Loitering Munitions – One Way Effector (OWE)

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Uvision Acquires SpearUAV

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–Uvision Group, a global pioneer in smart integrated systems, has announced the complete acquisition of SpearUAV, an Israeli defence tech company, developer of encapsulated AI-based loitering systems. The acquisition marks another significant step in Uvision’s continued expansion, and in its strategy to deliver a comprehensive, multi-layered approach of loitering munitions across all domains to customers […]

US Air Force Buying $50 Million in Small Drones to Support Special Ops Missions

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The United States Air Force awarded a $50 million contract for small drones to Anduril Industries last month, a move that could help transform MQ-9 Reapers into drone-launching motherships. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center contract is for Anduril’s ALTIUS 600, a small drone that has been involved in Air Force Special Operations Command’s Adaptive Airborne […]

FLY-R Partners with MBDA to Develop Diamond-Shaped Loitering Munition in the United Arab Emirates

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– FLY-R, a French company specializing in the design of aircraft featuring rhomboidal wings, announces the launch of a co-development programme with MBDA, supported by the Tawazun Council, to create a new generation of loitering munitions. The event took place during the Dubai Airshow 2025, in the presence of senior representatives from Tawazun Council, MBDA […]

Update on Helsing HX-2 Current Development Status

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Niklas Köhler, co-founder and co-CEO of German technology company Helsing, presented the current development status of the HX-2 to selected media representatives and provided insights into the further development of the strike drone. According to Köhler, the company has “destroyed” an average of 30 drones per week for approximately two years to reach its current […]

US Soldiers Develop ‘Attritable’ Drones

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For less than $800, soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division are building drones that are designed to be disposable, the deputy commanding general of the division said. The Attritable Battlefield Enabler, or ABE 1.01, named after the division’s bald eagle mascot, is yet another advancement soldiers are making as the Army works to adapt and […]

Cummings Aerospace uses 3D Printing to Rapidly Iterate Hellhound S3 Drone

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– Cummings Aerospace is using 3D printing technology in the continued development of the Hellhound S3 drone. With the use of 3D printing and modular open systems, Cummings can rapidly iterate the design of the product, harnessing test data and soldier feedback to inform each update. Cummings Aerospace recently completed a flight test demonstrating Hellhound S3’s […]

AeroVironment Unveils Next Generation of Switchblade Loitering Munitions

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– AeroVironment, Inc., a leading global provider of loitering munition systems,  announced the expansion of its combat-proven Switchblade family of precision loitering munitions with three new systems: the Switchblade 600 Block 2, the Switchblade 400, and the Switchblade 300 Block 20 equipped with a modular explosively formed penetrator (EFP) payload. Together, these systems expand the […]

Lumberjack Jet-Powered Modular Missile is Possible Armament for XQ-58 Valkyrie Drones

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– Northrop Grumman has been doing detailed design work that lays a path to air-launching its Lumberjack loitering one-way attack drone from Kratos’ stealthy XQ-58 Valkyrie uncrewed aircraft. Multiple manned and unmanned aircraft are being eyed as potential platforms for employing Lumberjack, which is already being tested in surface-launched modes and will have the ability […]

US Army Issues $1BN Order for HERO 120 Loitering Munition

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– Mistral Inc., a provider of advanced defense solutions, together with Uvision Inc. (formerly known as UVision USA), announced  that the U.S. Army awarded a multi-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at $982,000,000 for the Lethal Unmanned System (LUS) program to procure, field, train, and sustain the HERO 120 loitering munition system. The […]

Raytheon Wins $5B Army Contract for Coyote Missile System

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Raytheon, an RTX business, has been awarded a $5.04 billion cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the U.S. Army to supply components for the Coyote Missile System. Coyote Missile System Contract Scope The Department of War said Monday, under the agreement, Raytheon will deliver both fixed and mobile Coyote missile launchers, along with kinetic and non-kinetic interceptors, and […]