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The Bayraktar Akinci UCAV has achieved a direct hit on an airborne target UAV during an air-to-air firing test using the Eren high-speed multi-purpose loitering munition.
Swarm Aero has opened an 80,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, marking the milestone with a ribbon-cutting event at Drake Field.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Boeing, working with Insitu and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), has announced progress in the Multi-function Radar Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (MRaISR) project.
Destinus has secured a €50 million commercial bank financing facility from Commerzbank, marking its first such facility and supporting the next phase of industrial expansion across Europe.
German defence procurement agency and Quantum Systems have signed a contract for the procurement of up to 747 reconnaissance drones to replace the Bundeswehr’s ALADIN system.
Northrop Grumman has revealed Project Talon, an autonomous aircraft designed to operate alongside crewed fighters as part of the company’s growing autonomous portfolio.
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