Ukrainian aviation manufacturer Skyeton has integrated satellite communications into its Raybird unmanned aviation system, expanding the platform’s operational reach and enabling uninterrupted real-time data transmission during long-duration missions.
German drone maker STARK said on 13 February that it had opened a research and development hub in Ukraine and a regional office in Greece, expanding its industrial presence across Europe.
U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force partnered with the Defense Innovation Unit and industry professionals from Jan. 27 to 29, 2026, to evaluate first-person view small unmanned aircraft systems using fiber optic cables.
German-Ukrainian joint venture QFI hands first Germany-built Linza 3.0 drone to President Zelenskyy, launching production of up to 10,000 UAVs a year for Ukraine’s armed forces.
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Frontline Robotics has unveiled Linza 3.0, the latest version of its multi-use logistic drone already deployed in more than 60 units with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and said the system will be produced in Ukraine and Germany.
Palladyne AI Corp. said it has completed the first successful flight test of IntelliSwarm, integrating its SwarmOS autonomy software with the BRAIN X2 guidance, navigation and control flight computer.
Naval Air Systems Command and Boeing have started ground testing of the first production MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial refueling aircraft at Boeing’s MidAmerica facility in St. Louis, Missouri.
STM has completed Türkiye’s first live-ammunition swarm unmanned aerial vehicle test, with a group of 20 KARGU loitering munitions achieving direct hits on designated targets.
Rheinmetall has successfully taken part in a forward-looking test by the Bundeswehr at the Army Combat Training Centre in Saxony-Anhalt, using its LUNA NG unmanned aerial vehicle system.
Amid the Department of War’s intent to acquire 300,000 one-way attack drones by 2028, 2nd Marine Logistics Group has developed the Marine Corps’ first National Defense Authorization Act-compliant 3D-printed drone.
According to a press release from the UK Ministry of Defence, a programme to develop futuristic helicopter drones designed to operate alongside Apache attack helicopters has moved into its next phase.
Auterion announced it executed a live-fire combat drone swarm strike at a U.S. military range in Florida on January 13, 2026.
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