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Europe risks losing control of CUAS production capacity as manufacturers look abroad

16th September 2026

European counter-drone developers are securing early orders in the Middle East while slow domestic acquisition processes threaten to redirect production capacity, expertise and investment away from Europe.

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Thales: deployment speed to determine winners in ‘production versus production’ era

16th September 2026

At its technology summit in London, attended by Shephard, Thales UK examined the importance of speed to delivery, the growing focus on cross-domain capabilities and how procurement reform could be crucial for future battlefield advantage.

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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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Cepton unveils LiDAR solution for UGVs

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Cepton unveils LiDAR solution for UGVs

30th March 2018

Cepton Technologies has introduced a new Vista LiDAR solution for unmanned ground vehicles - a key sensing technology to support self-driving efforts, the company announced …

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Raytheon developing UV swarm control tech

29th March 2018

Raytheon’s BBN Technologies is developing technology to direct and control swarms of small UAS and UGVs, the company announced on 26 March. The new technology …

Insight: Unmanned uprising for the RAF

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Insight: Unmanned uprising for the RAF

28th March 2018

As senior officials in the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) suggest that the balance between manned and unmanned platforms is shifting to the latter, a …

AUSA Global: Profense unveils 5.56mm minigun

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AUSA Global: Profense unveils 5.56mm minigun

28th March 2018

Profense LLC has used this week’s AUSA Global Force exhibition and symposium to unveil its PF556 minigun, a new model system that fires linked 5.56x45mm …

Schiebel demos heavy fuel S-100 to RAN

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Schiebel demos heavy fuel S-100 to RAN

28th March 2018

Schiebel has successfully demonstrated the heavy fuel variant of the Camcopter S-100 UAS to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as part of its customer acceptance …

Latvia set to receive RQ-20A systems

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Latvia set to receive RQ-20A systems

27th March 2018

A US Army justification and approval notification has revealed that Latvia is set to receive RQ-20A Puma UAVs from AeroVironment. The contract for two RQ-20A Digital Data Link …

Leonardo positions AWHERO for Australian market

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Leonardo positions AWHERO for Australian market

27th March 2018

Leonardo is showcasing its AWHERO rotary UAS to national and local authorities in Australia through 30 March, the company announced on 22 March. The company …

Continued investment proves less risky for Watchkeeper

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Continued investment proves less risky for Watchkeeper

26th March 2018

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) remains committed to the troubled Watchkeeper project despite missing its full operating capability (FOC) one milestone in November 2017. It …

Turkey’s classified SIGINT UAV breaks cover

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Turkey’s classified SIGINT UAV breaks cover

24th March 2018

Photos have emerged online appearing to show a classified signals intelligence (SIGINT) variant of Turkey’s indigenously-built Anka (Phoenix) UAV. The photos of the intelligence-gathering UAV …

ASV Global’s C-Worker 5 USV for USM

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ASV Global’s C-Worker 5 USV for USM

23rd March 2018

ASV Global has received a contract from the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) to supply a C-Worker 5 USV, the company announced on 21 March. …

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Bell 407s to support MQ-8 Fire Scout UAS

23rd March 2018

Bell Helicopter has received a contract from the US Naval Air Systems Command to provide three Bell 407  helicopters to support MQ-8 Fire Scout UAS …

Poland postpones procurement of new UGVs

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Poland postpones procurement of new UGVs

23rd March 2018

The Polish Armament Inspectorate has announced its decision to cancel the tender for a series of mobile UGVs for the army due to the fact …

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