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Uncrewed fleets emerge as AUKUS nations’ answer to capability interval

25th March 2026

While their multibillion-dollar nuclear submarine ambitions move forward at a glacial industrial pace, all three countries are making a swifter bet: fleets of uncrewed vessels that can be built, deployed and iterated in years rather than decades.

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UK vows to accelerate Lyra programme for Ukraine as defence industry eyes opportunities

23rd March 2026

Project Nightfall and Project Octopus both fall under the Lyra programme, with UK industry working to develop and deliver additional missiles and drones to help bolster Ukraine’s warfighting capabilities against Russia.

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Aero India 2019: IAI displays new loitering munition

21st February 2019

Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) Mini Harpy has made its international debut at Aero India 2019 in Bengaluru,  and the company has said that there is …

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Leonardo opens new facility in Pisa

20th February 2019

Leonardo has opened a new facility in Pisa, Italy for the development and production of the AWHERO rotary unmanned air system (RUAS), the company announced …

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Nevada UAS test site selected for NASA project

20th February 2019

Nevada’s UAS test site has been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the UAS Traffic Management (UTM) Technical Capability Level 4 …

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Drone Aviation upgrades US Army’s WASP aerostat

19th February 2019

Drone Aviation has commenced the communications upgrade on the US Army’s Winch Aerostat Small Platform (WASP) tactical aerostat. The WASP upgrade is designed to maximise …

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Terra Drone conducts power line inspection using UAS

19th February 2019

Terra Drone has successfully conducted a long-distance power line inspection for Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand and a power energy distributor in Poland and completed …

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US Navy’s new Orca XLUUV offers options

19th February 2019

The Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV), which the US Navy recently began buying, is a ‘tremendous capability’ that will be able to travel …

Norway seeks VTOL UAV for coast guard vessel testing

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Norway seeks VTOL UAV for coast guard vessel testing

19th February 2019

A tender has been issued seeking a VTOL UAV which will be used for the testing of its potential to carry out surveillance from a …

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Unifly, Terra Drone India partner to support UTM

19th February 2019

Unifly has partnered with Terra Drone India to support UAS traffic management in India, the company announced on 13 February. India also announced a draft …

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Insitu conducts first commercial UAS operations in PNG

18th February 2019

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IDEX 2019: Al Seer envisions future larger USV platform

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IDEX 2019: Al Seer envisions future larger USV platform

18th February 2019

Al Seer Marine is looking to develop another USV to add to its existing fleet of platforms, as the company seeks potential markets for its …

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Drakonit applied to robot vehicles

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Further to the integration of the Drakonit (Dragon) to the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) fleet of UAVs, which enables soldiers to fire at targets without …

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FLIR Systems to acquire Endeavor Robotics

15th February 2019

FLIR Systems is set to acquire Endeavor Robotics, a developer of tactical UGVs for global military, public safety and critical infrastructure markets, from Arlington Capital …

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