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November 20, 2025
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ideaForge Clinches $11M Order to Supply Drones to Military

In a decisive move to reinforce its drone-based intelligence and surveillance network, India’s armed forces have placed a landmark order for ideaForge’s new-generation UAVs. After enduring tests performed under...

November 20, 2025
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QinetiQ, Forcys Advance Australia’s Naval Autonomous Systems

QinetiQ and Forcys have announced a new partnership aimed at enhancing the safety, reliability, and certification of Australia’s undersea warfare and autonomous maritime systems. The memorandum of understanding merges...

November 19, 2025
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Latvian Kamikaze Drones Ordered by Belgium

Belgium has procured BLAZE kamikaze drones from Latvia to strengthen its anti-UAV defenses, joining a 50-million-euro counter-drone investment package. Brussels is also preparing a 500-million-euro program to expand radar...

November 18, 2025
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Skydio Drones Grow Across USAF Units

The US Air Force has issued two new multimillion-dollar contracts to Skydio to expand the deployment of small drones within TACP and EOD units. The Skydio X10D will support...

November 15, 2025
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Moscow Claims Capture of Two S. Ukraine Villages

Russia announced that its forces had taken control of the villages of Rivnopillia and Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region, marking further advances in southern Ukraine. While the eastern...

November 15, 2025
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DR Congo, M23 Sign Fresh Doha Peace Roadmap

The DRC and the M23 militia have signed another peace framework in Doha in a renewed attempt to halt fighting in the country’s troubled eastern provinces. Qatar, working alongside...

November 14, 2025
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Redwire VTOL Drones Headed to Croatia

Redwire, through its subsidiary Edge Autonomy, will deliver Penguin C VTOL UAS equipped with Octopus imaging payloads to strengthen Croatia’s border monitoring capabilities under a Frontex-supported program. These drones...

November 14, 2025
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$995M MQ-9 Reaper Upgrade Goes to Amentum

The US Air Force has selected Amentum for a five-year contract worth up to $995 million to increase the readiness and performance of MQ-9 Reaper drones. Under the agreement,...

November 14, 2025
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Anduril, EDGE Team for Future Autonomous Systems

The UAE’s EDGE Group and US-based Anduril have formed the EDGE-Anduril Production Alliance to jointly develop and manufacture advanced autonomous aerial platforms. Its first project, the Omen AAV, offers...

November 13, 2025
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India to Receive Helma-P Laser via Axiscades

India’s Axiscades Technologies and the French defense business Cilas have inked a memorandum of agreement to bring the Helma P high energy laser counter drone system to India. The...