The German Bundeswehr has finalized a $30.9 million order from AeroVironment for an integrated tactical unmanned aircraft portfolio to comprehensively modernize its airborne reconnaissance capabilities with advanced sensors and autonomy software
Following successful land evaluations in Estonia, the British military has completed its first maritime trials of a domestic uncrewed strike drone designed to integrate crewed and autonomous frontlines
Teledyne FLIR Defense and STORM integrate autonomous vehicle reconnaissance systems with a modular deployment architecture, enabling operators to rapidly scale and transfer persistent, beyond-line-of-sight UAV surveillance capabilities across diverse vehicle fleets
Red Cat Holdings’ Teal Drones has advanced to Gauntlet II of the Drone Dominance Program as one of 19 companies selected for a Fort Carson evaluation, following a Phase 2 Qualifier that tested approximately 79 unique drones
U.S. Embassy Philippines has confirmed the transfer of four long-endurance platforms to expand the Philippine Navy’s capability to monitor critical waterways above and below the surface
Airbus and Kawasaki Heavy Industries will assess a Japanese anti-submarine warfare variant of the U950 Eurodrone, including possible mission configurations, sensor and effector integration, and industrial workshare
UXV Technologies has expanded its ruggedized soldier robotic controller line, introducing a lightweight, one-handed device engineered to provide operators with precise control of unmanned platforms across tactical defense environments
The French Armed Forces will procure Origin Robotics' BLAZE autonomous interceptor drone system, establishing local manufacturing capabilities to strengthen national defense and industrial sovereignty
An agreement signed between Milanion and a subsidiary of Republikorpat expands the conversion of Indonesian-built fast-attack craft into autonomous vessels, scaling up the nation's sovereign unmanned maritime capabilities
Teledyne FLIR Defense has launched an autonomous micro drone system that delivers continuous, untethered reconnaissance from military vehicles to protect crews and accelerate decision making
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