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Lasers heat up for counter-drone option as DroneLight tackles the big question

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Lasers heat up for counter-drone option as DroneLight tackles the big question

16th July 2026

Using lasers to defeat drones promises to solve the dilemma of using expensive kinetic effects to kill platforms worth a few hundred dollars. While maintaining thermal output to provide the effects can be a technical hurdle, Israel’s Esh-Tech is one company working on a solution.

UK air focus: Drone spending trails European frontline states despite $10.46 billion valuation

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UK air focus: Drone spending trails European frontline states despite $10.46 billion valuation

16th July 2026

Despite the UK having the third-largest military UAV market in Europe, the country appears to be underinvesting in the capability relative to the size of its economy, particularly when compared with Baltic and eastern European states.

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Cummings Aerospace showcases Hellhound loitering munition designed for US Army’s LASSO programme (video)

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.

 

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SOF Week 2025: Global threats and industry opportunities in focus (video)

At SOF Week 2025 in Tampa, Florida, Stu Bradin, President and CEO of the Global SOF Foundation (GSOF), underscored the increasing operational demands placed on special operations forces (SOF) as globa...

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Gray Eagle ER begins new flight demo campaign

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Gray Eagle ER begins new flight demo campaign

22nd January 2020

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has begun a series of internally-funded multi-domain operations (MDO) demonstrations of the Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) UAS. The flight …

Innovative Chinese UAVs appear, including a triple-engine platform

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Innovative Chinese UAVs appear, including a triple-engine platform

22nd January 2020

A large UAV from the Tengden Technology Company in China performed its maiden flight on 16 January, the platform being notable for the three turbocharged …

Dynetics team flies X-61A Gremlins​ Air Vehicle

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Dynetics team flies X-61A Gremlins​ Air Vehicle

20th January 2020

Dynetics has successfully flown its X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicle for the first time, the company announced on 17 January. Part of the DARPA Gremlins programme, …

NATO AGS deliveries marked in ceremony

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NATO AGS deliveries marked in ceremony

20th January 2020

Delivery of two RQ-4D UAS for NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) programme has been marked in a ceremony at Sigonella Air Base, Italy, where the …

Falco Xplorer​ UAS takes off

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Falco Xplorer​ UAS takes off

17th January 2020

Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer UAS has undertaken its maiden flight from Trapani Air Force base, the company announced on 17 January. The aircraft flew for around …

Unmanned spotlighted as concepts develop for future requirements

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Unmanned spotlighted as concepts develop for future requirements

16th January 2020

As the incremental adoption of unmanned vessels into the naval sphere continues, the intent from the US government, agencies and industry for such solutions is …

Orbital UAV begins shipping second engine type

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Orbital UAV begins shipping second engine type

15th January 2020

Orbital UAV has begun shipping a new engine model to Boeing Insitu under its Long Term Agreement (LTA) with the company. The five-year LTA with …

New year’s resolution for CUSV and its Milestone C

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New year’s resolution for CUSV and its Milestone C

15th January 2020

A ‘variety of circumstances’ were factors in Textron Systems’ Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV) missing its Milestone C target in 2019, with the system now being …

Raytheon working on Competency Aware Machine Learning

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Raytheon working on Competency Aware Machine Learning

14th January 2020

Raytheon has received a $6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to developing machine learning technology, the company announced on 13 …

Camcopter S-100 supports emergency response efforts in Malaysia

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Camcopter S-100 supports emergency response efforts in Malaysia

13th January 2020

Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 was deployed to provide critical situational information during the 2019 Kim Kim river toxic pollution crisis in Malaysia, the company announced on …

Hybrid Air Vehicles introduces Airlander 10

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Hybrid Air Vehicles introduces Airlander 10

13th January 2020

Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has developed an updated Airlander 10 aircraft as the version that will go into production for initial customers.The updated aircraft has …

France commissions stratobus platform study

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France commissions stratobus platform study

9th January 2020

Thales Alenia Space and Thales have signed a contract with the French defence procurement agency, DGA, to carry out a concept study for the use …

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