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January Drone Digest: MALE, rotary-wing and loitering munition UAVs dominate early 2026
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Indian Army’s new battle blueprint takes shape

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Indian Army’s new battle blueprint takes shape

23rd January 2026

The Indian Army’s modernisation plans reflect the lessons learned from ongoing conflicts and threats as it continues its push for indigenous capabilities.

Bayraktar TB2: The $4.11 billion market success of a cost-effective MALE UAV

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Bayraktar TB2: The $4.11 billion market success of a cost-effective MALE UAV

22nd January 2026

The success of the Bayraktar TB2 stems from it fulfilling a niche of providing reasonable capabilities at a low cost, leading to its acquisition by more than 30 countries including many in Africa; but there are reasons to be cautious about its potential future prospects.

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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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BAE to launch autonomous systems testing service

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BAE to launch autonomous systems testing service

18th July 2017

BAE Systems has received a grant of £457,000 from the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to design and deliver the UK’s first dedicated autonomous systems …

CH-5 ready for series production

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CH-5 ready for series production

18th July 2017

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) flew its first serial production version of the CH-5 UAV on 14 July, the flight occurring in …

ECA to supply consumables for PAP demining ROVs

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ECA to supply consumables for PAP demining ROVs

17th July 2017

ECA Group has been awarded a five-year contract by the French armed forces to supply consumables and spares for the French Navy's PAP demining remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), …

Bourbon joins autonomous vessel project

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Bourbon joins autonomous vessel project

14th July 2017

Bourbon has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Automated Ships to support the development of an autonomous, fully-automated prototype vessel for offshore operations, in collaboration with project …

Hugin AUV available in package

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Hugin AUV available in package

12th July 2017

Kongsberg has released its Hugin autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) as part of a package that includes all supporting operational equipment, the company announced on 6 …

Robins AFB completes Global Hawk work

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Robins AFB completes Global Hawk work

10th July 2017

Refurbishment work on the RQ-4 Global Hawk high altitude long endurance UAS at US Air Force Robins Air Force Base (AFB) has been completed, the air force announced …

Diminished returns for UK equipment

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Diminished returns for UK equipment

7th July 2017

A reduction in platform numbers is a recurring theme in the UK Armed Forces Equipment and Formations publication, with the headline loss being a 37% …

NS Mayport to get Triton FOB hangar

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NS Mayport to get Triton FOB hangar

6th July 2017

Hensel Phelps Construction will construct a new Triton Forward Operating Base Hangar at US Naval Station (NS) Mayport, Florida, under a $36 million contract from …

ECA to develop industrial UGV

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ECA to develop industrial UGV

6th July 2017

ECA Group has been selected by Rio Tinto Aluminium (RTA) to develop an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) for industrial heavy load transportation. To be called MAX …

DARPA completes phase one of FLA programme

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DARPA completes phase one of FLA programme

5th July 2017

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has completed phase one of its Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) programme following a series of obstacle-course flight tests …

Philippines expecting ScanEagles

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Philippines expecting ScanEagles

5th July 2017

The Philippines is expecting a delivery of additional Insitu ScanEagle tactical UAVs later this year, although the acquisition still needs to pass through various agencies …

SCORCH system showing positive results

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SCORCH system showing positive results

4th July 2017

The US Army's Aviation Development Directorate (ADD) has developed a new system called Supervisory Controller for Optimal Role Allocation for Cueing of Human Operators (SCORCH), that enables …

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