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Venezuela prepares personnel and equipment for a potential second US attack

6th January 2026

Defence Minister Gen Vladimir Padrino López has declared that the Venezuelan armed forces “will continue to employ all its available capabilities for military defence”.

Land forces review: howitzers in the spotlight and Germany spends big to close the year

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Land forces review: howitzers in the spotlight and Germany spends big to close the year

5th January 2026

December saw several milestones on the howitzer front with billions of dollars worth of orders placed and Germany committing to more 6×6 and 4×4 vehicles. Taiwan was also approved for equipment orders worth $11 billion even as the year came to an end with China encircling the country as part of an exercise.

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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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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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ECA unveils IMSI-Catcher for UAV IT180

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ECA unveils IMSI-Catcher for UAV IT180

24th November 2017

ECA Group has unveiled an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI)-Catcher signal intelligence module for its IT180 mini UAS, the company announced on 21 November. IMSI …

Autonomous convoy brings logistics technology to the last mile

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Autonomous convoy brings logistics technology to the last mile

23rd November 2017

With global defence forces continuing to develop autonomous technologies, recent demonstrations of such capabilities are helping to inform decision makers on the readiness of such …

Commtact unveils M2DLS data link system

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Commtact unveils M2DLS data link system

23rd November 2017

Commtact has unveiled a newly developed Mini-Micro Data Link System (M2DLS) for aerial and ground applications. M2DLS is an advanced and reliable combined digital data …

Milipol Paris 2017: Novadem unveils new NX70 drone variants

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Milipol Paris 2017: Novadem unveils new NX70 drone variants

22nd November 2017

French UAV manufacturer Novadem unveiled three new variants of its NX70 micro drone, the NXWIRE, NXDROP and NXLIGHT, at the Milipol Paris internal security exhibition. The …

Texo DSI selects Centrik software

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Texo DSI selects Centrik software

22nd November 2017

Centrik's mission management software has been selected by Texo Drone Survey and Inspection (Texo DSI) to manage its UAS operations, the company announced on 15 …

Iraq eyes possible Prion Mk3 purchase

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Iraq eyes possible Prion Mk3 purchase

21st November 2017

The Iraqi Ministry of Defence is in discussions with UK-based UAV manufacturer UAVE for the purchase of at least a dozen Prion Mk3 platforms. If purchased, the …

Philippines reflects on troposcatter comms for Mindanao

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Philippines reflects on troposcatter comms for Mindanao

21st November 2017

Earlier this month the Philippines Department of National Defense (DND) invited two American companies to bid to meet a requirement for a tropospheric scatter (troposcatter) …

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Canada’s JUSTAS project gets new name

20th November 2017

The Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF’s) Joint Unmanned Surveillance and Target Acquisition System (JUSTAS) project has moved into the options analysis phase and has been …

Alpha, Sightec enter partnership

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Alpha, Sightec enter partnership

20th November 2017

Spain's Alpha Unmanned Systems, manufacturer of the Alpha 800 gasoline-powered UAS, has entered into a technology partnership with Sightec, an Israel-based developer of video image …

Indian Army launches hunt for 60 UAVs

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Indian Army launches hunt for 60 UAVs

19th November 2017

The Indian Army is seeking a short-range UAV to boost the ISR capabilities of combat units deployed along the country’s borders with China and Pakistan. …

Dubai Airshow 2017: Fury given engine endurance boost

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Dubai Airshow 2017: Fury given engine endurance boost

19th November 2017

Lockheed Martin's Fury UAS now boasts an endurance of 15 continuous flight hours owing to a newly integrated 1803 engine. Announcing the UAV engine upgrades …

BVLOS, the next frontier for commercial UAVs

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BVLOS, the next frontier for commercial UAVs

17th November 2017

Demand for range and endurance capabilities commonly associated with military UAVs is increasingly coming from the commercial sector. Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) was …

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