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Ukraine and the United Kingdom have signed an agreement to co-produce thousands of Octopus-100 interceptor drones under the “Build with Ukraine” initiative. The move marks the first serial production of a Ukrainian combat drone in a NATO country, deepening defense-industrial ties and accelerating delivery to the front lines. On 25
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Sincronía Logística, a Mexican market leader in pharmaceutical logistics, and European drone company Wingcopter have entered a partnership to promote the use of drones for the delivery of medical supplies. The Mexican company plans to use a fleet of Wingcopter 198 drones itself and to deploy them on behalf of
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* AIRO Group Holdings, Inc. and Bullet (Degree-Trans LLC), a Ukrainian developer of turbojet unmanned interceptor systems, announced that they have signed a Letter of Intent to establish a 50/50 joint venture to produce and deploy Bullet’s combat-proven fixed-wing UAV technology across the United States, NATO defense markets and
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The CEO of Baykar, Turkey’s largest drone manufacturer and a major global producer of armed unmanned aerial vehicles, has pledged to rebuild the company’s factory in Ukraine, which was destroyed in a Russian missile strike. In an interview with Ukraine’s state news agency Ukrinform, Baykar Chief Executive
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* AeroVironment, Inc. has been selected to deliver the U.S. Army’s Next-Generation C-UAS Missile (NGCM). Along with this selection, AV was awarded a $95.9 million contract for the U.S. Army's Long-Range Kinetic Interceptor (LRKI) program through the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation
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* AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that positions Korean Air as its priority partner in the Republic of Korea. This alliance will focus on integrating and adapting AV’s JUMP 20 Group 3 vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), fixed-wing uncrewed aircraft to meet the
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* Seneca, the resilience technology and infrastructure company, announced its public launch and a $60 million financing round. The round, believed to be the largest venture capital round in fire technology to date, was led by Caffeinated Capital and Convective Capital, with participation from First Round Capital, Transition VC, Advance Venture
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Sensor solution provider HENSOLDT and AVILUS, a specialist in unmanned aerial systems (UAS), have announced their strategic partnership. The aim of the collaboration is the joint development and marketing of state-of-the-art sensor and ISR systems based on proven technologies and agile production capacities ‘Made in Germany’. The integration of powerful
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* Pyka announced that it has been selected by AFWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II (D2P2) SBIR focused on DropShip, a long-range, multi-mission cargo UAS platform, to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the
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* Anduril Industries and COBBS BELUX BV have signed an agreement to explore opportunities for the localisation of advanced defence technologies in Belgium. The partnership will initially focus on final assembly, maintenance and possible future developments, with the aim of strengthening Belgian industry and NATO capabilities. The agreement was signed in
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On October 16, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed an agreement to develop innovative defence capabilities starting with a small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) designed to provide multi-role intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. The new platform will be low cost and
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The U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office Missiles and Space, in coordination with Defense Innovation Unit, successfully completed the C-UAS fire control solution competition, selecting Anduril as the winner. This result represents a critical step in identifying and integrating the most effective fire control solutions to counter the rapidly