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Sealift shortfalls set to drive opportunities across NATO navies

5th June 2026

A new Council on Geostrategy primer warns that NATO cannot defend its own supply lines. As the alliance faces a sealift and logistics escort deficit, a wave of unawarded procurement is beginning to take shape.

Hezbollah’s fibre-optic drones expose Israel’s counter-UAV gap in southern Lebanon

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Hezbollah’s fibre-optic drones expose Israel’s counter-UAV gap in southern Lebanon

3rd June 2026

Israel is working to close a counter-drone capability gap exposed by Hezbollah's fibre-optic systems, drawing on battlefield lessons from Ukraine to replace improvised defences with targeted solutions.

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Commtact secures new contract

9th January 2020

Commtact has secured a contract to supply its E-MDLS family of enhanced mini data link solutions to a prime contractor for a major Asian defence …

UAVOS introduces new cargo drone

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UAVOS introduces new cargo drone

9th January 2020

UAVOS has developed a cargo delivery drone based on the Robinson R-22 helicopter, the company announced on 8 January.The unmanned system has a payload capacity …

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Kratos receives target drone orders

8th January 2020

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ Unmanned Systems Division (KUSD) has received new orders worth approximately $6 million for its jet powered unmanned aerial target drone …

AQS-24 sonar in new testing

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AQS-24 sonar in new testing

7th January 2020

Northrop Grumman’s AQS-24 mine hunting sonar has completed initial in-water testing of a next-generation Deploy and Retrieval payload, the company announced on 6 January. During …

Pakistan Navy inducts ATR 72 aircraft and Luna NG UAVs

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Pakistan Navy inducts ATR 72 aircraft and Luna NG UAVs

7th January 2020

The Pakistan Navy (PN) has inducted two ATR 72 aircraft – one in the Sea Eagle maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) configuration and another as a …

Indonesia rolls out indigenous MALE UAV

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Indonesia rolls out indigenous MALE UAV

3rd January 2020

On 30 December, PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) rolled out the first prototype of an indigenously developed MALE UAV that has been christened the Elang Hitam …

Air review 2019: Turkey and Trump F-35 trouble overshadows future fighters

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Air review 2019: Turkey and Trump F-35 trouble overshadows future fighters

30th December 2019

Of all the stories that made headlines in 2019, few could claim to have caught fire in the same way as Turkey’s removal from the …

German armed UAV plans spiked by parliament

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German armed UAV plans spiked by parliament

20th December 2019

The German parliament has voted to reject a motion to purchase armed drones for the country’s armed forces, it confirmed in a 20 December statement. …

US AFRL's Ultra LEAP UAS in flight demo

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US AFRL's Ultra LEAP UAS in flight demo

19th December 2019

The US Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) has completed a two and a half-day continuous flight demonstration of the Ultra Long …

Opinion: BeiDou – Friend or foe in space, sea, air and land?

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Opinion: BeiDou – Friend or foe in space, sea, air and land?

18th December 2019

At 01:43 on 5 November, China launched a Long March-3B carrier rocket with the 49th satellite aboard of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) from …

US Army invests in Gray Eagle ER capabilities

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US Army invests in Gray Eagle ER capabilities

13th December 2019

The US Army has awarded multiple contracts to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) to upgrade the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range's (GE ER) capabilities and …

GA-ASI begins MQ-9 demo in Greece

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GA-ASI begins MQ-9 demo in Greece

12th December 2019

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has begun a series of MQ-9 Guardian demonstration flights hosted by the Hellenic Air Force (HAF).Taking place out of Larissa …

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