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January Drone Digest: MALE, rotary-wing and loitering munition UAVs dominate early 2026

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January Drone Digest: MALE, rotary-wing and loitering munition UAVs dominate early 2026

27th January 2026

The first month of 2026 has seen activity in the MALE, rotary-wing, and loitering munition UAV markets, with significant investments and commitments from Germany, Turkey, the UAE and the US. At the same time, questions over loitering munition performance in Ukraine highlight the growing scrutiny alongside rising demand.

Singapore Airshow 2026: Early adopters and big spenders point to UAV market opportunities

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Singapore Airshow 2026: Early adopters and big spenders point to UAV market opportunities

27th January 2026

While an estimated $37.99bn is still to be awarded across the Asia-Pacific uncrewed aerial vehicle market, the balance of potential future spending is unevenly split between various countries, with significant opportunities to be found in the collaborative combat aircraft space.

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Cummings Aerospace showcases Hellhound loitering munition designed for US Army’s LASSO programme (video)

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    Indian Army’s new battle blueprint takes shape

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Taiwan unveils new drone as China tensions mount

24th January 2019

Taiwan's navy showed off its latest long-range surveillance drone Thursday as the island's outgunned armed forces push to counter China's increasingly muscular rhetoric and military …

US Army to experiment with MUM-T radio for NGCV

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US Army to experiment with MUM-T radio for NGCV

23rd January 2019

Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) will be one of the focuses for the US Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) programme during 2019 with an experiment for …

Echodyne to participate in UAS UPP testing

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Echodyne to participate in UAS UPP testing

23rd January 2019

Echodyne has joined the Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) industry team to test and demonstrate commercial UAS operations in the next phase of the …

Chinese FL-1 UCAV makes maiden flight

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Chinese FL-1 UCAV makes maiden flight

23rd January 2019

Yet another Chinese MALE UCAV has taken to the air, with the FL-1 successfully achieving its maiden flight from Pucheng Neifu Airport in Shaanxi Province, …

FLIR to support French DrOP programme

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FLIR to support French DrOP programme

22nd January 2019

FLIR Systems has been selected by the French Defence Procurement Agency to support the French Operational Pocket Drone programme, the company announced on 18 January. …

Terra Drone Japan, Plimsoll UAV to form JV

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Terra Drone Japan, Plimsoll UAV to form JV

21st January 2019

Terra Drone Japan and Brazil’s Plimsoll UAV are to establish a joint venture (JV) called Terra Drone Brazil.Terra Drone offers UAS survey and inspection services. …

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Silvus radios to support Aerovel’s FTUAS bid

21st January 2019

Silvus Technologies’ StreamCaster (SC4200) radios have been selected by Aerovel for its Flexrotor UAS in pursuit of the US Army Family of Tactical UAS (FTUAS) …

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Microdrones acquires Aircam UAV Technology

18th January 2019

Microdrones has announced that it completed the acquisition of Chinese UAS developer Aircam UAV Technology in December 2018. The Aircam brand and corporate identity will …

Hensoldt tests UAS collision warning radar

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Hensoldt tests UAS collision warning radar

18th January 2019

Hensoldt has successfully carried out test flights with its collision warning radar system for UAS, the company announced on 16 January.   During flight the …

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Nevada UAS test site selected for UPP demo

18th January 2019

Nevada’s UAS test site has been selected for the US Department of Transportation/FAA UAS Traffic Management (UTM) Pilot Project (UPP) demonstration, the Nevada Institute for …

Raytheon to support MQ-9 Reaper sensors

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Raytheon to support MQ-9 Reaper sensors

17th January 2019

Raytheon has received a $59.2 million contract to provide contractor logistics support for sensors on the US Department of Defense's MQ-9 Reaper UAS, the company …

GA-ASI forms Team SkyGuardian Belgium

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GA-ASI forms Team SkyGuardian Belgium

17th January 2019

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has teamed with five Belgium companies to form Team SkyGuardian Belgium, the company announced on 15 January. Shephard reported in …

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