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France air focus: Lower-cost sovereign capabilities propel $11.38 billion UAV market

5th June 2026

France is estimated to be Europe’s second-highest spender on UAVs, with a market focused on domestic production, loitering munitions and lower-cost sovereign systems. Its spending profile highlights substantial future market opportunities while reflecting broader industry trends.

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Ukraine and NATO look to industry to boost capability plans

5th June 2026

The Ukraine-Russia war has highlighted the force-multiplying capability of innovation and adaptation of industry and individual companies. NATO is attempting to introduce this flexibility while Ukraine is accelerating these efforts and looking for industrial support.

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Raytheon, AirMap team for UAS in the national airspace

25th June 2019

Raytheon signed an agreement with AirMap on 19 June to collaborate on future projects regarding UAS being integrated into the national airspace system. The companies …

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 …

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