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Akinci: How Baykar turned the UAV into an African and Middle Eastern export success

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Akinci: How Baykar turned the UAV into an African and Middle Eastern export success

7th October 2026

From billion-dollar industrial partnerships in the Middle East to rapid military off-the-shelf deliveries in Africa, Baykar has tailored the Akinci to the needs of very different customers. Defence Insight data shows how flexibility, price and Turkish supply-chain independence have helped drive exports.

US Pentagon pushes procurement of dismounted counter-UAS capabilities

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US Pentagon pushes procurement of dismounted counter-UAS capabilities

7th October 2026

The US services are investing in lighter, autonomous and networked systems to protect mobile troops from drone threats.

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Pivotal showcases BlackFly eVTOL at SOF Week with eyes on military adoption (video)

Pivotal has demonstrated its lightweight electric VTOL aircraft, BlackFly, live at SOF Week 2025, as the company positions the platform for special operations and wider defence applications.

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ITEC 2017: Fire Blade training lights up

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ITEC 2017: Fire Blade training lights up

8th May 2017

The European Defence Agency is in the midst of the 11th exercise Fire Blade which will provide tactical training under the agency's Helicopter Exercise Programme …

​SOFIC 2017: SOCOM radio interest

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​SOFIC 2017: SOCOM radio interest

8th May 2017

Harris' newest addition in its JTAC radio family, the Falcon III RF-300H is proving to be of interest to the US Special Operations Command.The radio …

​SOFIC 2017: Underground Analysis

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​SOFIC 2017: Underground Analysis

8th May 2017

According to the Naval Postgraduate School's Defense Analysis Department and the US Army Asymmetric Warfare Group's (AWG's) Subterranean Working Group, the proliferation of subterranean structures …

​SOFIC 2017: Cubic expands C4ISR footprint

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​SOFIC 2017: Cubic expands C4ISR footprint

8th May 2017

Cubic Corporation will use this year's Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) in Tampa to highlight its growing range of C4ISR solutions for the SOF …

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First KC-10 CLS returned to USAF service

8th May 2017

L3 Technologies has returned to service the first KC-10 aircraft under the US Air Force's (USAF) contractor logistics support (CLS) programme, the company announced on …

DST ensures safe MRH90 operations

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DST ensures safe MRH90 operations

8th May 2017

A team of forensic engineers from Australia's Defence Science and Technology (DST) organisation is using forensic engineering techniques and computational fluid analyses of airflow to …

ITEC 2017: C-130J training requirements emerge

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ITEC 2017: C-130J training requirements emerge

8th May 2017

In February, Germany and France signed an agreement at a NATO Ministers meeting in Brussels to create a joint air transport unit to operate the …

AUVSI 2017: The Logos Redkite (video)

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AUVSI 2017: The Logos Redkite (video)

7th May 2017

Detailing recent trials conducted on its Redkite lightweight wide-area electro-optical system earlier this year, officials from Logos Technologies detail the work being done with Insitu …

AUVSI 2017: The week ahead (video)

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AUVSI 2017: The week ahead (video)

7th May 2017

As the start of the AUVSI Xponential exhibition and conference in Dallas nears Beth Maundrill and Richard Thomas discuss key themes in the industry and …

AUVSI 2017: Behind the scenes (video)

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AUVSI 2017: Behind the scenes (video)

7th May 2017

Richard Thomas, Shephard's editor of Unmanned Vehicles magazine, gives an overview of some of the platforms and hot topics to expect at this year's AUVSI …

AUVSI 2017: Valmie ventures into the unmanned

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AUVSI 2017: Valmie ventures into the unmanned

6th May 2017

US company Valmie Resources will be rolling out a new aircraft at AUVSI Xponential after conducting flight tests in Nevada at the beginning of May …

Phoenix UAS flies using 4G LTE

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Phoenix UAS flies using 4G LTE

5th May 2017

UAV Solutions has flown its Phoenix ACE LE UAS using a 4G long term evolution (LTE) network for beyond line of sight (BLOS) capability, the …

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