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World Defense Show 2026: Large vehicles and counter-drone systems take the limelight

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World Defense Show 2026: Large vehicles and counter-drone systems take the limelight

17th February 2026

Visitors who attended the first World Defense Show four years ago continue to speak of the difficulties they faced with poor facilities and power problems. This year’s event emphasised its status as one of the major defence expositions and as a place where regional players and those less welcome at other shows could take centre stage.

UK ‘Hybrid Navy’ steps up as Norway cooperation reinforces Arctic strategy

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UK ‘Hybrid Navy’ steps up as Norway cooperation reinforces Arctic strategy

13th February 2026

As Russia commits billions to new warships and stealth submarines, the UK is reshaping its strategy with expanded troop deployments, shared frigate fleets and a shift towards uncrewed platforms.

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Cummings Aerospace showcases Hellhound loitering munition designed for US Army’s LASSO programme (video)

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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SOF Week 2025: Global threats and industry opportunities in focus (video)

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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    US Navy to develop an undersea networking capability to support UUV operations

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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 …

Analysis: China hones naval defence systems

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Analysis: China hones naval defence systems

17th November 2017

Chinese companies have honed their maritime and naval defence systems via experience gained from their land reclamation efforts and base building in the South China …

Zephyr soars into the commercial market

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Zephyr soars into the commercial market

16th November 2017

The Zephyr UAS is set to enter the commercial market at the end of 2018 as Airbus Aerial touts the platform as part of its commercial …

Marines to test autonomous cargo aircraft

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Marines to test autonomous cargo aircraft

16th November 2017

The US Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) has selected Yates Electrospace Corporation's (YEC's) Silent Arrow autonomous cargo aircraft to take part in a 12 month …

Insitu’s latest contract looks beyond ScanEagle

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Insitu’s latest contract looks beyond ScanEagle

16th November 2017

Insitu’s commercial business unit has secured a seven figure contract to provide Shell’s QCG business in Australia with remotely piloted aircraft services. A year after establishing …

Dubai Airshow 2017: UMS Skeldar soaring into Middle East

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Dubai Airshow 2017: UMS Skeldar soaring into Middle East

16th November 2017

UMS Skeldar will be conducting flight campaigns with its R-350 VTOL platform in the Middle Eastern region next year. A new enhanced version of the …

NZDF hones skills with overseas mates in Southern Katipo

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NZDF hones skills with overseas mates in Southern Katipo

16th November 2017

Exercise Southern Katipo, the New Zealand Defence Force’s largest ever exercise in the series, was held over a six-week period in October-November. It put the …

MQ-9 shows off ASW capabilities

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MQ-9 shows off ASW capabilities

15th November 2017

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has announced that its MQ-9 Predator B UAS has demonstrated the remote detection and tracking of submerged contacts, such as …

Drone regulation concerns cast shadow over industry

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Drone regulation concerns cast shadow over industry

15th November 2017

The questions of how the rapidly growing UAV market should be regulated and who is responsible for the enforcement of such regulations remain primary issues …

US Navy receives first operational MQ-4C Triton

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US Navy receives first operational MQ-4C Triton

15th November 2017

Northrop Grumman has delivered the first operational MQ-4C Triton UAS to the US Navy facility at Point Mugu, the company announced on 10 November. The …

Dubai Airshow 2017: Silver Fox looking at life extension

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Dubai Airshow 2017: Silver Fox looking at life extension

15th November 2017

The Silver Fox battlefield UAV is being positioned for sale into overseas markets by manufacturer Raytheon as it looks to leverage the experience gained during …

Dubai Airshow 2017: UAS Summit (video)

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Dubai Airshow 2017: UAS Summit (video)

14th November 2017

At the first day of the UAS Summit at the Dubai Airshow, speakers discussed the integration of unmanned systems in the civil and military sectors …

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