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January Drone Digest: MALE, rotary-wing and loitering munition UAVs dominate early 2026
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Indian Army’s new battle blueprint takes shape

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Indian Army’s new battle blueprint takes shape

23rd January 2026

The Indian Army’s modernisation plans reflect the lessons learned from ongoing conflicts and threats as it continues its push for indigenous capabilities.

Bayraktar TB2: The $4.11 billion market success of a cost-effective MALE UAV

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Bayraktar TB2: The $4.11 billion market success of a cost-effective MALE UAV

22nd January 2026

The success of the Bayraktar TB2 stems from it fulfilling a niche of providing reasonable capabilities at a low cost, leading to its acquisition by more than 30 countries including many in Africa; but there are reasons to be cautious about its potential future prospects.

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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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UK selects Rafael’s Drone Dome

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UK selects Rafael’s Drone Dome

10th August 2018

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded an urgent capability requirement contract for a counter-UAS (C-UAS) capability to Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. Valued at …

Counter-drone demand on the rise

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Counter-drone demand on the rise

9th August 2018

In the wake of recent incidents involving drones, such as the alleged attack on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, companies such as Raytheon are seeing a …

ANS CR selects AirMap UTM system

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ANS CR selects AirMap UTM system

9th August 2018

AirMap’s UTM system has been selected by the Air Navigation Service of the Czech Republic (ANS CR) to bring situational awareness and authorisation services to …

ScanEagle set for export sales

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ScanEagle set for export sales

8th August 2018

Insitu’s ScanEagle UAV is set for further export success as the US Navy intends to award a sole source contract for up to five of …

HAL demonstrates 10kg UAV

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HAL demonstrates 10kg UAV

8th August 2018

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has successfully demonstrated the flight of a new 10kg rotary wing UAV (RUAV), the company announced on 3 August. The flight …

ManTech receives UAS systems technical support contract

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ManTech receives UAS systems technical support contract

7th August 2018

ManTech has received a four-year $45 million task order from the US Air Force Installation Contracting Agency to provide technical upgrades for next generation UAS …

CACI to provide C-UAS technology support

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CACI to provide C-UAS technology support

7th August 2018

CACI International has received a $48.5 million single-award, IDIQ contract from the US Navy to support the deployment of counter UAS capabilities, the company announced …

Swift020 UAS flies in Japan

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Swift020 UAS flies in Japan

7th August 2018

Swift Engineering has successfully demonstrated the first fully autonomous flight of its Swift020 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAS in Kobe, Japan, the company announced …

USMC retires RQ-7B Shadow UAS

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USMC retires RQ-7B Shadow UAS

6th August 2018

The US Marine Corps RQ-7B Shadow UAS has officially retired from the service after its final flight during the culmination event for the Rim of …

US denies role as Venezuela's Maduro blames 'assassination' attempt on Colombia

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US denies role as Venezuela's Maduro blames 'assassination' attempt on Colombia

5th August 2018

The United States has denied involvement as Nicolas Maduro blamed the opposition and Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos for an alleged 'assassination' attempt on the …

Boeing plans new R&D centre in Massachusetts

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Boeing plans new R&D centre in Massachusetts

3rd August 2018

Boeing plans to open the new Boeing Aerospace and Autonomy Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company announced on 1 August. The agreement makes Boeing the …

Thailand willingly submits to Dominator

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Thailand willingly submits to Dominator

3rd August 2018

Thailand is buying Dominator XP long-endurance UAVs from Aeronautics in Israel, according to a report to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on 30 July. The …

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