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US Air Force prepares to test uncrewed F-16 VISTA in challenging scenarios

8th January 2026

Th mission systems upgrade of the X-62 VISTA variant of the F-16 will allow the air force to evaluate the jet in more demanding environments.

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Defence Minister Gen Vladimir Padrino López has declared that the Venezuelan armed forces “will continue to employ all its available capabilities for military defence”.

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Airbus Helicopters VSR700 flies unmanned

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Airbus Helicopters VSR700 flies unmanned

2nd January 2019

Airbus Helicopters’ VSR700 demonstrator UAS completed a fully unmanned autonomous flight at the military airbase in Istres in the south of France in December. During …

RT LTA secures SkyStar 180 order in India

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RT LTA secures SkyStar 180 order in India

2nd January 2019

RT LTA Systems has been selected to provide its SkyStar 180 aerostat system, together with a small tactical UAS, to a state police service in …

Skycatch HPP for Teck mining survey

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Skycatch HPP for Teck mining survey

2nd January 2019

Skycatch’s High Precision Package (HPP) has been selected by Teck Resources for aerial UAS survey of its mining operations. Skycatch’s HPP will offer Teck a …

DroneShield receives order from Zain Group

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DroneShield receives order from Zain Group

28th December 2018

DroneShield has received an order from Kuwait’s Zain Group for its counter-UAS equipment, the company announced on 18 December. The order follows DroneShield’s announcement of …

PAE ISR selects MPU5 for Resolute Eagle

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PAE ISR selects MPU5 for Resolute Eagle

27th December 2018

PAE ISR has selected Persistent Systems’ MPU5 Wave Relay mobile ad hoc networking (MANET) technology for its Resolute Eagle UAS platform, the company announced on …

Insight: Awards and delays dominate air power in 2018

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Insight: Awards and delays dominate air power in 2018

27th December 2018

A number of key military contract awards and programme delays throughout 2018 showed that the air domain continues to move along a series of peaks …

Seagull USV completes tests with Katfish sonar

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Seagull USV completes tests with Katfish sonar

24th December 2018

Elbit Systems’ Seagull USV has completed a series of sea tests with Kraken Robotic Systems’ Katfish synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) towed system. Integrated onboard the …

Thales signs agreement with MSubs

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Thales signs agreement with MSubs

24th December 2018

Thales has signed an agreement with MSubs for the design, manufacture and operation of manned and unmanned submersibles at its new maritime autonomy centre at …

Insight: Industry and associations react to Gatwick drone incursion

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Insight: Industry and associations react to Gatwick drone incursion

21st December 2018

As Gatwick Airport begins to clear its backlog of flights caused by an unknown UAS threat earlier this week, the regulatory, legislative and security implications …

Spanish Army acquires two Alpha 800 UAS

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Spanish Army acquires two Alpha 800 UAS

21st December 2018

The Spanish armed forces has acquired two Alpha 800 UAS from Alpha Unmanned Systems, the company announced on 17 December.   The 14kg gasoline-powered Alpha …

European MALE RPAS passes PDR

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European MALE RPAS passes PDR

20th December 2018

The European Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (MALE RPAS) programme  passed system preliminary design review (PDR) in late November. The milestone comes …

Schiebel Camcopter S-100 demos new payload capabilities

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Schiebel Camcopter S-100 demos new payload capabilities

19th December 2018

The capabilities of the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 UAS' new COMINT and imaging payloads have been put to the test by the Australian Army. The Australian …

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