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XTEND Secures $8.8M U.S. Department of Defense Contract for AI-Driven Tactical Drones

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New Contract Highlights Smart Loitering Munitions Technology XTEND, a company specializing in AI-powered tactical drone technology, has secured an $8.8 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD). The contract focuses on delivering Precision Strike Indoor & Outdoor (PSIO) small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS). A Tactical Advance in […]

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Warheads in Phoenix Ghost Kamikaze Drones Revealed

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With its previously highly secretive Phoenix Ghost family of kamikaze drones now having emerged fully into the light, AEVEX Aerospace has been more openly discussing their capabilities. One especially interesting detail has now emerged: the different Phoenix Ghost types can be configured to launch attacks straight down while passing overhead, akin to an air-bursting artillery […]

SpearUAV Gets $20M Contract for Advanced VIPER 300 AI-Based Loitering Munition Systems

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– SpearUAV, a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) based autonomous aerial weapon systems that are “folded” and launched from a capsule, announced a significant contract award from an un-disclosed customer in the value of $20 million. The contract is for the company’s flagship system, VIPER 300, which integrates reconnaissance, target acquisition, and loitering munition capabilities […]

Helsing’s AI-Enabled HX-2 Kamikaze Drones Headed for Ukraine

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– Helsing, the leading defence AI company in Europe, has unveiled the HX-2, a new type of strike drone. HX-2 is designed from the ground up to be software-based, mass-producible, and swarm-capable – a major milestone on Helsing’s mission to strengthen the security of democracies. HX-2 is an electrically propelled x-wing-precision munition with up to […]

Germany to Deliver 4,000 ‘Mini-Taurus’ Suicide Drones to Ukraine

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Germany is reportedly set to begin large-scale deliveries of suicide drones to Ukraine. These drones possess high autonomy under electronic warfare conditions and can effectively strike targets at significant distances. This was reported by the German newspaper Bild, citing its sources and statements from Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, calling the drones “mini-Taurus“. – Helsing is […]

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Orders Mass Production of Suicide Drones

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a test of suicide drones and ordered a mass production of the aerial weapon, saying the introduction of such drones around the world requires an urgent update of military theory. Kim had previously supervised the test of suicide drones, earlier in the year amid a rapidly developing military […]

Secretive Phoenix Ghost Kamikaze Drones Rushed to Ukraine Revealed

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The secretive Phoenix Ghost kamikaze drone, first developed for the U.S. Air Force and supplied to Ukraine in its ongoing fight against Russia, has finally emerged publicly. We now know for sure that Phoenix Ghost is not a single design, but a family of increasingly larger and longer-ranged one-way attack munitions from AEVEX Aerospace, some […]

France Sends First Domestically-Made Kamikaze Drones to Ukraine

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On Wednesday, October 16, French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu announced the first delivery of French-made kamikaze drones to Ukraine in the coming weeks. Lecornu detailed that the aerial drones for transfer were manufactured by Delair, have successfully passed all performance tests, and will be soon adopted by both the French and Ukrainian […]

AeroVironment to Manufacture Switchblade 600 in Ukraine

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The American company AeroVironment has signed an agreement with a Ukrainian company to localize the Switchblade 600. The agreement was signed at the International Defense Industries Forum in Kyiv. The Ukrainian company is not named for security reasons. Brett Hush, Senior Vice President and General Manager of AeroVironment’s Barrage Strike Systems Division, shared in a […]