Military
US Kamikaze Drones Used in Strikes on Venezuela ?
An unmistakable banshee-like wail is heard before detonations in videos taken on the ground during Operation Absolute Resolve.
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Business
Teledyne FLIR Defense Gets $42.5M US Marine Corps Drone Contract
* Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, recently announced that it has been awarded a $42.5 million contract by the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command for Delivery Order 3 of its Organic Precision Fires-Light (OPF-L) program. Teledyne FLIR Defense will deliver more than 600 of its advanced
Testing
General Dynamics Land Systems and AeroVironment Successfully Demonstrate PERCH Loitering Munitions Launcher on M1 Abrams Tank
General Dynamics Land Systems has announced a successful demonstration of the Precision Effects & Reconnaissance, Canister-Housed (PERCH) system, codeveloped with strategic partner AeroVironment (AV), at the U.S. Army’s Machine Assisted Rugged Sapper (MARS) event at Fort Hood, Texas. PERCH is a modular kit that integrates AV’s Switchblade
Business
Uvision Acquires SpearUAV
-Uvision Group, a global pioneer in smart integrated systems, has announced the complete acquisition of SpearUAV, an Israeli defence tech company, developer of encapsulated AI-based loitering systems. The acquisition marks another significant step in Uvision’s continued expansion, and in its strategy to deliver a comprehensive, multi-layered approach of loitering
Business
US Air Force Buying $50 Million in Small Drones to Support Special Ops Missions
The United States Air Force awarded a $50 million contract for small drones to Anduril Industries last month, a move that could help transform MQ-9 Reapers into drone-launching motherships. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center contract is for Anduril’s ALTIUS 600, a small drone that has been involved
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FLY-R Partners with MBDA to Develop Diamond-Shaped Loitering Munition in the United Arab Emirates
* FLY-R, a French company specializing in the design of aircraft featuring rhomboidal wings, announces the launch of a co-development programme with MBDA, supported by the Tawazun Council, to create a new generation of loitering munitions. The event took place during the Dubai Airshow 2025, in the presence of senior representatives
Business
Anduril Gets $50M USAF ALTIUS-600 Support Contract
* Anduril Industries, Costa Mesa, California, was awarded a ceiling of $50,000,000 Small Business Innovation Research III indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for Agile-Launched, tactically-integrated unmanned system and support services for testing, training, and supportability. This contract provides for procurement and support of the ALTIUS-600 system and related Group
AI
Update on Helsing HX-2 Current Development Status
Niklas Köhler, co-founder and co-CEO of German technology company Helsing, presented the current development status of the HX-2 to selected media representatives and provided insights into the further development of the strike drone. According to Köhler, the company has "destroyed" an average of 30 drones per week for
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US Soldiers Develop ‘Attritable’ Drones
For less than $800, soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division are building drones that are designed to be disposable, the deputy commanding general of the division said. The Attritable Battlefield Enabler, or ABE 1.01, named after the division’s bald eagle mascot, is yet another advancement soldiers are making
Testing
Cummings Aerospace uses 3D Printing to Rapidly Iterate Hellhound S3 Drone
* Cummings Aerospace is using 3D printing technology in the continued development of the Hellhound S3 drone. With the use of 3D printing and modular open systems, Cummings can rapidly iterate the design of the product, harnessing test data and soldier feedback to inform each update. Cummings Aerospace recently completed a
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AeroVironment Unveils Next Generation of Switchblade Loitering Munitions
* AeroVironment, Inc., a leading global provider of loitering munition systems, announced the expansion of its combat-proven Switchblade family of precision loitering munitions with three new systems: the Switchblade 600 Block 2, the Switchblade 400, and the Switchblade 300 Block 20 equipped with a modular explosively formed penetrator (EFP) payload. Together,
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Lumberjack Jet-Powered Modular Missile is Possible Armament for XQ-58 Valkyrie Drones
* Northrop Grumman has been doing detailed design work that lays a path to air-launching its Lumberjack loitering one-way attack drone from Kratos’ stealthy XQ-58 Valkyrie uncrewed aircraft. Multiple manned and unmanned aircraft are being eyed as potential platforms for employing Lumberjack, which is already being tested in surface-launched modes and