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USAF Defines Requirements for MQ-9A Replacement
“Operators desire low-cost, fast-to-field, fast-to-deploy airborne ISR mass to increase mission flexibility and mission surging”
Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
US Army Selects Teledyne FLIR Defense Rogue 1 Loitering Munition System
The LASSO system is a man-portable, ground launched, lethal payload munition and unmanned aerial system (UAS) with anti-armour capability for use by Infantry Brigade Combat Teams
C-UAS
Killer Drone Downs Intruder Drones with Metal Chains
A concept from scientists at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology adapts the physics behind the traditional South American bola weapon into a modern drone defence technology designed for short-range interception.
Video
North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco - the Weird Slow Little Plane America Used When Wars Got Nasty
The U.S. military secretly brought the OV-10 back into combat against ISIS. Nearly fifty years after its first missions in Vietnam, the old twin-boom aircraft once again found itself circling above rivers, tracking small enemy boats for hours before destroying them with precision-guided rockets.
Military
Russian Drone CEO who Promised Putin 300,000 UAVs Arrested for Fraud
The former chief executive of Russian drone manufacturer Transport of the Future, who briefed Russian leader Vladimir Putin in January 2025 on plans to produce up to 300,000 UAVs a year, has been arrested on large-scale fraud charges linked to a state defense order
Business
Ukraine and US Near Landmark Drone Defence Deal
Ukraine excels in manufacturing weapons systems the U.S. has not previously prioritized. One Ukrainian manufacturer plans to produce more than 3 million low-cost first-person-view military drones in 2026. The U.S. built only 300,000 in 2025, by comparison.
Technology
Otto Aerospace Laminar-Flow Aircraft Flight Test Advances DARPA Research
Conceived under DARPA’s EWA effort, the demonstrator serves as a broader validation platform for Otto’s laminar-flow research, providing data applicable to future energy-relay UAV concepts
Drone Light Shows
Record-Breaking Drone Show - Guinness World Records
More than 22,600 drones were prepared at Lur Gang Central Park. Then, as the clock struck 10 p.m., the challenge officially began. Within moments, thousands of drones lifted off in perfect synchronization transforming the night sky into a vast moving canvas.
Electronic Sub-Systems
UAV Navigation - Grupo Oesía Launches VECTOR 300 Autopilot for Loitering Munitions and C UAS Interceptors
C-UAS
Ukraine’s Celebra Trident C-UAS Laser System Enters Final Testing Stages
The system was tested last winter against FPV drones of different classes. Since then, the company has improved its targeting system using artificial intelligence, enhanced target acquisition and tracking, and integrated the system with radar for trajectory monitoring.
Interceptor
Turkey’s 'Drone Hunter' TUNGA-X Interceptor UAV Revealed at SAHA 2026
STM, a leading developer of advanced technologies in the Turkish defence sector, has unveiled its new 'drone hunter', the TUNGA-X, for the first time at SAHA 2026. Designed to operate in full integration with UAV detection radars to neutralize hostile UAS assets mid-air.