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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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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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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 …

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 …

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