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French Army builds drone-contact units around FPV drones, with Fronde and Pendragon projects
The French Ministry of the Armed Forces says the 1st Marine Infantry Regiment has begun forming units that pair surveillance…
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Baykar Akinci hits designated target in first firing of Aselsan’s Morfoz guidance kit
Baykar says the Akinci scored a direct hit on its first firing with Aselsan’s Morfoz guidance kit over the Gulf…
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Black Sea: Drones hit two merchant ships off Bulgaria, one sank; Radev calls it “absolutely unacceptable”
Two merchant ships were hit by drones overnight on Tuesday, October 13, in the Black Sea just outside Bulgaria’s territorial…
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“Pyrpolitis”: the Hellenic Navy’s new Greek-made unmanned vessel, an Anduril underwater drone on show, and Dendias’s announcements
The “Pyrpolitis”, an unmanned surface vessel designed, developed and built entirely by the Hellenic Navy, was the star of the…
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Drone Dome: the €26 million Israeli counter-drone system Greece is buying against Turkish drones
A drone costing a few thousand euros can knock out a radar worth millions, and that is the cheapest threat…
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Italy tests MBDA weapons for the Astore Levante, the Leonardo-Baykar drone built on the TB3
Italy's air force chief says MBDA weapons are being tested on the Astore Levante, the Leonardo-Baykar armed drone derived from…
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Kuwait buys a British AI-enabled air defence system for £370 million: MARSS to integrate radars, jammers and interceptors in NiDAR
Kuwait is buying an air defence system worth £370 million from Britain’s MARSS to counter drones and other aerial threats,…
Air Force
Airbus U740 Valkyrie uncrewed combat aircraft makes its first flight in Europe
Airbus has completed the first flight in Europe of the U740 Valkyrie, an uncrewed combat aircraft based on the Kratos…
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US Coast Guard buys first 4 MQ-9B drones for $247.8 million
The US Coast Guard is buying MQ-9B long-range unmanned aircraft for the first time: four aircraft, ground control stations and…
Asia-Pacific
TURKSAT and China Satcom: Turkey and China to co-develop communications for UAVs and “smart” border security
Turkey’s state satellite operator TURKSAT and China’s China Satcom signed a protocol on joint research, product development and commercialisation, covering…
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Proteus: the French Army revived old 20 mm guns to shoot down drones
The French Army has taken 1970s 20 mm anti-aircraft guns, most of them awaiting scrapping, and turned them into the…
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SAS Technology: New developments in loitering munition development in Greece
Greece’s SAS Technology says it has completed the first full configuration of the AIHMI 2XR stand-off loitering munition, tested from…