MBDA Gets $413M Laser Directed Energy Weapon for UK Royal Navy

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– MBDA has been awarded £316 million  (USD 413M) contract to deliver new DragonFire systems to the Royal Navy from 2027, after achieving UK first in latest testing by shooting down high-speed drones with new laser system. Britain’s ground-breaking DragonFire laser has shot down high-speed drones in new trials, as a £316 million contract is awarded to […]

Merops – the Cheap US Interceptor Drone Making Russia’s $35K Shaheds Obsolete

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With plans to establish a drone wall to combat a surge in Russian UAV incursions, multiple states in NATO’s Eastern Flank are now adopting Merops, the battle-tested ‘Shahed-killer’ counter-drone system.  Merops has been fast-tracked to countries like Poland and Romania, both of which are witnessing mounting drone incursions from Russia. It is reportedly also being […]

Shield AI and Destinus Partner to Integrate Hivemind Across Platforms in Support of European Defence

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– Shield AI and Destinus have announced a strategic partnership to integrate Hivemind, Shield AI’s mission autonomy software, across Destinus’ aerial platforms. Together, the companies are creating the first scalable, cross-platform autonomy architecture jointly developed by next-generation defence leaders in Europe and the United States. By combining Shield AI’s battle-proven autonomy with Destinus’ industrial-scale European […]

Ukraine Scaling Up Production of Anti-Drone Amunition

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Several Ukrainian defence companies are preparing to launch mass production of anti-drone rounds. Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal announced the expansion of production, saying the Ministry of Defense has already codified this type of ammunition from several Ukrainian manufacturers and that they are ready for large-scale output. The rounds are intended to help Ukrainian forces counter small enemy […]

GA-ASI Gets $10M MQ-9A Support Contract for Spain

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– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a ceiling $9,687,497 cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price, indefinite contract for Kingdom of Spain Air and Space Force MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft systems contract logistics support. This contract provides logistics support activities including depot repair, engineering services, field team support and software maintenance services for the Spanish […]