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No 2 Counter-Uncrewed Aerial Systems Wing
I have to admit to a sense of pride whenever a “drone flap” kicks off
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Air Force unit executes test of Anduril’s semiautonomous combat drone
Airmen operated Auduril's YFQ-44A jet-powered combat drone, which could someday fly alongside piloted fighters.
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Deep sea silence: the loss of the US Navy’s MQ-4C Triton
The US Navy has confirmed the loss of a $240m MQ-4C Triton surveillance drone over the Gulf. The crash, which occurred amid the fragile Operation Epic Fury ceasefire, raises significant concerns regarding maritime surveillance gaps and counterintelligence vulnerabilities.
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Echoes of Agusta: How a €50m Drone Panic Sparked Belgium’s Latest Defence Crisis
A €50m emergency spend on counter-drone technology has sparked a judicial investigation into Belgium's defence ministry. As prosecutors probe allegations of corruption and bypassed public tenders, the crisis threatens to dwarf the financial scale of the notorious 1990s Agusta-Dassault scandal.
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NATO revamps air surveillance approach for the ‘cost-war’ of low-flying drones, missiles
NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (ACT) Adm. Pierre Vandier told Breaking Defense that lessons from the Ukraine war and the Iran conflict are driving an air surveillance reframe.
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R&D Expansion into Net-Based Drone Interdiction & Aerial Public Safety
Wrap Technologies has outlined a strategic research and development initiative focused on net-based drone capture technologies to expand its non-lethal...
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Picogrid Awarded Contract to Streamline XVIII Airborne Corps Battlefield Integration
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Picogrid has secured a contract with the XVIII Airborne Corps to accelerate Army modernization by streamlining the integration of disparate battlefield systems. By deploying its Legion and Expeditionary Command and Control Nodes, Picogrid aims to break down data silos between sensors and autonomous systems, particularly for counter-unmanned aerial missions. This partnership focuses on operational speed, allowing the Army’s global response force to onboard new technologies in w
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EU pumps over $1 billion into defense R&D, centered around Ukraine war lessons
The choice of funded projects marks a shift to 21st-century warfare, with loitering munitions and affordable mass drone production high on the agenda.
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France readies AI-powered combat data-management similar to US ‘Maven’
The system could be available within a few months, and available for exercises in September 2027, a top general said, declining to provide specifics.
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Golden Dome czar signals space-based interceptors not guaranteed, as DoD weighs cost
“If boost-phase intercept from space is not affordable and scalable, we will not produce it, because we have other options to get after it,” said Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein.
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Feinberg should create a DRPM for drones
Amid the recent drone boom, the Pentagon needs to create a single solid framework for all of the relevant programs to be effectively managed under, Rebecca Grant of the Lexington Institute writes.
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1:5 kill ratio: Ukraine inflicts heavy Russian losses using drones, says Finnish president
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said during his visit to Washington that Ukraine is in a much better place than it has been at any stage of the war thus far.
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The US and Iran are using new weapons in the war. Here’s what to know.
From upgraded, extended range Iranian missiles to America’s deployment of Iran-inspired drones, the deadly conflict is also a real-world munitions testing ground.