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October 16, 2025
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US Army Orders X10D Recon Drones From Skydio

Skydio has received a $7.9 million US Army contract to expand deliveries of its X10D tactical reconnaissance drone fleet under the SRR Tranche 2 initiative. The award builds upon...

October 16, 2025
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Pyka Reveals Long-Range Autonomous Drone for Defense

BAE Systems has been awarded a significant contract to deliver its latest-generation electronic warfare suite for the F-35 Lightning II, boosting the aircraft’s survivability and mission effectiveness. Known as...

October 15, 2025
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GA and Hanwha Team Up on Gray Eagle STOL Drone

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Hanwha Aerospace are deepening bilateral defense-industrial cooperation through a joint venture to develop and manufacture the Gray Eagle Short Takeoff and Landing (GE...

October 14, 2025
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U-Hawk: Black Hawk’s Autonomous Evolution

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, has transformed the UH-60L Black Hawk into a fully autonomous aircraft designated S-70UAS U-Hawk, highlighting the future of uncrewed vertical lift. The conversion, completed...

October 13, 2025
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NL–Ukraine Team Up to Build Deep-Strike Drones

The Dutch government has announced a €110 million investment to back joint production of deep-strike unmanned aerial systems in partnership with Ukrainian defense companies as part of the Build...

October 10, 2025
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$85M Boost Fuels HavocAI Drone Boat Build

Defense startup HavocAI has secured $85 million in new funding to increase output of unmanned surface vessels and broaden collaboration with the US military and allied partners. The capital...

October 9, 2025
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Joint Drone Flies in Air and Swims in Water

The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a $173-million contract to supply eight additional MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters, along with associated training and maintenance packages. This contract brings the...

October 8, 2025
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New Lockheed VTOL Merges Drone, Helicopter

Sikorsky, part of Lockheed Martin, has introduced the Nomad, a next-generation VTOL drone series that merges helicopter vertical lift capabilities with fixed-wing flight efficiency. Equipped with twin proprotors and...

October 6, 2025
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Tennessee Firm to Build New Drone Engine

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $13.6 million contract to Tennessee-based Minco Technologies to design and demonstrate a breakthrough drone propulsion system that promises substantial fuel efficiency gains....

October 6, 2025
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Rheinmetall, Milrem UGVs Tested in Japan

Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has initiated evaluation trials of two European-made unmanned ground vehicles — the Rheinmetall Mission Master SP and Milrem Robotics’ THeMIS — to assess their...