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EDA-funded AIRSENSE system flies a drone over land without satellite signals in Portugal trials
A European Defence Agency project has shown that an image-based navigation system can guide a drone over land without GNSS,…
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The USAF wants contractors to guard its bases against drones, with “counter-small-UAS as a service” and a 95% neutralisation rate
Air Combat Command is considering handing the protection of its bases against small drones to private companies, using the contractors’…
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France orders more MX-10 DAMOCLES loitering munitions from KNDS and Delair
The French Defence Procurement Agency has exercised an optional tranche for more MX-10 DAMOCLES loitering munitions, KNDS says, with first…
Middle East & North Africa
Raytheon wins $729 million in LIDS counter-drone contracts for the U.S. Army, Qatar and Jordan
Raytheon says the $729 million contracts for LIDS components cover the U.S. Army, Qatar and Jordan, and mark the first…
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Baykar shows Akinci, TB2, K2 and Kemankeş 1 working together at Ateş Serbest-2026
Baykar says its unmanned platforms demonstrated swarm operations, target detection, precision strike and network-centric mission management during the Ateş Serbest-2026…
Defense Industry
Sikorsky unveils Nomad 100 Fast Pack, a containerised kit of four VTOL drones
Sikorsky has introduced the Nomad 100 Fast Pack, a 20-foot container holding four VTOL drones, mission software and support kit.…
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Poland orders an urgent strategic review of drones, cheap long-range weapons and new technologies, as Kosiniak-Kamysz visits exercise Blue Eye-26
Poland’s Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has ordered the armed forces’ leadership to carry out an urgent “small strategic review” of…
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BAE Systems at AUSA 2026: the MDACS gun with HVP rounds and a high-power microwave weapon against drone swarms
BAE Systems showed the Multi-Domain Artillery Cannon System (MDACS) and a High Power Microwave (HPM) weapon at AUSA 2026, presenting…
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MBDA and Fortem extend counter-drone partnership, offering DroneHunter and the new FireThorn interceptor
MBDA will offer Fortem's DroneHunter as a layer in its air defence networks, and the two companies present FireThorn, an…
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L3Harris flies Red Wolf launched effect from an MH-60 for the first time, with US Army special operations aviators
L3Harris says its Red Wolf air-launched effect has flown from an MH-60 helicopter for the first time in a demonstration…
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VAMPIRE: US Army receives first L3Harris counter-drone systems two months after the order
L3Harris has begun delivering VAMPIRE counter-drone systems to the US Army, with the first units arriving within two months of…
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Albania, Croatia, Japan and five other countries join the US Army’s drone and counter-drone marketplaces
Eight more countries signed statements of intent on October 13 to join the US Army’s marketplaces for unmanned aircraft systems…