Month July 2025

France Orders 1,000 AI-Enabled Combat Drones

On June 30, 2025, the DGA (Direction générale de l’armement – the French Government defence procurement and technology agency) notified Harmattan AI, the company that won the European tender, of a contract to acquire combat drones aimed at strengthening the…

Ukraine’s New Ammo Turns Ordinary Rifles Into Drone Killers

Ukraine’s defense innovation cluster Brave1 has introduced the country’s first dedicated anti-drone ammunition designed for standard infantry rifles. The new rounds dramatically improve a soldier’s chances of hitting fast-moving aerial targets—such as FPV drones or commercial quadcopters—before they strike. Though the cartridges resemble regular…

KC-135 Tankers to Get Drone Launchers

The U.S. Air Force has developed a means to launch small drones from its KC-135 aerial refueling tankers, and is now looking at adding that capability to the fleet. The service says the tankers could send out uncrewed aerial systems…