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Ukraine and Boeing Defense Discuss Joint UAV Production

Ukraine continues to strengthen its defense partnerships, with the Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov holding negotiations with a delegation from Boeing Defense, led by Executive Director Steven Parker. The discussions focused on expanding cooperation in the production of ammunition and aerial weapons, with a particular emphasis on the potential for joint UAV manufacturing. This meeting […]

AeroVironment Gets $181M Contract from Denmark for JUMP 20 Reconnaissance Drones

– AeroVironment (AV), through its wholly owned subsidiary Arcturus UAV, has been awarded a contract by the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) with a contract ceiling value of $181 million to deliver the JUMP 20 medium uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) to the Danish Armed Forces. This 10-year program of record will equip the […]

Indian Navy Selects NewSpace for Unmanned Wingman

In what is easily the most significant deal between the Indian military and a local startup company, the Indian Navy has selected Bengaluru-based startup NewSpace Research & Technologies (NRT) to develop its Naval Collaborative Combat Air Vehicle (N-CCAV), an unmanned aircraft that will operate collaboratively with the navy’s MiG-29K and future Rafale-M fighter aircraft. The N-CCAV is […]

Finnish Steel Eagle ER UAV Tested in Ukraine

Finnish technology company Insta Group Oy has secured mass-scale production for thousands of its Steel Eagle Extended Range (ER) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) per month, announced Teemu Sainio, director of communications at Insta. The company, which specializes in defence solutions and cyber security, has developed a new, more effective version of the combination of a […]

Ukraine’s New Drone Bomber Flies 1,200 Miles with a 550-Pound Bomb – and Returns to Base

Ukraine’s latest unmanned aerial vehicle can fly 1,200 miles, drop a 550-pound (250 Kg) bomb and return to base, making it potentially the most powerful reusable drone in the Russia-Ukraine war. The Ukrainian military’s unmanned systems branch confirmed the rumored development on Friday. “We see that the actions of the Unmanned Systems Forces are attracting attention from […]

Russia Equips Low-Cost Gerbera Decoy Drones with Explosives for Night Time Attacks

Russian forces have begun equipping ‘Gerbera’ decoy drones with explosive warheads, deploying them in nighttime attacks alongside Shahed-136 drones. This was reported by Serhii Flesh, a military expert specializing in radio technology. “In the white, polystyrene air defense ‘decoys’ known as Gerbera, we are now seeing various types of warheads, ranging from 3 to 5 […]

Ukraine Approves Locally-Produced Poseidon UAV for Frontline Use

Ukraine is to expand its use of Poseidon vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) uncrewed air vehicles (UAVs), following a new approval by the nation’s defence ministry. On 22 January, Kyiv announced that it had “codified and adopted the domestically-produced Poseidon UAV system for deployment within the units of the defence forces”. Developed by Cyprus-based company […]

Kratos Gets $35M Contract for Valkyrie Mission System Integration

– Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a Technology Company in Defense, National Security and Global Markets, has announced a $34,856,449 award modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Marine Corps. The expanded scope is to support the XQ-58A Unmanned Aerial Systems mission systems and subsystems integration for the Marine Air-Ground Task […]

Final Recap of the Drones Committed to Ukraine by the Biden Administration

Now that  Joe Biden’s presidency has come to an end, here’s a rundown of the various drones that Washington has acknowledged committing to Ukraine. The Ukraine-Russia conflict has been the most intense two-way drone war in human history, with unmanned aerial systems being employed by both sides on a large scale for one-way attacks and […]