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23rd September 2026

The company told Shephard that Ukraine is operating modified Protector weapon stations originally supplied for armoured vehicles, with human operators authorising engagements from hundreds of kilometres away.

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US continues effort to harden UAVs against electromagnetic attack

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US continues effort to harden UAVs against electromagnetic attack

25th March 2020

DARPA is bringing its Collaborative Operations in Denied Environments (CODE) initiative to a conclusion, with the programme transitioning to the USN. CODE was one of …

India develops its first man-portable tethered UAV

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India develops its first man-portable tethered UAV

24th March 2020

With armed and unarmed UAVs for the military a focus under the ‘Make in India’ initiative for defence equipment, Bengaluru-based Dynamatic Technologies Limited (DTL) has …

Australia shortlists tactical UAV vendors

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Australia shortlists tactical UAV vendors

20th March 2020

Australia has announced that four companies have been shortlisted for the army’s Project Land 129 Phase 3 to find a new tactical UAV system. The …

Orbital adds Singapore to its customer base

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Orbital adds Singapore to its customer base

19th March 2020

Orbital UAV has signed an MoU with an unnamed large Singapore-based defence company for the design, development and low-rate initial production of multi-fuel engines for …

Laser-based technology seeks to plug C-UAS gap in border security

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Laser-based technology seeks to plug C-UAS gap in border security

19th March 2020

Recent Israeli media reports indicate that the Light Blade (Lahav-Or) counter-UAS (C-UAS) system, developed by startup company OptiDefense, showed impressive results in field trials against …

Indian Army loiters with intent

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Indian Army loiters with intent

17th March 2020

The Indian Army released a global RfI on 6 March for approximately 100 man-portable loitering munitions that possess a line-of-sight range of at least 15km. …

Coyote Block 2 UAV killer on target for IOC and sales

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Coyote Block 2 UAV killer on target for IOC and sales

17th March 2020

Raytheon expects to begin full-rate production of Coyote Block 2 (pictured), a counter-UAS (C-UAS) UAV which is used with the Howler C-UAS system, in 2020. …

HORIBA MIRA and QinetiQ to supply Dstl with UGVs

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HORIBA MIRA and QinetiQ to supply Dstl with UGVs

16th March 2020

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has awarded HORIBA MIRA and QinetiQ two contracts worth £5 million ($6.1 million) to develop unmanned ground vehicles …

Northrop Grumman expands logistical support for MQ-4C Triton

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Northrop Grumman expands logistical support for MQ-4C Triton

13th March 2020

Northrop Grumman has secured an $86.2 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification from the US Naval Air Systems Command. The deal, confirmed by the DoD on 12 …

ADF picks XTEK for Wasp support

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ADF picks XTEK for Wasp support

12th March 2020

XTEK is to supply spare parts for the fleet of Wasp AE small UAS (SUAS) operated by the Australian Defence Force (ADF), under a A$3.2 …

Hughes offers upgrade to US Army‘s Gray Eagle

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Hughes offers upgrade to US Army‘s Gray Eagle

12th March 2020

EchoStar Corporation subsidiary Hughes Network Systems has been awarded a data link modernisation sub-contract by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, to provide Next Gen SATCOMs for …

Orbital UAV becomes Insitu primary engine supplier

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Orbital UAV becomes Insitu primary engine supplier

11th March 2020

Orbital UAV has signed a MoU with Boeing subsidiary Insitu which identifies them as the primary supplier of two Insitu-designed engines. The MoU builds on …

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