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Taiwan approved for $11 billion weapon purchase from US

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Taiwan approved for $11 billion weapon purchase from US

19th December 2025

The US State Department’s approval of a multi-billion-dollar sale of weapons to Taiwan includes tactical mission networks equipment, uncrewed aerial systems, artillery rocket systems and self-propelled howitzers as well as anti-tank guided missiles.

2025 UAV market review: $7.8 billion in new contracts signed as US leads spending

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2025 UAV market review: $7.8 billion in new contracts signed as US leads spending

17th December 2025

Qatar and Indonesia followed the US’s high spending on new uncrewed aerial vehicle contracts across 2025, while MALE and micro drones and loitering munitions were particularly popular subcategories this year.

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Endeavor Robotics wins FirstLook contract

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Endeavor Robotics wins FirstLook contract

22nd September 2017

Endeavor Robotics has received a contract from the US government to supply 75 FirstLook UGVs for immediate operational use, the company announced on 19 September. …

AeroVironment delivers M1/M2/M5-compatible UAS

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AeroVironment delivers M1/M2/M5-compatible UAS

22nd September 2017

AeroVironment has integrated new M1/M2/M5 radio frequencies into its family of small UAS, enabling users to securely conform to the Department of Defense’s (DoD's) new …

MDM 2017: 3D printing, UAV threats underestimated

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MDM 2017: 3D printing, UAV threats underestimated

21st September 2017

The potential threat to future military operations represented by 3D printing and small commercial UAVs has been underappreciated and underestimated.That was the opinion of one …

Kongsberg Geospatial wins EOAMS contract

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Kongsberg Geospatial wins EOAMS contract

21st September 2017

Kongsberg Geospatial has received a contract to produce an Emergency Operations Airspace Management System (EOAMS) for evaluation by Canadian government agencies for safely managing UAS …

Aptima receives Agile Teams programme contract

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Aptima receives Agile Teams programme contract

21st September 2017

Aptima has received a multi-year contract worth $3.5 million from DARPA for the Agile Teams (A-Teams) programme, the company announced on 18 September. The programme …

New  autonomous unmanned track loader

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New autonomous unmanned track loader

21st September 2017

Horiba Mira has has developed an autonomous unmanned compact track loader designed to conduct engineering tasks that are considered too dangerous for an operator. The …

MDM 2017: AeroVironment highlights UAS camera upgrade

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MDM 2017: AeroVironment highlights UAS camera upgrade

21st September 2017

In addition to spotlighting expanded datalink compatibility for Raven and Puma AE with the new M1/M2/M5 radios and frequency spectrum, AeroVironment used MDM 2017 to …

Sea Machines launches ACS for marine vessels

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Sea Machines launches ACS for marine vessels

20th September 2017

Sea Machines Robotics has released an autonomous control system (ACS) for commercial marine vessels. Called Sea Machines 300, the technology upgrades a vessel’s operating controls …

Special warfare applications for Wave Glider

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Special warfare applications for Wave Glider

20th September 2017

Naval customers and Liquid Robotics are considering a variety of ‘special warfare applications’ for the next-generation Wave Glider unmanned surface vessel (USV), company officials have …

DSEI 2017: UMS Skeldar announces leasing partnership (video)

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DSEI 2017: UMS Skeldar announces leasing partnership (video)

19th September 2017

UMS Skeldar announced that it has joined forces with JetLease, a private aircraft leasing company, to launch the first global leasing product for its V-200 …

NAVOCEANO receives Remus 100 AUV

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NAVOCEANO receives Remus 100 AUV

18th September 2017

Hydroid has delivered its first new generation Remus 100 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to the Naval Oceanographic Office. The Remus AUV is able to be …

Armed AV500W flies as new designs surprise

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Armed AV500W flies as new designs surprise

18th September 2017

Last month the AV500W rotary-winged UAV from the AVIC Helicopter Research and Development Institute in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province performed its maiden flight and conducted a …

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