat platforms. Continue reading
A drone swarm attacks at low altitude, exploiting terrain cover. Ground-based RF sensors register signals – but the operator remains invisible, positioned behind a ridgeline two kilometres away. No ground sensor can reach him. This scenario is no longer hypothetical. It defines the tactical reality of today’s battlefields – and the capability gap the AARTOS Hawk T1 was designed to close. Continue reading
Airbus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Under the MoU, Airbus, in cooperation with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, will analyse opportunities to work on a Japanese anti-submarine warfare variant of the U950 Eurodrone, Europe’s first Large Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS). Japan has held observer status in the Eurodrone programme since 2023. Continue reading
The Ukrainian company General Cherry has developed a Sweetheart reconnaissance drone capable of flying up to 150 km (94 miles) into enemy territory. Continue reading
Shield AI, the defence-tech company, has announced that Poland’s Armament Agency has signed a contract for the acquisition of V-BAT vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) intended to support Polish Navy operations. Continue reading
Cambridge Aerospace’s Skyhammer turbojet interceptor UAV has gained a clearer performance reference point after being associated with a 70% effectiveness figure, pushing the UK counter-drone system further from concept demonstration into the harder territory of repeatable production. Continue reading