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Thales Storm 2 counter-drone system being evaluated by potential customers

13th March 2026

The attack drone threat from first-person view uncrewed aerial systems has been highlighted by recent conflicts and Thales has adapted its Storm 2 counter-improvised explosive device jammer to provide protection.

Leonardo plans to fly uncrewed fighters alongside M-346 aircraft by mid-2026

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Leonardo plans to fly uncrewed fighters alongside M-346 aircraft by mid-2026

13th March 2026

The two uncrewed fighter aircraft will be made in conjunction with Baykar, which joined forces with Leonardo under LBA Systems in June 2025 to develop and produce uncrewed aerial systems for the international market.

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Saab radars gaining low, slow target detection

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Saab radars gaining low, slow target detection

25th June 2019

As the number of airspace incursions involving UAVs continues to rise and make headlines due to the risk that they pose, industry is stepping up …

US Army adjusts SMET robot concept

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US Army adjusts SMET robot concept

24th June 2019

A tiny name change – from ‘squad’ to ‘small’ – reflects a huge lesson learned in the US Army’s newly named Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) programme. …

Aussie Bluebottles show signs of intelligence

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Aussie Bluebottles show signs of intelligence

24th June 2019

Ocius Technology announced on 17 June that two of its Bluebottle autonomous persistent USVs had begun running scenarios off the coast of New South Wales …

Thales introduces Spy Ranger 550

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Thales introduces Spy Ranger 550

24th June 2019

Thales has expanded its mini UAS range with the introduction of the Spy Ranger 550. Designed to boost the intelligence gathering capabilities of units deployed …

Airbus and Hauts-de-France target air deliveries

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Airbus and Hauts-de-France target air deliveries

24th June 2019

On 17 June, Airbus signed a framework partnership agreement with the Hauts-de-France region to assess the economic development potential of UAS deliveries on a regional …

Paris Air Show: Quantum and ESG bring new ISR UAVs to town

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Paris Air Show: Quantum and ESG bring new ISR UAVs to town

24th June 2019

German unmanned systems manufacturer Quantum Systems and missions systems integration partner ESG jointly debuted a pair of small mock-up ISR UAVs - Vector and Scorpion …

Taiwan develops anti-radiation ‘kamikaze’ UAV

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Taiwan develops anti-radiation ‘kamikaze’ UAV

24th June 2019

After the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) obtained a NT$80 billion ($2.54 billion) budget over a five-year period to develop and manufacture an anti-radiation …

Malaysian MPA and UAV programmes approved

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Malaysian MPA and UAV programmes approved

21st June 2019

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has confirmed to Shephard that the government has given approval for the service to prepare for the acquisition of …

India trials UAS deliveries

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India trials UAS deliveries

21st June 2019

Experimental beyond-visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations by UAS for deliveries have been recently conducted in India for proof of concept by a consortium of companies. This …

Howler reaches IOC with US Army

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Howler reaches IOC with US Army

20th June 2019

The Howler counter-UAS system has achieved Initial Operational Capability with the US Army, Raytheon announced on 18 June.Combining the capabilities of Raytheon's Ku band radio …

NW-44 engine logs flight hour milestone

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NW-44 engine logs flight hour milestone

20th June 2019

Northwest UAV’s NW-44 Heavy Fuel Engine has logged 1500 sorties on combat and commercial small UAS, the company announced on 20 June.The purpose-built commercial off-the-shelf …

Paris Air Show: Unmanned VTOL eyes fixed-wing real estate

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Paris Air Show: Unmanned VTOL eyes fixed-wing real estate

19th June 2019

A rapidly maturing unmanned VTOL industrial base is pushing its platforms into contention for naval test and procurement programmes where it was thought only fixed-wing …

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