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November 10, 2025
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UK Navy Expands Hybrid Fleet With 20 Drone Vessels

The Royal Navy has unveiled Project Beehive, a plan to acquire 20 uncrewed surface vessels as part of its drive to become a hybrid fleet combining manned and unmanned...

November 8, 2025
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Italy, Türkiye Partner on Baykar UAV, Jet Drone Production

Leonardo is set to join Turkey’s Baykar in co-producing unmanned aircraft in Italy, a move that marks a major step toward building an EU-based supply chain for combat drones....

November 7, 2025
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GE, Shield AI Join Forces for X-BAT Propulsion

GE Aerospace has teamed up with defense firm Shield AI to develop propulsion systems for the X-BAT, a next-generation AI-guided vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) combat drone. Under a...

November 7, 2025
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UK’s BAE, Turkey’s TAI Team Up for Drone Production

BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) have formalized a strategic partnership through a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop advanced unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The agreement...

November 7, 2025
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New ‘Eye’ Sensor Gives Drones Enhanced Vision

A new milestone in unmanned aerial system (UAS) development has been achieved through the partnership between TEKEVER and Arkeus, who have successfully combined hyperspectral imaging with advanced aerial surveillance...

November 6, 2025
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Spain’s Navantia, Alpha Partner on Naval Drones

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has launched its third Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), HMAS Pilbara, at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia, marking a major step in...

November 5, 2025
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Dual-AI ROMULUS USV Undergoes Sea Trials

HII and Shield AI have announced the completion of a joint dual-autonomy integration test aboard the ROMULUS 20 unmanned surface vessel, demonstrating interoperability between two advanced autonomy systems. The...

November 4, 2025
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Berlin Plans 12,000 Strike Drones for Baltic Brigade

Germany has formally cleared the acquisition of one-way attack drones for its forward-deployed brigade in Lithuania, strengthening NATO’s deterrence posture near Russia. The procurement marks the first time such...

November 3, 2025
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Israel Exports Drone Detectors for VIP Security

Israel-based defense startup Insignito has been awarded a defense contract to provide 180 of its “Dumbo” acoustic UAS detection systems for VIP site protection. The rollout begins in early...

November 3, 2025
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AV, OpenJAUS Enhance Uncrewed System Network

AeroVironment (AV) has entered a strategic partnership with OpenJAUS to strengthen interoperability across diverse unmanned and autonomous platforms. The initiative integrates the OpenJAUS toolkit into AV’s AV_Halo Command software,...