Business
TEKEVER to Supply the AR5 System to Portuguese Air Force
This contract represents a decisive step toward the immediate strengthening of the Portuguese Air Force’s operational capabilities and the ongoing modernization of its air assets.
Military
C-UAS
Northrop Grumman Introduces Raid Hunter for Next Generation Gun-Based Air Defence System
Raid Hunter is engineered to address a critical short-range air defense gap by providing warfighters with a scalable, rapidly deployable capability to defeat cruise missiles, drone swarms and other complex aerial threats.
Data Links & Communications
UK Royal Navy Demonstrates Wildcat Helicopter Controlling Aerial Drones
The week-long Dragon Rider trials were conducted by the Maritime Aviation Strike Operational Advantage Group (formally the Wildcat Maritime Force) and linked a specially modified Wildcat helicopter with multiple unmanned aerial systems.
Technology
UK Military Drones with Chinese Cameras were Sending Data to Beijing
The drones were fitted with camera components manufactured in China. During the security assessment, analysts found that the camera systems were establishing outbound connections to a server located in China
Military
Quantum Systems Upgrades its Long-Range RELIANT UAS
The latest generation offers increased payload capacity, broader mission flexibility, and software integration into the company's MOSAIC UXS ecosystem. Designed around a fully European supply chain and minimal logistical footprint, Reliant will now compete for major global contracts
Business
DZYNE Gets $6M Air Force Research Lab Contract for Long Range Grasshopper Autonomous Aerial Delivery System
The effort builds on the mature Grasshopper glider architecture, which has seen extensive operational use delivering up to 500 pounds of critical payload with precision into contested or infrastructure‑limited environments.
Military
Russian Drones Use Screwed-On Magnetic Compasses as Navigation Aids
One leaked image shows that the compass is just attached to the panel near the FPV camera with five Philips screws, suggesting that this isn’t a factory modification
Military
Boeing, Northrop Grumman Simulate Teaming with P-8A and MQ-4C Triton
Open Mission Systems and the Universal Command & Control Interface enable machine to machine tasking and coordinated maritime missions.
Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
F-DRONES Unveils Ukrainian Medium-Range Strike Drone CAPITAN
Business
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.
Business
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.
Business
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.