The British Army have previously tested CUAS solutions such as DroneShield’s DroneGun with its experimental next-gen tech battalion, 2nd Battalion The Royal Yorkshire Regiment. (Photo: Crown Copyright)
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched a preliminary market exercise to explore options for counter-uncrewed aerial systems (CUAS) for the British and US Armies.
Named ‘Project Vanaheim’, the project is a joint effort between the UK and US forces, focusing on the operational problem of tracking, identifying and defeating Class 1 uncrewed aerial systems (UAS). It will be managed by British Army’s RAPSTONE Task Force.
Field test events are due to take place from June through to August 2025, according to the contract notice. The US Army and Ukranian Armies will also be “participating” it noted, with the
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With a rising defence budget and equipment list, Poland’s air market is set to grow as the country continues to modernise its transport and helicopter fleets while seeking out uncrewed aerial vehicles and loitering munitions.
As the launch customer for the NATO-configured variant, Portugal also took delivery of the first five A-29N aircraft from its order for 12, placed in 2024.
As Europe ramps up defence investment in the wake of the Ukraine crisis, the spotlight is turning to how nations sustain their growing fleets.
The first of the 12 M-346 aircraft are expected to be delivered to the Austrian Air Force by 2028, according to the company.
Qatar and Indonesia followed the US’s high spending on new uncrewed aerial vehicle contracts across 2025, while MALE and micro drones and loitering munitions were particularly popular subcategories this year.
With all 31 aircraft set to be delivered by 2030, the helicopters will gradually replace the ageing Sea Lynx fleet which are due to be retired in 2026.
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