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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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    Indian Army’s new battle blueprint takes shape

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Altitude Angel, NATS demo GuardianUTM

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Altitude Angel, NATS demo GuardianUTM

29th November 2018

Altitude Angel has demonstrated the capabilities of its GuardianUTM airspace management operating system during Operation Zenith at Manchester Airport in the UK, the company announced …

​AOC 2018: Blackbird detects among the Crows

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​AOC 2018: Blackbird detects among the Crows

28th November 2018

Software and hardware engineering company, TCI is promoting its Blackbird drone detection and geolocation system at the Association of Old Crows conference in Washington DC, …

RAAF uses UAS for routine C-17A checks

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RAAF uses UAS for routine C-17A checks

28th November 2018

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley No 36 Squadron is using a DJI Phantom 4 UAS to support the routine servicing on the C-17A …

Deseret UAS, ElectraFly sign MoU for testing

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Deseret UAS, ElectraFly sign MoU for testing

27th November 2018

Deseret UAS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ElectraFly to begin flight testing on Deseret's ranges early in 2019. ElectraFly is a Utah-based …

Phasa-35 team reveal plans to win unmanned solar sky race

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Phasa-35 team reveal plans to win unmanned solar sky race

27th November 2018

BAE Systems and project partner Prismatic have revealed more information about the Phasa-35 as they look to begin production of the solar-powered HALE UAV in 2021. …

Sonardyne leads P3AUV project

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Sonardyne leads P3AUV project

27th November 2018

Sonardyne has kicked-off the Precise Positioning for Persistent AUVs (P3AUV) project to enable AUVs to navigate more effectively with less surface support and for longer …

ASTRALiTe demos topo–bathy LiDAR

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ASTRALiTe demos topo–bathy LiDAR

26th November 2018

ASTRALiTe has demonstrated its two-in-one topo-bathy LiDAR system flying on the DJI Matrice 600 Pro UAS during three separate test flight missions. Designed for topographic …

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Boeing, SparkCognition to launch JV

26th November 2018

Boeing and SparkCognition plan to launch a new company called SkyGrid that will work to enable the future of urban aerial mobility. Based in Austin, …

CODE demos autonomy and collaboration

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CODE demos autonomy and collaboration

23rd November 2018

DARPA’s Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) programme has demonstrated the ability of CODE-equipped UAS to adapt and respond to unexpected threats in an anti-access …

InstantEye Mk-3 UAS for USMC

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InstantEye Mk-3 UAS for USMC

23rd November 2018

InstantEye Robotics has received a contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply 32 InstantEye Mk-3 GEN5-D1 small UAS systems in support of PMA-263, the …

Malaysia lays groundwork for ScanEagle 2 arrival

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Malaysia lays groundwork for ScanEagle 2 arrival

23rd November 2018

The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) inaugurated a nucleus UAS team on 21 November in preparation for the 2019 induction of ScanEagle 2s provided by the …

Remus 6000 AUV for JAMSTEC

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Remus 6000 AUV for JAMSTEC

22nd November 2018

Hydroid has received an order from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science Technology (JAMSTEC) for its Remus 6000 AUV to support deep sea resource exploration, …

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