The procurement announcements emphasise the Dutch Ministry of Defence’s response to NATO’s call for heavier combat capabilities for land operations.
Further tests will be carried out on the existing fleet, ahead of the Royal Air Force’s anticipated transition from MQ-9A Reaper aircraft to the MQ-9B Protector by the end of 2025.
Last week, it was revealed that the US Army intended to cancel the long-running Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS). The revelation, no doubt part of the Army Transformation Initiative (ATI), came a week after the force highlighted that it would cancel the procurement of Gray Eagle aircraft.
Both ROGUE-Fires and the MTVR demonstrator have been designed for Indo-Pacific mobility and expeditionary operations.
Cummings Aerospace presented its turbojet-powered Hellhound loitering munition at SOF Week 2025, offering a man-portable solution aligned with the US Army’s LASSO requirements.
Edge Autonomy has highlighted its advanced, silent electric propulsion and extended UAS endurance with propane fuel cells, designed to support SOF with crucial sensing and close air support capabilities.
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30th July 2009
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30th July 2009
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30th July 2009
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29th July 2009
Sagem (Safran group) and Stemme have successfully carried out the first campaign of flight tests for the Patroller long-endurance surveillance UAV system, scheduled to be …
29th July 2009
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29th July 2009
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28th July 2009
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28th July 2009
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28th July 2009
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27th July 2009
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27th July 2009
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27th July 2009
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27th July 2009
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24th July 2009
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24th July 2009
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23rd July 2009
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23rd July 2009
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23rd July 2009
As the premier U.S. Department of Defense live joint and coalition intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) interoperability demonstration, "Empire Challenge '09" (EC 09) is providing …
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