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Lithuania air focus: Majority of $235.98 million drone investment to be spent before 2030

4th May 2026

Lithuania has committed significant funding towards expanding its UAV capabilities, with more than $54 million already spent and substantial additional investment planned through to 2029. Alongside domestic procurement, the country has also acquired various drones to support Ukraine.

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Laser weapon solutions are emerging as Europe confronts air defence cost imbalance

1st May 2026

Europe’s air defence debate is increasingly shaped by the blunt economics of the field. While high-value interceptor missiles can effectively shoot down cheap drones, doing so at scale presents cost challenges.

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Pacific 2019: Skeldar looks farther ahead in Australia

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Pacific 2019: Skeldar looks farther ahead in Australia

10th October 2019

UMS Skeldar exhibited a Skeldar V-200 UAV fitted with an eight-camera ViDAR optical radar from Sentient Vision Systems at the Pacific International Maritime Exhibition in …

Pacific 2019: Leonardo offers helicopters and UAVs to Australia

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Pacific 2019: Leonardo offers helicopters and UAVs to Australia

9th October 2019

Leonardo has two Australian Army helicopter tenders and two UAV competitions – one for the army and the other for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) …

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Kratos to expand capability of tactical jet UAS

9th October 2019

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ Unmanned Systems Division has received a $3.6 million contract for capability expansion, mission system integration, and test work associated with …

Embraer-Ufes unmanned aircraft begins testing

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Embraer-Ufes unmanned aircraft begins testing

9th October 2019

An unmanned aircraft prototype developed by Embraer and the Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (Ufes) has undergone initial ground testing in Brazil, Embraer announced on …

DroneShield system counters unwanted UAV

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DroneShield system counters unwanted UAV

7th October 2019

A DroneShield system has successfully demonstrated its ability to counter malicious unmanned aerial vehicles, having been used by law enforcement officials when a drone flew …

Camcopter completes Norwegian SAR demo

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Camcopter completes Norwegian SAR demo

7th October 2019

Schiebel has completed a shipboard demonstration of its Camcopter S-100 unmanned helicopter for the Norwegian coast guard. Showcasing the unmanned aerial vehicle’s ability to support search …

Risk of operational delays gifts Insitu US Navy ISR contract

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Risk of operational delays gifts Insitu US Navy ISR contract

4th October 2019

The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a sole source ISR contract to Insitu in support of the Expeditionary Mobile Base (ESB) USS Lewis …

JSK and Kraken join to develop ASW autonomous capability for Canada

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JSK and Kraken join to develop ASW autonomous capability for Canada

4th October 2019

JSK Naval Support is collaborating with Kraken Robotic Systems to jointly develop an AUV-based sonar capability that will be offered to the Royal Canadian Navy.  …

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FLIR acquires Aria assets

4th October 2019

FLIR Systems has acquired the intellectual property and a number of the operating assets of Aria Insights. Aria – previously known as CyPhy - developed …

Indago 3 offered with MANET capability

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Indago 3 offered with MANET capability

4th October 2019

Lockheed Martin Procerus Technologies (LMPT) will begin to offer its Indago 3 unmanned aerial vehicle integrated with Persistent Systems’ Wave Relay mobile ad hoc network …

CTI to deliver Reaper training for extra year

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CTI to deliver Reaper training for extra year

3rd October 2019

Crew Training International has been awarded a $42.3 million modification to its MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle Aircrew Training and Courseware Development contract for the …

Kratos wins jet target work

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Kratos wins jet target work

3rd October 2019

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ Unmanned Systems Division has received a $5 million contract for mission system integration and test tactical jet target drone work …

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