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.
Indra Group will build its main and most advanced multipurpose drone and loitering munition factory in León as part of its industrial growth strategy and response to Spain’s Special Modernization Programs.
A hydrogen-powered hybrid version of Skyeton’s Raybird unmanned aerial vehicle has entered full-scale combat service with a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
EDGE Group and Indra Group have agreed to establish a new defence manufacturing company in Spain focused on loitering munitions and smart weapons for Spanish and European defence programmes.
The Swedish Government has decided to invest more than SEK 5.3 billion to enhance unmanned systems and space capabilities for the Swedish Armed Forces.
Textron Systems has integrated a low size, weight, and power, low-cost Low Earth Orbit beyond-line-of-sight transceiver into its Aerosonde UAS platform to expand command and control options.
A rare deployment of the RQ-170 Sentinel is reported to have supported a U.S. military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on 3 January 2026.
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