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

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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.

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

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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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Australia and Singapore open expanded training area in Queensland

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Australia and Singapore open expanded training area in Queensland

15th November 2024

Australia and Singapore have expanded Queensland’s Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA), adding advanced facilities and technologies to support larger, longer joint military exercises under their ongoing strategic partnership.

US Army selects RTX Raytheon as supplier of a wireless power beaming technology

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US Army selects RTX Raytheon as supplier of a wireless power beaming technology

14th November 2024

The capability will work like wireless communication systems but will deliver energy wirelessly through the air instead of providing information.

Gray Eagle UAS makes first ship-to-shore journey

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Gray Eagle UAS makes first ship-to-shore journey

14th November 2024

The Gray Eagle short take-off and landing (STOL) UAS has a different engine, wings, control surfaces and landing gear to earlier Gray Eagles, and is a production variant of the demonstrator Mojave UAS.

New US Navy batteries are deemed submarine-safe

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New US Navy batteries are deemed submarine-safe

13th November 2024

The use of Passive Propagation Technology significantly reduces the risk of Lithium-ion batteries for use in torpedo tube launched AUVs.

BAE Systems’ Herne XLAUV set to hunt for underwater intelligence

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BAE Systems’ Herne XLAUV set to hunt for underwater intelligence

13th November 2024

The Herne is modular, highly configurable underwater autonomous platform, with potential for both ISR missions in the short term and self-determined assistance surveillance later.

Chess Dynamics showcases counter-sUAV technology at Euronaval

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Chess Dynamics showcases counter-sUAV technology at Euronaval

9th November 2024

Chess Dynamics envisions more automony, modularity and leanness in counter-sUAV systems as threats and solutions mature.

US Navy carrier ground control station conducts ‘first live control of a UAV’

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US Navy carrier ground control station conducts ‘first live control of a UAV’

8th November 2024

The US Navy (USN) used its MD-5 Ground Control Station (GCS) with Lockheed Martin’s MDCX autonomy platform to control a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-20 Avenger UAS.

Galvion delivers charging stations to AeroVironment and begins follow-up order

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Galvion delivers charging stations to AeroVironment and begins follow-up order

7th November 2024

Galvion’s Nerv Centr MAX-8 is a portable charging solution built for expeditionary operations and can be used across AeroVironment’s small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (sUAS).

Saab unveils Autonomous Ocean Core at Euronaval

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Saab unveils Autonomous Ocean Core at Euronaval

7th November 2024

The software solution could offer a new, autonomous intelligence-gathering life to older small vessels.

Anti-drone directed energy weapons continue to evolve at sea

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Anti-drone directed energy weapons continue to evolve at sea

7th November 2024

Defence companies have been accelerating the roll out of directed energy weapon systems to counter the growing importance of drones in modern maritime warfare.

European consortium submits plan for next-generation integrated UGS

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European consortium submits plan for next-generation integrated UGS

6th November 2024

Integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System (iMUGS) is part of effort under the European Defence Fund (EDF) to develop next-generation multipurpose Uncrewed Ground Systems (UGS).

South Korean defence industry demonstrates its tech prowess

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South Korean defence industry demonstrates its tech prowess

6th November 2024

Shephard takes a deep dive into the latest developments in the South Korean defence sector as the country arms itself to deal with current and future threats.

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