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European CCA programmes see progress as industry narrows in on key flight milestones

17th March 2026

European defence firms including Airbus, Helsing, General Atomics and Anduril are accelerating development and testing of collaborative combat aircraft to meet Germany’s loyal wingman requirement, targeting operational deployment by the end of the decade.

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Thales Storm 2 counter-drone system being evaluated by potential customers

13th March 2026

The attack drone threat from first-person view uncrewed aerial systems has been highlighted by recent conflicts and Thales has adapted its Storm 2 counter-improvised explosive device jammer to provide protection.

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Advanced Navigation’s Spatial Dual INS for Gremlins

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Advanced Navigation’s Spatial Dual INS for Gremlins

30th July 2018

Advanced Navigation’s Spatial Dual inertial navigation system (INS) has been selected by Dynetics for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Gremlins programme, the company …

UK government consults on further drone misuse powers

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UK government consults on further drone misuse powers

29th July 2018

The UK government has initiated a consultation process to prevent the misuse of drones, with deterrents such as the issuance of on-the-stop fines for offenders …

Cat-and-mouse game continues in bid to defeat ISIS

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Cat-and-mouse game continues in bid to defeat ISIS

27th July 2018

Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along the Iraqi roadside remains a chief security concern in the battle against ISIS but threats from incoming adversarial drones are …

Microdrones opens second facility in Germany

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Microdrones opens second facility in Germany

27th July 2018

Microdrones has completed the first phase of its global expansion project with the opening of a new 22,000 sq ft facility in Siegen, Germany, as …

UFA delivers ATTower tower simulator to Fort Huachuca

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UFA delivers ATTower tower simulator to Fort Huachuca

26th July 2018

UFA has delivered its ATTower tower simulator to the US Army Fort Huachuca’s Libby Army Airfield, the company announced on 19 July. UFA was awarded …

FLA programme completes Phase 2 tests

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FLA programme completes Phase 2 tests

26th July 2018

DARPA has completed Phase 2 flight tests for its Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) programme, demonstrating advanced algorithms performing real-world tasks without human assistance. The programme …

USAF receives BACN-equipped Global Hawk

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USAF receives BACN-equipped Global Hawk

25th July 2018

Northrop Grumman has delivered an EQ-4B Global Hawk UAS fitted with the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) to the US Air Force fleet, the company …

SeeByte renews UK MASTT software licences

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SeeByte renews UK MASTT software licences

24th July 2018

SeeByte has renewed all SeeTrack and Neptune licences currently used by the Royal Navy’s Maritime Autonomous Systems Trials Team (MASTT), the company announced on 18 …

GA-ASI concludes testing of HDD for MQ-25

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GA-ASI concludes testing of HDD for MQ-25

24th July 2018

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has concluded performance testing of arresting hook Hold Down Damper (HDD) for its proposed MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft for …

China harbours ‘giant’ unmanned submarine aspirations

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China harbours ‘giant’ unmanned submarine aspirations

24th July 2018

China has its heart set on large unmanned submarines that could be deployed worldwide, with an R&D; programme currently under way at the Chinese Academy …

IAI, SNC to develop tactical VTOL UAS

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IAI, SNC to develop tactical VTOL UAS

23rd July 2018

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to support the development of a new tactical vertical takeoff …

AARTOS for NATO summit protection

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AARTOS for NATO summit protection

23rd July 2018

Aaronia's AARTOS counter-UAS system was used by the Belgium Police to protect the 2018 NATO summit from rogue UAS threats. Various AARTOS systems were deployed …

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