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Can NATO’s CUAS marketplace turn urgent demand into deliveries?

6th November 2026

Framework contracts and leasing options aim to shorten acquisition timelines, while manufacturing partnerships could help suppliers scale production to meet allied demand.

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Oshkosh and Grid Aero tie-up tests new model for scaling military UAS production

6th November 2026

By combining established manufacturing capacity with startup aircraft design, the partnership could offer an alternative approach to scaling military uncrewed aircraft production.

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  • Leonardo details Proteus’s path to autonomous anti-submarine missions for the Royal Navy

    Leonardo details Proteus’s path to autonomous anti-submarine missions for the Royal Navy

  • Navies need cheaper ways to defeat drones, but can they sustain merchant protection?

    Navies need cheaper ways to defeat drones, but can they sustain merchant protection?

  • Can NATO’s CUAS marketplace turn urgent demand into deliveries?

    Can NATO’s CUAS marketplace turn urgent demand into deliveries?

  • Oshkosh and Grid Aero tie-up tests new model for scaling military UAS production

    Oshkosh and Grid Aero tie-up tests new model for scaling military UAS production

  • Leonardo details Proteus’s path to autonomous anti-submarine missions for the Royal Navy

    Leonardo details Proteus’s path to autonomous anti-submarine missions for the Royal Navy

  • Navies need cheaper ways to defeat drones, but can they sustain merchant protection?

    Navies need cheaper ways to defeat drones, but can they sustain merchant protection?

  • Can NATO’s CUAS marketplace turn urgent demand into deliveries?

    Can NATO’s CUAS marketplace turn urgent demand into deliveries?

  • Oshkosh and Grid Aero tie-up tests new model for scaling military UAS production

    Oshkosh and Grid Aero tie-up tests new model for scaling military UAS production

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Northrop Grumman to fly new Project Talon CCA by late 2026

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India finally powers up engine production as it prepares to talk platforms with Putin

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Leonardo’s Proteus concludes ground tests with maiden flight on horizon

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Leonardo’s Proteus concludes ground tests with maiden flight on horizon

3rd December 2025

The technology demonstrator forms part of a wider effort to help the Royal Navy explore the potential of uncrewed systems supporting its existing crewed aviation platforms.

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