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The 2020s: a decade of UAV spending growth

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The 2020s: a decade of UAV spending growth

13th August 2026

Total annual drone spending has increased nearly sixfold since the start of the decade, from $2.9 billion in 2020 to $16.3 billion in 2028, with Europe leading the rise.

Asia-Pacific emerges as the largest export market for US-made USVs

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Asia-Pacific emerges as the largest export market for US-made USVs

12th August 2026

Asian customers have placed one of the largest known international purchases of US-built uncrewed surface vessels, highlighting accelerating regional demand for autonomous maritime capabilities and distributed naval operations.

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Bell, Yamato enter strategic collaboration

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Bell, Yamato enter strategic collaboration

18th October 2018

Bell Helicopter and Yamato Holdings have entered into a strategic collaboration to integrate UAS systems and package handling systems for civilian on-demand logistics services, Textron …

Thales opens UK Maritime Autonomy Centre

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Thales opens UK Maritime Autonomy Centre

18th October 2018

Thales has opened a new Maritime Autonomy Centre at Turnchapel Wharf in Plymouth, UK, for the development of autonomous systems technologies, the company announced on …

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Naval Group, ECA Group team for unmanned MCM

17th October 2018

Naval Group has established a technological and commercial partnership with ECA Group to offer unmanned mine-hunting solutions for Belgian and Dutch naval forces, the company …

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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 …

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