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Italy’s U212 Near Future Submarine production builds pace as upgrade plans mature

21st April 2026

Andrea Simone Pinna, OCCAR-EA combat system officer for the U212 NFS programme, outlined production progress, new capabilities and plans for the Italian Navy’s next-generation conventional submarine.

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

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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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13th May 2019

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IMDEX Asia 2019: ST Engineering prepares unmanned tug conversion

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AeroVironment and Kratos team up

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AeroVironment and Kratos team up

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AeroVironment and Kratos Defense & Security Systems have teamed up to develop and demonstrate highly integrated and operationally effective multi-domain UAS for peer/near-peer environments. The …

QinetiQ to deliver UAS for Canadian armed forces

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QinetiQ to deliver UAS for Canadian armed forces

10th May 2019

QinetiQ has received a CAD$51 million contract to deliver UAS services for the Canadian armed forces, the company announced on 7 May. The services will …

SIS advances USV swarm autonomy

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SIS advances USV swarm autonomy

10th May 2019

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Saab Seaeye receives Sabertooth order

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Saab Seaeye receives Sabertooth order

10th May 2019

Saab Seaeye has received a second order from Modus for its Seaeye Sabertooth AUV, the company announced on 7 May. The 3000m rated Sabertooth will …

Sea-Air-Space 2019: High Eye scales up unmanned operations

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High Eye, manufacturer of the small UAS two blade helicopter system HEF32, is preparing to significantly expand its operations by way of relocating to premises …

Harris systems for MQ-25

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Harris systems for MQ-25

8th May 2019

Harris Corporation has been selected by Boeing to supply the mission management open systems processor for the US Navy’s MQ-25 unmanned aerial refuelling programme, the …

Sea-Air-Space 2019: US Navy official ‘optimistic’ about unmanned funding

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8th May 2019

A US Navy official who oversees the development of various unmanned maritime systems expects his initiatives to proceed despite fresh uncertainty about future defence funding.  …

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