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December 5, 2025
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Uvision Acquires SpearUAV in Loitering Deal

KBR has secured a $117-million NAVAIR contract to provide engineering, sustainment, and logistics support for F/A-18 and EA-18G foreign military sales customers, including Australia, Finland, and Switzerland. The five-year...

December 4, 2025
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Germany Approves Twister Recon Drone Purchase

Germany has reportedly allocated €25 million to procure as many as 747 Twister reconnaissance drones from Quantum Systems, selected as the successor to the aging Aladin reconnaissance UAV. The...

December 3, 2025
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Sweden First in Europe to Acquire RIPSAW M3

Sweden has become the first European customer for Textron Systems’ RIPSAW M3, a modular robotic ground vehicle optimized for high-mobility missions and autonomous system integration. The M3 features a...

December 3, 2025
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JSW Breaks Ground on $90M V-BAT Plant in India

JSW Defence has begun construction of a $90-million facility in Hyderabad, developed in partnership with Shield AI to produce the V-BAT VTOL unmanned aerial system domestically. Located in the...

December 2, 2025
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China, Egypt Launch Joint Drone Manufacturing

Egypt’s AOI and China’s NORINCO have signed an MoU to co-produce tactical UAVs, combining Chinese technology with AOI’s Aircraft Factory. A centerpiece of the collaboration is the unveiling of...

December 1, 2025
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Sweden Prepares Turbojet-Powered Modular UAV

GKN Aerospace and Sweden’s FMV have begun developing a next-generation UAV under an accelerated 18-month timeline. The aircraft will be built on a flexible, mission-adaptive design that supports rapid...

November 27, 2025
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Ondas Expands Robotics Line With $80M Roboteam Buy

Ondas Holdings is set to acquire Israeli robotics firm Roboteam in an $80-million deal that will broaden the company’s autonomous systems division and unify aerial, ground, and counter-drone technologies...

November 25, 2025
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Ukraine Turns Heavy Protector Into Armed Combat Robot

Ukraine has equipped its largest unmanned ground vehicle, the Protector UGV, with a remotely operated Tavriia-12.7 turret, transforming it from a support platform into a frontline combat system. The...

November 21, 2025
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Draganfly Wins APAC Commander 3XL Order

Draganfly has received a strategically significant order from a military customer in the Asia Pacific region for its Commander 3XL unmanned aerial system. The purchase, routed through a recognized...

November 20, 2025
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Ukraine Advances War Tech With Huge ARX Networked UGV Fleet

ARX Robotics has signed a contract to deliver additional Gereon unmanned ground vehicles to Ukraine, advancing plans to establish the world’s largest network of coordinated ground robots. The Gereon...