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Air Warfare
Australian Army selects Integrator as next tactical UAV
14th March 2022
A winner has been declared for the Australian Army's quest to find a new tactical UAV to replace the Shadow 200.
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Land Warfare
Chief of Staff underlines uncrewed future for US Army
10th March 2022
The US Army is intensifying its efforts to equip its troops with autonomous systems and enhance the deployment of manned-unmanned teaming, both on the ground and in the air.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Singapore Airshow 2022: Singapore Army Intelligence trains with Anafi USA
15th February 2022
Quadcopter is used in Singapore to train troops in safe UAV operations.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
IDF eyes bulked-up multirotor UAVs
22nd February 2022
Traditionally small multirotor drones are growing in size and payload capacity, and the IDF may even explore the option of arming these platforms.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Brazil orders V-Bat
8th February 2022
Demonstrations will be held this year of the V-Bat 128 for the Brazilian Army and Brazilian Navy.
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Air Warfare
Chinese UCAVs remain popular, but buyer beware!
9th February 2022
Chinese continues its strong presence on the international UCAV market, with new models coming on stream. However, not all its customers remain enamoured with their Chinese-bought UCAVs.
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Air Warfare
Indian Army doubles its inventory of Switch UAVs
30th January 2022
The Indian Army continues to boost its fleet of smaller UAVs as it faces tensions along its borders.
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Naval Warfare
Flight I San Antonio-class LPD programme concludes
11th January 2022
USS Richard M McCool Jr was launched on 7 January as the 13th out of 26 San Antonio-class LPDs for the USN.
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Air Warfare
Elbit Systems demonstrates UAV swarm capability to Dutch Army
15th November 2021
Elbit Systems has performed a demonstration of its UAV swarm capabilities to the Dutch Army in Northern Israel.
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Air Warfare
Dubai Airshow 2021: UAE extends breadth of UAV capabilities
16th November 2021
The UAE defence industry displayed new UAVs and guided munitions at the Dubai Airshow this year.
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Air Warfare
Dubai Airshow 2021: Is Ethiopia using Emirati combat UAVs?
16th November 2021
Photographic evidence suggests that the UAE has supplied armed UAVs to assist the Ethiopian National Defense Force in the ongoing Tigray War.
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Air Warfare
Dubai Airshow 2021: Leonardo puts AW609 in the spotlight
17th November 2021
A prototype AW609 performed its debut trade show demonstration flight and there is a hint of Saudi interest — but what about the potential sale of tiltrotors to the UAE?
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Uncrewed Vehicles
High Eye and UAV Navigation sign new multi-year contract
28th October 2021
Long-standing partnership between High Eye and UAV Navigation continues with VECTOR-600 premium autopilot.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Aerovironment demonstrates Switchblade 300 ALE capability
4th November 2021
Aerovironment has announced a first ever demonstration of switchblade 300 loitering munitions from Jump 20 fixed wing UAVs.
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Defence Notes
Dubai Airshow 2021: EDGE CEO vows no let-up in growth plans
18th November 2021
Shephard explored the prospects for the UAE defence industry with Faisal Al Bannai, CEO of EDGE.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Onboard Mini-Drone Systems (SMDM) (69-90) [France]
Background Contract Announcement On 3 February 2026, Airbus, Survey Copter’s parent company, announced that the French Directorate General of Armament (DGA) had ordered the Aliaca VTOL variant ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Camcopter S-300 [South Korea]
Programme Background Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) On 18 January 2023, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Northop Grumman at a ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Embarked VTOL UAV [South Korea]
Background VTOL Development In January 2024, South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced that it would commence development of a VTOL-capable rotary-wing UAV to be ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Ship-Bourne VTOL UAV [Singapore]
Background Multi-Role Combat Vessel The Republic of Singapore Navy will retire its six Victory-class corvettes and replace them with a new platform, the Multi-Role Combat ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
K1000ULE [USMC]
Programme Background Contact Award After a comprehensive down-selection evaluation, Kraus Hamdani Aerospace's K1000ULE drone won the USN's PMA 263 contract in April 2024. The company will now provide the USN ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
UAV Tactical Level [Norway]
Background Request for Information (RfI) In September 2022, the Norwegian Defence Material Agency (NDMA) launched a request for information in preparation for a possible procurement ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing
VTOL UAV [New Zealand]
Background Defence Capability Plan (DCP) In April 2025, the New Zealand government published the DCP, a document that is essentially a blueprint for what procurements ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
Cargo UAV (Turkey)
Programme Background Inception & Requirment Turkey's Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) initiated a programme to procure VTOL-capable cargo drones in June 2018. These were planned for ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Aerobo Wing AS-VT02A [Malaysia]
Background Requirment As reported by Shephard, in June 2021, Malaysia issued a tender for fixed-wing, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capable UAVs. The tender stated that Malaysia ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Artillery UAV [Thailand]
Programme Background Requirement & Replacement The Royal Thai Army (RTA) was understood to be seeking a new tactical UAV to replace four legacy Israel Aerospace Industries ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Parrot Anafi (Singapore)
Programme Background On 7 February 2022, the Singapore Army posted photographs on Facebook that showed the Anafi UAV used as training devices in a five-day ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Tactical Drone System Light (SDTL) [France]
Programme Background The French 2024-2030 military programme unveiled the SDTL for the special forces and the French Army. According to reports, the requirement would cover 30 ...
