Patria and Ukraine’s General Cherry sign letter of intent on planned drone production in Finland for European defence customers
Patria plans to launch drone production in Finland through a proposed partnership with Ukrainian manufacturer General Cherry.
U.S. Central Command launches Falcon Strike, first multinational attack drone task force linking air, surface and undersea systems in Middle East
U.S. Central Command has launched efforts to establish its first multi-domain, multinational attack drone task force, seeking to integrate U.S. and regional capabilities across the Middle East.
Portugal orders Tekever AR5 drones for maritime surveillance and EEZ patrols, with operational capability due in September
The Portuguese Air Force has ordered Tekever AR5 unmanned aerial systems for maritime surveillance, security and defence missions, including monitoring of Portugal’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
U.S. Marine Corps tests Perennial Autonomy drones for reconnaissance, strike and counter-drone missions at Twentynine Palms
The U.S. Marine Corps’ 2nd Marine Division completed several days of integrated training with AI-enabled drones from Perennial Autonomy.
UK selects Tekever AR5 in up to £400 million Army drone programme as Europe expands battlefield surveillance and domestic production
The UK Ministry of Defence has selected Tekever’s AR5 surveillance drone to replace the British Army’s ageing Watchkeeper fleet.
Canada launches Defence Drone Initiative to accelerate sovereign uncrewed systems development and strengthen domestic defence industry
Canada has launched a new Defence Drone Initiative aimed at speeding the development, testing and production of domestically developed uncrewed and autonomous systems.
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky completes Nomad 100 initial flight tests for DARPA EVADE program
Sikorsky has completed initial ground and flight testing of its Nomad 100 uncrewed aerial system under DARPA’s Early VTOL Aircraft Demonstration program.
Anduril Industries unveils Thunder autonomous attack rotorcraft to expand Apache firepower in near-surface drone-saturated combat
The aircraft is designed to boost the combat power and survivability of current and next-generation attack and assault aircraft.
European Commission launches EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance to expand joint drone and counter-drone production
The European Commission has launched the EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance at the third EU-Ukraine Defence Industry Forum in Kyiv.
Helsing selects West Virginia for first U.S. factory to produce AI-enabled HX-2 strike drones at scale
The HX-2 is already combat-proven in Ukraine, where Helsing said thousands of systems have been deployed to the front lines.
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BAE Systems’ FalconWorks advances Nyan strike drone as UK Armed Forces test system across land and maritime operations [VIDEO]
The Royal Navy and British Army have tested a domestically produced One-Way Effector uncrewed air system for use in maritime and land operations for the first time.
Thales and Renault Group agreed partnership to build sovereign French drone industry and produce TOUTATIS loitering munition
Thales and Renault Group signed a strategic partnership agreement to jointly develop and industrialise large-scale production of Thales’ TOUTATIS loitering munition.