C-UAS
NATO Establishes Several Framework Contracts for C-UAS
The contracts have been awarded to Axon, BSS, DEFSECINTEL, JISR and CS Group France. They focus on flexible, off-the-shelf systems built around a common Command and Control (C2) backbone.
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CACI Gets $500M C-UAS SkyValor IDIQ Contract for Domestic Shield Effort
The contract is for full-rate production for the counter unmanned aerial systems (cUAS), according to a release from CACI, and as part of the initial task order the company will deliver the SkyValor systems for deployment “at critical mission locations.”
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Russia Detains Billionaire in Drone Fraud Case
Kustov is a Forbes-listed billionaire with an estimated net worth of around $1.1 billion. His Efko group owns a number of popular consumer food brands in Russia, including the Sloboda line of mayonnaise, ketchups and sunflower oils, as well as the Altero oil brand.
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Ukrainian-Danish Venture to Build 12,000 SAKER Military Drones Annually
The partnership will produce the SAKER Scout, Hunter, and Hetman variants, with first-year production capacity expected to reach around 12,000 units and the potential to increase as demand grows.
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Applications Open for First Joint Ukraine - NATO Innovation Grant Programme
The first call focuses on developing counter-UAV technologies and strengthening air defence capabilities and for the first time will be administered through Ukraine's Prozorro platform
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Teledyne FLIR Defense to Support AV’s Titan MS C-UAS Solution for US Air Force
Company to provide its Argus XL multi-sensor counter-drone platforms for U.S. Air Force commands
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Ukraine's Skyeton to Open a Manufacturing Plant in North Carolina
The company’s expansion will use cutting-edge technologies to design, engineer, manufacture, test, distribute, and support its composite UAS from a 28,500-square-foot production facility.
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First Anduril YFQ-44A Rolls Off Production Line
Ohio is the ideal location for Anduril’s first Arsenal factory with its robust infrastructure to support Anduril’s unique needs, a highly skilled and diverse manufacturing workforce, and a legacy of leadership in aerospace and defence
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Thales and Visionary Machines Join Forces to Advance Passive Counter-Drone Detection
If successful, the trial could pave the way for a new generation of passive C-UAS detection capabilities for defence forces and critical infrastructure operators facing increasingly sophisticated drone threats.
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Embention USA and SkyRunner Announce Strategic Integration
The collaboration pairs Embention’s Veronte Autopilot technology with the SkyRunner MK 3.2, transforming the proven manned air‑ground vehicle into an unmanned, attritable, and infrastructure‑independent asset built for the modern contested battlespace.
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Anduril Targets $100 Billion Valuation
Defence technology startup that raised capital at a $61 billion valuation just months ago is exploring a financing structure that could put it on par with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman
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GA-ASI and MBDA Commit To Weapons Collaboration
The companies will work together to ensure the MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft and Gambit 6 collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) can carry and use the SPEAR weapons.