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Lasers heat up for counter-drone option as DroneLight tackles the big question

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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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AUVSI 2017: MartinUAV seeks entrance to US market

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AUVSI 2017: MartinUAV seeks entrance to US market

9th May 2017

After participating in several recent demonstration events, MartinUAV is looking to establish its V-Bat long endurance VTOL UAS in the US military market. According to …

AUVSI 2017: Trusting autonomous capability

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AUVSI 2017: Trusting autonomous capability

8th May 2017

Autonomous platforms should have the requirements necessary for users to 'trust' the system built in during the design phase, rather than looking at ways to …

GA-ASI selects GKN Aerospace for MQ-9B RPA

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GA-ASI selects GKN Aerospace for MQ-9B RPA

8th May 2017

GKN Aerospace has been selected by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for the design, development and manufacture of fuel bladders for Predator B MQ-9B RPAS, …

AUVSI 2017: The Wave Glider (video)

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AUVSI 2017: The Wave Glider (video)

8th May 2017

Ahead of the AUVSI Xponential 2017 event in Dallas, Texas, officials from Liquid Robotics detail the capabilities that its Wave Glider provides and the markets …

AUVSI 2017: The Logos Redkite (video)

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AUVSI 2017: The Logos Redkite (video)

7th May 2017

Detailing recent trials conducted on its Redkite lightweight wide-area electro-optical system earlier this year, officials from Logos Technologies detail the work being done with Insitu …

AUVSI 2017: The week ahead (video)

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AUVSI 2017: The week ahead (video)

7th May 2017

As the start of the AUVSI Xponential exhibition and conference in Dallas nears Beth Maundrill and Richard Thomas discuss key themes in the industry and …

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AUVSI 2017: Behind the scenes (video)

7th May 2017

Richard Thomas, Shephard's editor of Unmanned Vehicles magazine, gives an overview of some of the platforms and hot topics to expect at this year's AUVSI …

AUVSI 2017: Valmie ventures into the unmanned

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AUVSI 2017: Valmie ventures into the unmanned

6th May 2017

US company Valmie Resources will be rolling out a new aircraft at AUVSI Xponential after conducting flight tests in Nevada at the beginning of May …

Phoenix UAS flies using 4G LTE

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Phoenix UAS flies using 4G LTE

5th May 2017

UAV Solutions has flown its Phoenix ACE LE UAS using a 4G long term evolution (LTE) network for beyond line of sight (BLOS) capability, the …

AUVSI 2017: Textron dedicated to navy solutions

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AUVSI 2017: Textron dedicated to navy solutions

5th May 2017

Textron Systems Unmanned Systems will be showcasing its latest development of the Aerosonde UAV, the Aerosonde hybrid quad (HQ) SUAS variant, at AUVSI Xponential in …

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Mind the drone

5th May 2017

Drone detection and countermeasures were abundant in their design and capability at the Counter-Terror and Security Expo at the Olympia in London this week, as …

AUVSI 2017: ArcticShark equipped with new engine

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AUVSI 2017: ArcticShark equipped with new engine

4th May 2017

UAV Turbines (UAVT) and Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation (NASC) will be showcasing the ArcticShark aircraft with a UAVT micro-turboprop propulsion system.ArcticShark will be displayed with …

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