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Industry makes strides on CCA programme as USAF makes nearly $1 billion funding request

21st April 2026

Anduril’s YFQ-44A has successfully undergone USAF experimental testing for Increment 1, while an engine has officially been selected for Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A – a potential candidate for Increment 2 of the air force’s CCA programme.

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Hormuz mines reopen the MCM capability question

20th April 2026

The US-led mine clearance mission in the Strait of Hormuz is a reminder of the long-overdue reckoning among Western navies. With ageing fleets and uncrewed systems still maturing, the gap between rhetoric and investment is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.

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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 …

Paris Air Show: Weaponised UAV expansion set to drive growth in the market

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Paris Air Show: Weaponised UAV expansion set to drive growth in the market

18th June 2019

Request Executive Summary The market for military unmanned systems will reach more than $14.5 billion annually by the end of the next decade, according to …

BAE Systems joins MQ-25 team

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BAE Systems joins MQ-25 team

18th June 2019

BAE Systems has become the latest company to join the Boeing MQ-25 industry team.The company has received contracts from Boeing to supply the Vehicle Management …

Paris Air Show: Patroller enters final qualification phase

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Paris Air Show: Patroller enters final qualification phase

18th June 2019

Safran’s Patroller UAS has entered its final phase of industrial qualification at the Istres DGA flight test center in southern France, the company announced on …

Paris Air Show: Falco Xplorer lights fire to unmanned MALE competition

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Paris Air Show: Falco Xplorer lights fire to unmanned MALE competition

17th June 2019

The MALE unmanned market has a new addition and one that will potentially act as stiff competition to the General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian. Leonardo’s new …

AeroVironment acquires Pulse Aerospace

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AeroVironment acquires Pulse Aerospace

14th June 2019

AeroVironment announced on 11 June that it has acquired Pulse Aerospace, a developer and supplier of small VTOL UAS. Pulse Aerospace had recently been awarded …

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