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July 9, 2025
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Talay is the first low-altitude drone in the world for coastal strike operations, according to Türkiye’s SolidAERO.

By releasing exclusive test video of its TALAY maritime kamikaze UAV utilizing the wing-in-ground effect to skim the sea at sub-meter altitudes, Turkish defense company SolidAERO made headlines. Solid...

July 7, 2025
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France Recruits Paris Startup to Provide 1,000 AI-Powered Combat Drones

The French arms procurement agency (DGA) has given Paris-based defense tech business Harmattan AI a contract to provide 1,000 AI-equipped combat drones. From October to December, the French Army...

July 4, 2025
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More than a dozen underwater vehicles of the HII REMUS 300 model have been ordered by Japan.

Headquartered in Tokyo, Hitachi has asked Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) to provide more than a dozen REMUS 300 tiny uncrewed undersea vehicles (SUUVs). The multi-year agreement is made in...

July 4, 2025
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European client orders DriX H-8 USVs from Exail

For an unnamed European country, Exail has been awarded a contract to provide a fleet of five DriX H-8 unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). The USV will be used for...

July 3, 2025
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India’s first autonomous hard-kill drone interceptor, ‘vajR’, was launched by Sharang Shakti.

Gurugram-based deep-tech startup Sharang Shakti has introduced vajR, a completely autonomous hard-kill drone interceptor system built to destroy enemy UAVs in real-time, representing a major step forward for India’s...

July 2, 2025
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Diehl and Sener Collaborate on Hypersonics, UGVs, and Remote Carriers

Diehl Defence of Germany and the Spanish engineering company Sener have inked a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their partnership in a number of new defense technologies, such as...

July 1, 2025
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Lobster Robotics will create the next-generation seabed drone for the Dutch Ministry of Defense.

To transform its Scout underwater drone into a military-grade platform, the Dutch Ministry of Defense is partnering with local Lobster Robotics. Scout was first created for commercial use, but...

June 26, 2025
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Reusable drones are transformed into long-range missile launchers by “AirLAS.”

Diehl Defence and POLARIS, two German defense companies, are collaborating to develop a novel type of missile-launch platform that does not require a pilot. The idea, known as the...

June 26, 2025
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In order to boost drone manufacture, the United Kingdom and Ukraine signed a technology-sharing agreement.

“The UK and Ukraine have agreed to collaborate on battlefield technology aimed at increasing drone production and integrating the capabilities of both countries’ defense industries. During Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

June 26, 2025
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The sole purpose of Ukraine’s new drone is to destroy Shahed drones.

“The Ukrainian Air Force has unveiled an unmanned aerial system (UAS) developed to intercept Iranian-designed Shahed drones that Russia has been using extensively. The first-person view drone may be...