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Singapore has been launching FPV drones from the back of its CH-47F Chinooks to extend aircrew visual coverage and provide last-mile surveillance, while employing AH-64D Apache attack helicopters in an air-defence role against larger unmanned aircraft during Exercise Wallaby 2026 (XWB26) in Australia as part of a concerted effort to advance manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) and Counter-UAS (C-UAS) capabilities. Continue reading
Redwire Corporation, a global supplier of space and defence technology solutions, that announced it will deliver Redwire’s Stalker Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in support of the National Guard Bureau’s evolving mission requirements and UAS modernization priorities. The value of the purchase orders was approximately $13.8 million. Continue reading
The U.S. Air Force is planning to buy Chinese-made DJI drones for training purposes at a Wyoming air base that houses Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles. The 90th Missile Security Operations Squadron plans to use the drones as realistic targets during testing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, according to documents posted on the federal government’s contracting website. Continue reading
Inzpire, a provider of defence training services in the UK and part of the QinetiQ Group, has won a three-year contract with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), becoming the first UK defence company to instruct on the MQ-9B remotely piloted air system.
Airmen assigned to the 90th Missile Wing joined personnel assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command, Air Combat Command, U.S. Strategic Command and the Air National Guard for a counter-small unmanned aircraft systems firing qualification conducted in partnership with Joint Interagency Task Force 401 at Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center, Wyoming, May 14-15, 2026. Continue reading
JISDA Corporation (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has announced the launch of its domestically produced fixed-wing drone, the “ACM-01 Shiraha.” Designed as a lightweight, cost-effective unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Shiraha features a 1.9-meter wingspan and a wooden airframe. Continue reading
U.S. armoured vehicle crews remain unprepared to counter drone attacks. Footage from training exercises was published on Reddit. Continue reading
The Ukrainian government has approved the launch of an experimental project that will provide international partners with access to training AI models for unmanned systems based on real-world battlefield data. Continue reading