– Ondas Inc., through its Ondas Autonomous Systems (OAS) and Ondas Networks units, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Rotron Aero, a UK developer of advanced unmanned aerial systems and long-range autonomous platforms for extended-reach operations. Continue reading
Category Archives: Loitering Munitions – One Way Effector (OWE)
Ukraine Gets 500 km Range Loitering Munitions from France
French company EOS Technologie has delivered its first Rodeur 330 strike drones to Ukraine, AFP reports. A limited number of units have already arrived. The loitering munitions can fly up to 500 kilometers, remain airborne for five hours, and strike targets in fully autonomous mode. Continue reading
France Buys Long-Range Kamikaze Drones from MBDA and Aviation Design
France’s procurement agency, the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), and MBDA have signed a landmark contract for the development and production of the ONE WAY EFFECTOR (OWE), a sovereign long-range capability designed to saturate enemy defences. Continue reading
US Marine Corps Orders 600+ Anduril Bolt-M Systems
The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Anduril a $23.9 million contract to deliver more than 600 Bolt-M systems for the next phase of the Organic Precision Fires-Light (OPF-L) program beginning in February 2026. Continue reading
US Air Force Plans to Start its Own Experimental One-Way Attack Drone Unit
The U.S. Air Force will stand up a new unit to shape how the service fights with low-cost, one-way attack drones. Continue reading
US Kamikaze Drones Used in Strikes on Venezuela ?
Multiple video clips offer strong evidence that kamikaze drones were among the capabilities the U.S. military brought to bear during the operation to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro over the weekend. This may have been the first real-world use of a new slate of U.S. long-range one-way attack drones and loitering munitions. Continue reading
Teledyne FLIR Defense Gets $42.5M US Marine Corps Drone Contract
– Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, recently announced that it has been awarded a $42.5 million contract by the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command for Delivery Order 3 of its Organic Precision Fires-Light (OPF-L) program. Continue reading
General Dynamics Land Systems and AeroVironment Successfully Demonstrate PERCH Loitering Munitions Launcher on M1 Abrams Tank
General Dynamics Land Systems has announced a successful demonstration of the Precision Effects & Reconnaissance, Canister-Housed (PERCH) system, codeveloped with strategic partner AeroVironment (AV), at the U.S. Army’s Machine Assisted Rugged Sapper (MARS) event at Fort Hood, Texas. Continue reading