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An RAF Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft was repeatedly and dangerously intercepted by two Russian fighter jets over the Black Sea last month, the UK Ministry of Defence said.
L3Harris Technologies has outlined its Skyraider II aircraft family as a modular and lower-cost option for persistent surveillance and strike missions for U.S. and allied special operations forces.
The U.S. Marine Corps has demonstrated the use of H-1 helicopters as airborne control platforms for first-person view drones.
Italy has signed a contract with Airbus for six A330 MRTT multi-role tanker transport aircraft, beginning the replacement of the Italian Air Force’s current aerial refuelling fleet.
A Congressional Research Service report says 42 U.S. fixed-wing, rotary-wing and uncrewed aircraft were reportedly lost or damaged during Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. military campaign against Iran.
Airbus Helicopters and the Spanish Navy have completed a tactical flight trial in Rota, Spain, demonstrating crewed-uncrewed teaming in a maritime environment.
L3Harris Technologies said its VAMPIRE counter-unmanned systems solution was evaluated by U.S. and allied forces during Exercise Balikatan 2026.
L3Harris Technologies has highlighted its fiber-optic tether systems as a way to provide unjammable communications for drones and subsea platforms operating in contested environments.
Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on May 20 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time.
Shield AI has been selected by the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering to integrate its Hivemind autonomy software onto the Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System, known as LUCAS.
The U.S. Navy has cleared the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned refuelling aircraft to move into low-rate initial production after the programme received Milestone C approval.
GE Aerospace has received a U.S. Air Force contract to complete the preliminary design review for its GE426 engine in support of the service’s medium-thrust-class Autonomous Collaborative Platform effort.
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