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Denmark and the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) have announced the procurement of four MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. The purchase includes three Certified Ground Control Stations. Continue reading
British defence firm MGI Engineering, a company forged in the fast-paced world of Formula 1, officially unveiled SkyShark, a next-generation military drone platform designed to transform battlefield operations with speed, precision, and UK-built sovereignty. Continue reading
Russian state media has aired footage from a major drone production facility in Yelabuga, Tatarstan, where Moscow is domestically manufacturing Iranian-designed Shahed drones under the name Geran-2. Continue reading
– L3Harris Technologies debuted a pack of launched effects vehicles, demonstrating the company’s ability to respond to the U.S. Department of Defense’s urgent need for advanced, capable and affordable munitions it can employ across services and domains. Continue reading
The United States has unveiled its own low-cost combat drone, designed to rival Iran’s widely used Shahed-136 loitering munition, in a push to expand affordable airpower options for modern battlefields. Continue reading
– Airbus Defence and Space and US based Kratos Defense and Security Solutions have entered into a partnership based on the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie, a flight-proven UCCA (uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft), which will be equipped with an Airbus made mission system, combat ready for the German Air Force by 2029. Continue reading
U.S. special operations Long Endurance Aircraft (LEA) surveillance drones, which are based on a popular civilian powered glider design, are set to gain the ability to launch smaller uncrewed aerial systems. An air-launched drone capability is a huge force multiplier for the ultra-quiet LEAs, with their innocuous outward appearance, that opens up the possibility of employing them in new ways, including using them to conduct kinetic strikes. Continue reading
– Shield AI, the deep-tech company building state-of-the-art autonomy software products and defense aircraft, has announced that the Netherlands Ministry of Defence has procured eight V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems to enhance maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations for the Royal Netherlands Navy and Marine Corps. Continue reading