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Lasers heat up for counter-drone option as DroneLight tackles the big question

16th July 2026

Using lasers to defeat drones promises to solve the dilemma of using expensive kinetic effects to kill platforms worth a few hundred dollars. While maintaining thermal output to provide the effects can be a technical hurdle, Israel’s Esh-Tech is one company working on a solution.

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16th July 2026

Despite the UK having the third-largest military UAV market in Europe, the country appears to be underinvesting in the capability relative to the size of its economy, particularly when compared with Baltic and eastern European states.

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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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Lockheed Martin will integrate a 3-D printed part on the US Air Force's (USAF's) sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF 6) satellite, the company announced …

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LAAD 2017: Amazon-watch services on offer

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LAAD 2017: Gripen incoming

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LAAD 2017: Leonardo looks to further South American footprint

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LAAD 2017: Leonardo looks to further South American footprint

6th April 2017

Leonardo Helicopters noted that although the market remains slow in South America, the company is confident in its sales growth, pointing to the sale of …

SOFINS: ​Airbus DS details A400M milestones

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SOFINS: ​Airbus DS details A400M milestones

6th April 2017

Airbus Defence and Space used the recent SOFINS exhibition to detail the latest achievements of its A400M aircraft and the fact the tactical transporter is …

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SAS 2017: USCG envisions UAS blend

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The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has made no secret of its interest in small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) for shipboard operations aboard its new …

LAAD 2017: Helibras outlines helo upgrade prospects

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LAAD 2017: Helibras outlines helo upgrade prospects

6th April 2017

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Sea Venom cleared for Lynx exports

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The Philippines received the first two of five leased TC-90 (a Beechcraft King Air variant) aircraft from Japan on 27 March, with a formal transfer …

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Milipol Asia 2017: SuperneT U-Agile+ bridges comms gaps

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Seeing a gap between military and homeland security communication networks, ST Electronics has developed application-based software named SuperneT U-Agile+ to bridge the two systems.Its release …

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