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Lithuania air focus: Majority of $235.98 million drone investment to be spent before 2030

4th May 2026

Lithuania has committed significant funding towards expanding its UAV capabilities, with more than $54 million already spent and substantial additional investment planned through to 2029. Alongside domestic procurement, the country has also acquired various drones to support Ukraine.

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Laser weapon solutions are emerging as Europe confronts air defence cost imbalance

1st May 2026

Europe’s air defence debate is increasingly shaped by the blunt economics of the field. While high-value interceptor missiles can effectively shoot down cheap drones, doing so at scale presents cost challenges.

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DJI launches M600 Pro A3

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DJI launches M600 Pro A3

16th November 2016

DJI has introduced a new UAS called the Matrice 600 Pro, designed with a range of improved systems for professional aerial cinematography and photography applications. …

Cormorant UAS in new flight test

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Cormorant UAS in new flight test

16th November 2016

Urban Aeronautics has announced that its Cormorant UAS prototype has successfully performed its first autonomous pattern flight over uneven terrain, the company announced on 14 …

Debut demo for unmanned duo

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Debut demo for unmanned duo

15th November 2016

Twelve months after Lockheed Martin acquired Sikorsky the two companies have joined to showcase their unmanned capabilities in a demonstration at Griffiss Air Force Base …

Aurora working on unmanned Huey technology

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Aurora working on unmanned Huey technology

15th November 2016

Aurora Flight Sciences’ Tactical Autonomous Aerial Logistics System (TALOS) is set to be integrated on a UH-1H helicopter, the company announced on 10 November. The …

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AT&T, NASA research UAS traffic management

15th November 2016

US telecom firm AT&T and NASA are collaborating on research into traffic management solutions for UAS, the company announced on 10 November. The collaboration aims …

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App to the future

15th November 2016

A new British company believes it has a solution to one of the major challenges to expansion of the unmanned aircraft industry - air-traffic control.  …

RIMS offers offshore UAV inspections

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RIMS offers offshore UAV inspections

15th November 2016

Netherlands-based Robotica in Maintenance Strategies (RIMS) has launched inspections services for the maritime and offshore industry using the Elios UAV, the company announced on 9 …

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Avenger ER UAV takes flight

14th November 2016

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) announced on 10 November the successful first flight of its new Avenger Extended Range (ER) UAV. The flight took place …

Centaur OPA tracks great whites

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Centaur OPA tracks great whites

14th November 2016

Aurora's DA-42 Centaur optionally piloted aircraft (OPA) was used for aerial support in a project to locate and track great white sharks off the coast …

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SUAV flies with DAA radar

11th November 2016

Echodyne has announced on 8 November the first successful test of an airborne Detect and Avoid (DAA) radar onboard a small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV), …

Europe steps up UAS airspace integration

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Europe steps up UAS airspace integration

11th November 2016

The European Defence Agency (EDA) has outlined plans that will see the integration of UAS into the European aviation and air traffic management (ATM) system …

Zhuhai 2016: Big balloons hold sway

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Zhuhai 2016: Big balloons hold sway

11th November 2016

While most attendees at last week’s Zhuhai Air Show were focused on sexy weaponry designed to turn heaven into hell, there were also big balloons …

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