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Europe risks losing control of CUAS production capacity as manufacturers look abroad

16th September 2026

European counter-drone developers are securing early orders in the Middle East while slow domestic acquisition processes threaten to redirect production capacity, expertise and investment away from Europe.

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Thales: deployment speed to determine winners in ‘production versus production’ era

16th September 2026

At its technology summit in London, attended by Shephard, Thales UK examined the importance of speed to delivery, the growing focus on cross-domain capabilities and how procurement reform could be crucial for future battlefield advantage.

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BMT launches Pentamaran next generation hull-form

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Southampton-based BMT has released details on its new next generation hull-form for autonomous operations, the Pentamaran. It will be capable of performing commercial and defence …

Elbit Systems to upgrade Latin American Hermes 900 UAS

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Elbit Systems to upgrade Latin American Hermes 900 UAS

15th April 2020

Israel-based Elbit Systems has, on 12 April, confirmed that it secured a $20 million contract from two Latin American customers to upgrade their Hermes 900 …

Israeli USV programme hits the rocks

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Israeli USV programme hits the rocks

14th April 2020

The Israeli Navy has terminated a programme to use unarmed and armed unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for maritime patrol missions. Unmanned underwater systems remain under …

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Air Warfare: emerging threats, critical care, US Army Aviation and more

9th April 2020

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Boeing reaches Loyal Wingman Programme milestones

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Boeing reaches Loyal Wingman Programme milestones

9th April 2020

Boeing Australia has reached two key milestones in its Loyal Wingman – Advanced Development Programme for the RAAF. These include ‘weight on wheels’ and ‘aircraft …

X-61A made to wait for first recoverable flight test

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X-61A made to wait for first recoverable flight test

8th April 2020

Dynetics has revealed that the reshaping of flight test activities at the US Army’s Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, has led to a delay of a …

Leidos offers Orbiter to Australian Army

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Leidos offers Orbiter to Australian Army

7th April 2020

Leidos Australia announced on 7 April the UAV platform that it is offering for the Australian Army's Project Land 129 Phase 3 requirement for a new …

CTTSO embraces counter-drone capabilities

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CTTSO embraces counter-drone capabilities

7th April 2020

Reporting to the US Assistant Secretary of Defense Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict (ASD SO/LIC), the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) is tasked with identifying and developing …

USMC orders Centaur UGVs from FLIR

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USMC orders Centaur UGVs from FLIR

6th April 2020

FLIR Systems has received an $18.6 million contract for more than 140 Centaur UGVs for the USMC. The order has been secured as part of …

UAV Navigation FCS integrated with Sky Power Engines

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UAV Navigation FCS integrated with Sky Power Engines

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Spain-based UAV Navigation has teamed up with Germany’s Sky Power to design modernised flight control solutions (FCS). As a result, the FCS used by UAV …

Boeing to deliver more MQ-25 refuelling UAS for USN

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Boeing to deliver more MQ-25 refuelling UAS for USN

3rd April 2020

Boeing has been awarded a contract modification to provide three more MQ-25 unmanned refuelling aircraft for the USN, bringing the total order number to seven. …

Greensea hull crawler tech combines with VideoRay ROV

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Greensea hull crawler tech combines with VideoRay ROV

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Greensea has developed a new hull crawler that can be used to attach a ROV to the hull of a vessel without the use of …

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