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Electric and hybrid aerial drone fleets are expanding their footprint

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Electric and hybrid aerial drone fleets are expanding their footprint

30th March 2026

Advances in uncrewed aerial vehicles powered by renewable technologies are coming to the fore, with battery, hydrogen and solar propulsion challenging traditional fossil fuel-dependent models.

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US Army moves towards calls for bids for medium UGV as competitors warm up

26th March 2026

The US Army’s Medium Modular Equipment Transport Trailer (M-METT) programme is planned to provide a platform between Increment II of Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport and the Palletized Load System.

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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 …

New training programme from UMS Skeldar

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New training programme from UMS Skeldar

19th June 2019

 UMS Skeldar has developed a new training programme to enable commercial drone pilots to safely operate UAS in UK airspace.The training programme was delivered with …

Valkyrie flies again

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Valkyrie flies again

18th June 2019

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ XQ-58A Valkyrie completed its latest successful test/demonstration flight on 11 June.According to the company, during the 71 minute flight the …

Raytheon enhances Coyote and Stinger capabilities (Studio)

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Raytheon enhances Coyote and Stinger capabilities (Studio)

18th June 2019

Beth Maundrill, Deputy Editor, Shephard Media, speaks to Richard Harris, VP business development, Land Warfare Systems, Raytheon, about two of the company's in-service products and how both …

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