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The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded £3.16 million to three suppliers to develop new low‑cost interceptors designed to shoot down drones and other airborne threats. The UK is the first of five European partner nations to award contracts under a joint programme to strengthen air defence. Continue reading
Dassault Aviation and Harmattan AI announced the successful execution of a collaborative in-flight engagement between a Rafale F4 and an unmanned aerial system equipped with the NAMIB payload, a new electronic warfare device jointly developed by both companies. Continue reading
The Vickers Valiant was built to restore Britain’s place among the world’s great military powers at the dawn of the Cold War. As the first of the legendary V-bombers, it became the Royal Air Force’s first true strategic jet bomber and the only British aircraft ever to drop live atomic and hydrogen bombs during nuclear weapons tests in Australia and the Pacific. Continue reading
AeroVironment, Inc. announced that it has received an MQ-31A military designation from Italy’s Directorate of Aeronautical Armaments and Airworthiness (DAAA) to deliver the JUMP 20 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to the Italian Army. Continue reading
The Indian Navy opened an investigation after a Drishti 10 UAV, the local version of the Israeli Elbit Hermes 900 Starliner, crashed last week, marking the second time in less than two years that such an incident has happened. Continue reading
Intelligent Energy (IE), one of the world’s leading hydrogen fuel cell manufacturers, has unveiled a new 120 kW hydrogen fuel cell power system for heavy-lift fixed-wing drones and secured its largest commercial order to date in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) sector. Continue reading
On 9 July 2026, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) signed a contract with the High-Energy Laser Naval Demonstrator Working Group (ARGE HEL) for the development of a high-energy laser weapon system for the German Navy. Continue reading
UBURU, Inc., the next-generation dual-use Defence & Security integrated platform company focused on non-kinetic effects and directed-energy technologies, electronic warfare and defense mobility programs, software-orchestrated defense systems, and advanced manufacturing, has announced highly encouraging initial results from a laser dazzler counter-UAS test campaign conducted at Tekne S.p.A. (“Tekne”) facilities in Italy. Continue reading