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Lasers heat up for counter-drone option as DroneLight tackles the big question

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Lasers heat up for counter-drone option as DroneLight tackles the big question

16th July 2026

Using lasers to defeat drones promises to solve the dilemma of using expensive kinetic effects to kill platforms worth a few hundred dollars. While maintaining thermal output to provide the effects can be a technical hurdle, Israel’s Esh-Tech is one company working on a solution.

UK air focus: Drone spending trails European frontline states despite $10.46 billion valuation

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UK air focus: Drone spending trails European frontline states despite $10.46 billion valuation

16th July 2026

Despite the UK having the third-largest military UAV market in Europe, the country appears to be underinvesting in the capability relative to the size of its economy, particularly when compared with Baltic and eastern European states.

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  • Lasers heat up for counter-drone option as DroneLight tackles the big question

    Lasers heat up for counter-drone option as DroneLight tackles the big question

  • UK air focus: Drone spending trails European frontline states despite $10.46 billion valuation

    UK air focus: Drone spending trails European frontline states despite $10.46 billion valuation

  • US Army’s future autonomous launcher nears next phase with awards expected in August

    US Army’s future autonomous launcher nears next phase with awards expected in August

  • Lasers heat up for counter-drone option as DroneLight tackles the big question

    Lasers heat up for counter-drone option as DroneLight tackles the big question

  • “No single technology is enough”: why an integrated approach to uncrewed warfare is essential

    “No single technology is enough”: why an integrated approach to uncrewed warfare is essential

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Eurosatory 2026 roundup: uncrewed, counter-uncrewed and new vehicles define direction

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Eurosatory 2026 roundup: uncrewed, counter-uncrewed and new vehicles define direction

26th June 2026

Uncrewed and counter-uncrewed systems were a major feature of this edition of Eurosatory 2026 along with programme updates and first sight of new main battle tanks.

Eurosatory 2026: Iran’s attacks on UAE have “accelerated” Edge’s plans, says company

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Eurosatory 2026: Iran’s attacks on UAE have “accelerated” Edge’s plans, says company

25th June 2026

The UAE’s Edge has undergone massive changes since it was formed in 2019, from acquisitions to partnerships, and has now set up a European division in Paris.

Eurosatory 2026: MARSS and parent company EOS expand air defence capability

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Eurosatory 2026: MARSS and parent company EOS expand air defence capability

24th June 2026

MARSS became part of EOS Defence earlier this year, bringing together the former’s C2 NiDAR and Nation Shield air defence products with the latter’s suite of effectors and sensors.

US Navy expands non-standard acquisitions to rapidly field emerging technologies

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US Navy expands non-standard acquisitions to rapidly field emerging technologies

23rd June 2026

The US Navy is increasing the use of OTA obligations to accelerate the procurement of seabed-subsea, littoral, expeditionary and uncrewed solutions.

Can Portugal solve NATO’s uncrewed systems development challenge?

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Can Portugal solve NATO’s uncrewed systems development challenge?

23rd June 2026

NATO has spent more than a decade building one of the world’s most sophisticated maritime uncrewed experimentation ecosystems, but still lacks a way to translate this testing into alliance-wide operational capability. Portugal now believes ...

Eurosatory 2026: Wartime iteration gives Ukraine an edge as future UAV exporter

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Eurosatory 2026: Wartime iteration gives Ukraine an edge as future UAV exporter

23rd June 2026

As industrial-scale drone production proves its battlefield worth in Ukraine, what happens to that production capacity and knowhow once the guns fall silent – and is Ukraine about to become one of the world’s most credible UAV export partne...

Eurosatory 2026: Pearson Engineering to send AI mine detecting systems into Ukraine

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Eurosatory 2026: Pearson Engineering to send AI mine detecting systems into Ukraine

22nd June 2026

Pearson Engineering’s Threat-Sense system is designed to use imaging from drones to geolocate scattered mines and support uncrewed systems in defeating the threats.

Callen-Lenz pushes ahead with Nyan OWE as it hails operational success

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Callen-Lenz pushes ahead with Nyan OWE as it hails operational success

22nd June 2026

The one-way-effector uncrewed aerial vehicle has also been tested by the British Army, following on from its contract award notice in February 2026.

Is motorisation set to be the next evolution of towed artillery?

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Is motorisation set to be the next evolution of towed artillery?

22nd June 2026

Artillery remains a key tool on the modern battlefield. Artillery platforms, however, are increasingly at risk from enemy fire, whether from other artillery or uncrewed …

Eurosatory 2026: Locally produced loitering munition destined for UAE Navy, says MBDA

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Eurosatory 2026: Locally produced loitering munition destined for UAE Navy, says MBDA

19th June 2026

The contract signed between MBDA and Fly-R will see diamond-shaped loitering munitions developed and prepared in the UAE. How does this move fit into wider market trends in the region?

Eurosatory 2026: Milrem expands partnerships as it outlines NATO eastern flank defence plans

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Eurosatory 2026: Milrem expands partnerships as it outlines NATO eastern flank defence plans

19th June 2026

In the past three months Milrem Robotics has signed cooperation agreements with Hanwha, EOS Defence Systems and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and at Eurosatory 2026 with CNIM Systèmes Industriels and Frankenburg Technologies. The deals com...

Eurosatory 2026: Schiebel’s frigate-first strategy indicates a shift in UAV competition

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Eurosatory 2026: Schiebel’s frigate-first strategy indicates a shift in UAV competition

19th June 2026

Schiebel is pursuing opportunities in the UK and France while leveraging its integration with Naval Group’s FDI frigate programme to create new naval business across Europe.

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