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April Drone Digest: Why militaries are rethinking high-end drones

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April Drone Digest: Why militaries are rethinking high-end drones

27th April 2026

From France to Romania, there has been a clear shift away from expensive, vulnerable MALE UAVs in April towards lower-cost, expendable systems. Hard lessons from Ukraine and Iran have driven this shift.

Bundeswehr launches loitering munition spending spree with $2.16 billion unassigned

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Bundeswehr launches loitering munition spending spree with $2.16 billion unassigned

24th April 2026

After months of delays, Rheinmetall has inked a €300 million deal with Germany for its FV-014 drone this week as part of a wider framework contract worth €2.4 billion for loitering munition procurement. Shephard looks at how the as-yet-unawarded funds could be spent.

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

Cummings Aerospace presented its turbojet-powered Hellhound loitering munition at SOF Week 2025, offering a man-portable solution aligned with the US Army’s LASSO requirements.

 

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SOF Week 2025: Global threats and industry opportunities in focus (video)

At SOF Week 2025 in Tampa, Florida, Stu Bradin, President and CEO of the Global SOF Foundation (GSOF), underscored the increasing operational demands placed on special operations forces (SOF) as globa...

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Iran says it has carried out 700 drone attacks in Syria

17th October 2018

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have carried out 700 drone strikes against forces of the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria, its aerospace chief told conservative news …

MSAB and URSA unveil XRY Drone

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MSAB and URSA unveil XRY Drone

16th October 2018

MSAB and URSA have introduced a new system called XRY Drone that extracts and analyses data from malicious UAS, MSAB announced on 10 October. The …

Poland examines new UAS possibilities

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Poland examines new UAS possibilities

15th October 2018

AeroVironment (AV) is looking to make inroads in Poland as it held a series of demonstration flights of its small unmanned aerial systems in early …

DroneShield launches DroneCannon

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DroneShield launches DroneCannon

15th October 2018

DroneShield has launched the DroneCannon Remote Weapon, the company announced on 10 October. DroneCannon is a lightweight, soft kill counter-UAS jammer designed for use on …

DOF Subsea selects Sonardyne navigation technology

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DOF Subsea selects Sonardyne navigation technology

12th October 2018

Sonardyne’s acoustic and inertial navigation technology has been selected by DOF Subsea to support its deepwater operations with three ROV vessels off the coast of …

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IAI develops autonomous IED detection system

12th October 2018

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has completed the development of an autonomous improvised explosive device (IED) detection and neutralisation system, the company announced on 8 October. …

US Army issues MX-10D contract to L3

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US Army issues MX-10D contract to L3

11th October 2018

L3 Technologies has received an IDIQ contract worth up to $454 million from the US Army for its next-generation Wescam MX-10D sensor suite, the company …

Textron awarded navy ISR services contract

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Textron awarded navy ISR services contract

10th October 2018

Textron Systems has received a task order from the US Naval Air Systems Command to provide sea-based ISR services, the company announced on 4 October. …

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e2E launches comms terminal for UAS

10th October 2018

e2E has launched a low-cost, low power, compact and lightweight satellite communication terminal, e2Eaccess UAS-I, to enhance communications connectivity for small UAS. The e2Eaccess UAS-I …

AUSA 2018: Harris makes a start on UGV deliveries

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AUSA 2018: Harris makes a start on UGV deliveries

9th October 2018

Harris has delivered four of its T7 UGVs to the UK Ministry of Defence for qualification under the Project Starter requirement and has begun demonstrating …

AUSA 2018: Centaur clears hurdles with more details revealed

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AUSA 2018: Centaur clears hurdles with more details revealed

9th October 2018

Endeavor Robotics unveiled its Centaur medium UGV at AUSA in Washington DC on 8 October, after delivering early test units of the platforms to the …

AUSA 2018: Nikola will deliver Reckless UGV this year

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AUSA 2018: Nikola will deliver Reckless UGV this year

9th October 2018

American hybrid truck design company, Nikola, has revealed details of the ongoing conversion of its manned Reckless electric 4x4 vehicle into a UGV integrated with …

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