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India’s high-altitude logistics drone push drives demand as BonV Aero launches Air Orca

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India’s high-altitude logistics drone push drives demand as BonV Aero launches Air Orca

5th May 2026

The Indian Army's major drone procurement programme has drawn attention from BonV Aero which has launched its heavy-lift platform for extreme terrain missions.

Baykar’s Akinci: Local participation and export freedom drive $4.63 billion success story

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Baykar’s Akinci: Local participation and export freedom drive $4.63 billion success story

5th May 2026

The success of the Akinci drone stems from Turkey’s push for domestically produced components – which has led to fewer export restrictions – and from manufacturer Baykar’s willingness to coproduce the drone with customers’ domestic industries.

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It is not a surprise to most within the defence and aviation industry that the use of unmanned aircraft has increased and is set to …

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The Z-10 attack helicopter first flittered into the Zhuhai Air Show in China in 2012 during a brief aerial performance. However, this year, in the …

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As the Commercial UAV Expo got underway, amid much excitement in Las Vegas, words of caution were offered by delegates and speakers looking to temper …

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Honeywell will work with Inmarsat to offer high-speed, high-bandwidth satellite communications capabilities for military use, the company announced on 31 October. Together, Honeywell’s JetWave satellite …

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Indonesia’s Basarnas national SAR agency is seeing its investment in unmanned technologies pay off, with the new systems now proving themselves on operations. The outfit, …

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Zhuhai 2016: T333 UAV unveiled by Beijing company

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Beijing-based Zhong Hang Zhi Technology (ZHZ) exhibited a new coaxial dual-rotor UAV dubbed the T333 at the biennial 11th Zhuhai Air Show, along with an …

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