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UAS: communication systems
UAS: communication systems | Project Proteus [UK]
Project Proteus is an RN and Leonardo effort to design and develop an uncrewed helicopter demonstrator that could provide an innovative alternative to existing crewed ...
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UAS: flight control systems
UAS: flight control systems | Project Proteus [UK]
Project Proteus is an RN and Leonardo effort to design and develop an uncrewed helicopter demonstrator that could provide an innovative alternative to existing crewed ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
WanderB or ThunderB [Colombia]
Programme Background Expodefensa 2019 During Colombia's Expodefensa 2019 exhibition, BlueBird Aero Systems displayed its ThunderB VTOL small UAV. Reportedly, the Colombian Army requested information on ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Penguin B VTOL
The Penguin B VTOL is a variant of the Penguin B platform manufactured by Edge Autonomy. Announced in June 2021, the variant is a reliable, long-endurance ...
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Ikarus
The Ikarus is a rotary-wing UAV suitable for various roles, including agricultural survey, industrial inspection, search and rescue, and all aspects of health and safety ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Spider VTOL
The Spider VTOL is a mini electrical fixed-wing UAV. Unlike traditional VTOL UAVs with dedicated motors, propellors and structural parts for performing take-off and landing, the Spider ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
VTOL UAV
The Defence Technology Institute launched the VTOL UAV R&D; project in cooperation with the Naval Research and Development Office, Royal Thai Navy and private sector ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Zala VTOL
Manufactured by Zala Aero Group, the ZALA VTOL is a hybrid platform that can be operated both as a fixed-wing and rotary-wing UAV due to ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Argus VTOL
The Argus VTOL, currently in development, is part of the Argus family of UAVs manufactured by Free Horizons, which also features the Argus Predator Mk ...
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Lynx VTOL
The Lynx VTOL aircraft takes off like a helicopter, flies like a fixed-wing aircraft and is used for precision agriculture and surveying. It has an ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Rakshak VTOL
The Rakshak VTOL is a fixed-wing UAV with an EO/IR sensor for ISR missions. Developed by TATA Advanced Systems, the UAV is VTOL-capable, allowing it to operate ...
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Air: aerial targets
Viking VTOL
The Viking VTOL is an aerial target designed to mimic the size and flight characteristics of most larger, Group 1 (and potentially Group 2) platforms. Boresight has ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Aliaca VTOL
Unveiled in April 2025, the Aliaca VTOL is, as its name suggests, a VTOL-capable variant of the Aliaca from Survey Copter, an Airbus Defence & Space subsidiary. As part ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Stream C VTOL
At IDEX 2019, Threod Systems unveiled a new version of the Stream C UAS, capable of VTOL manoeuvres. Known as the Stream C VTOL, this ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
ThunderB-NG VTOL
The ThunderB-Next Generation VTOL, or ThunderB-NG VTOL, is a vertical take-off and landing capable version of the ThunderB. The fixed-wing UAV features a fully autonomous flight control system ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Zada
Zada is a mini fixed-wing UAV designed for intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance (ISR) missions. It features tilt-rotor systems, which give it a VTOL capability.
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
Zala 421-22
The Zala 421-22 is a rotary-wing UAV designed for ship- or land-based reconnaissance and surveillance, bomb damage assessment and real-time target acquisition. The VTOL UAV ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
SR-10 VTOL
Deftech showcased the SR-10 VTOL at DSA 2022. It has been locally designed in Malaysia to conduct aerial mapping, surveillance and line inspection missions. The hand-launched platform is powered ...