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Japan’s Terra Drone expands Ukrainian ties to break into global defence market

29th April 2026

Following its investment into WinnyLab, Terra Drone unveiled a new long-range fixed-wing addition to its interceptor drone portfolio as it seeks to bring combat-proven technology back to Japan and expand into global export markets.

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29th April 2026

Ripsaw M1 has been designed to support the US Marine Corps’ littoral missions by carrying diverse types of payloads and performing multiple missions. Shephard spoke with Textron to find out more.

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Delair begins subscription service

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Delair begins subscription service

12th July 2019

Delair has introduced a subscription programme to allow customers to access its Delair UX11 family of UAS and delair.ai cloud-based data management solution.  The programme …

French Navy demos SLAMF USV

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French Navy demos SLAMF USV

12th July 2019

The French Navy has demonstrated the capabilities of the USV developed for the SLAMF programme in Brest Harbour. The SLAMF programme grew out of the …

False start to Italian unmanned battle

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False start to Italian unmanned battle

11th July 2019

A potential race between Piaggio Aerospace and Leonardo to secure unmanned contracts from the Italian government, looks to be over before it has had a …

JGSDF intelligence units are using ScanEagle

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JGSDF intelligence units are using ScanEagle

11th July 2019

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) exhibited an Insitu ScanEagle UAV loaded on a Type 73 medium truck at the Fuji School on 7 July, …

Fire Scout reaches IOC with US Navy

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Fire Scout reaches IOC with US Navy

10th July 2019

The MQ-8C Fire Scout has reached initial operational capability with the US Navy, clearing the way for fleet operations and training to begin. The MQ-8 …

Royal Marines tests LMM against Banshee

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Royal Marines tests LMM against Banshee

8th July 2019

The Royal Marines has tested Thales’ Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) against aerial targets during an exercise in south Wales.  Air Defence Troop of Plymouth-based 30 …

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Fully automatic autorotation demoed for Vector UAV autopilot

5th July 2019

UAV Navigation has announced that it has demonstrated a fully-automatic autorotation capability for its Vector unmanned aircraft autopilot.  In collaboration with Alpha Unmanned Systems, tests …

Weaver selects UX11 UAV for surveying and mapping

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Weaver selects UX11 UAV for surveying and mapping

5th July 2019

Weaver Consultants Group has selected Delair’s UX11 unmanned aerial vehicle to assist with its large-scale volumetric surveying and topographic mapping.  Commercial UAV manufacturer Delair along …

Philippine Air Force anticipates new assets

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Philippine Air Force anticipates new assets

4th July 2019

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) celebrated its 72nd anniversary at the Colonel Jesus Villamor Air Base on 2 July, and its commanding general Lt Gen …

Leonardo reveals plan to absorb AWHero development

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Leonardo reveals plan to absorb AWHero development

4th July 2019

Leonardo’s board of directors has approved a plan for the company to absorb its unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturing Sistemi Dinamici subsidiary into the main business …

Frequentis contracted for control system for MQ-25 Stingray

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Frequentis contracted for control system for MQ-25 Stingray

4th July 2019

Frequentis has been awarded a $8.45 million firm-fixed-price contract for work related to the MD-5A unmanned carrier aviation mission control system for the US Navy’s …

Triton – the future of maritime domain awareness

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Triton – the future of maritime domain awareness

3rd July 2019

When the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft took to the sky for the first time on a calm California morning in 1998, the gathered crowd were …

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