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Middle East UAV market underscored by $17bn in unsigned deals

25th February 2026

While several UAV programmes remain unawarded in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is forecast to be the biggest spender with its potential MQ-9B and Gambit deals overshadowing others in the region.

February Drone Digest: US manufacturers face the Gauntlet and find success abroad

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February Drone Digest: US manufacturers face the Gauntlet and find success abroad

25th February 2026

The US launched the Gauntlet test in February as part of its accelerated attack drone procurement effort while also exploring various naval capabilities that could lead to procurements down the line. Shield AI’s V-Bat, meanwhile, has been stirring up global interest.

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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, …

Upcoming PESCO projects highlight EW and unmanned technology

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Upcoming PESCO projects highlight EW and unmanned technology

21st November 2018

Recent updates to the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) projects, programmes that multiple countries work on together, place a strong emphasis on both unmanned systems and …

Japan secures Global Hawks and eyes Avengers

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Japan secures Global Hawks and eyes Avengers

21st November 2018

Tokyo has committed money as part of its order of three RQ-4 Global Hawk HALE UAVs, with the US DoD announcing on 19 November an …

Skeldar's R-350 demonstrates MUM-T success

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Skeldar's R-350 demonstrates MUM-T success

20th November 2018

UMS Skeldar and partner ESG have recently carried out a number of joint manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) demonstrations involving the 150kg R-350 for the German armed forces …

Naval Group selects Atmos UAV for UAS testing

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Naval Group selects Atmos UAV for UAS testing

20th November 2018

Naval Group has selected the Netherlands’ Atmos UAV for the testing of its fixed-wing vertical take off and landing UAS solution for evaluation purposes, the …

Aurora introduces solar-powered UAV

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Aurora introduces solar-powered UAV

20th November 2018

Aurora Flight Sciences has developed a solar-powered UAV called Odysseus for climate and atmospheric research. Odysseus is a long endurance, high-altitude system that utilises advanced …

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Elbit Systems to supply ISTAR solution

20th November 2018

Elbit Systems has received a contract from an unnamed Asia-Pacific country to supply a comprehensive UAS-based intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) solution, the …

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