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December 27, 2024
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Taiwan Navy Buys Indigenous Explosive Drones

Amid rising tensions with China, the Taiwanese Navy has ordered domestically produced exploding drones to enhance its aerial strike capabilities. These drones, named Loitering Munition 1, were developed by...

December 26, 2024
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PDW Secures Deal to Equip U.S. Army with C100 Drones

Performance Drone Works (PDW) has been awarded over $15.3 million in contracts to supply its exclusive C100 small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) to the US Army. The Alabama-based company...

December 18, 2024
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EEL Opens India’s Largest Private Drone Test Facility in Nagpur

Nagpur-based Economic Explosives Ltd (EEL) has significantly boosted India’s indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capabilities by establishing the largest private-sector runway and testing facility for long-range drones in the...

December 16, 2024
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Poland buys General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian for $310 million.

Poland has finalized a $310 million agreement with General Atomics for the acquisition of MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones, marking its first formal purchase of this variant. The contract was signed...

December 5, 2024
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MQ-4C Triton: Poseidon’s Unmanned Sentinel of the Seas

Argon ST Inc. has been awarded an $18 million contract to repair the communications interface unit that supports the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system. The work will be conducted...

December 3, 2024
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Selects GA-ASI’s SeaGuardian UAV Following Extensive Trials

On December 3, 2024, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) announced that the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has selected the MQ-9B SeaGuardian for its Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial...

December 3, 2024
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Helsing Unveils HX-2 Karma Smart Loitering Munition

On December 2, 2024, Helsing, a defense-focused artificial intelligence company, officially unveiled the HX-2 Karma, an intelligent loitering munition designed for precision strike missions. Speculation had surrounded the so-called...

November 29, 2024
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The future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV) program in India is expected to pave the way for autonomous main battle tanks.

The ambitious course for modernizing the Indian Army’s armored troops by creating a next-generation main battle tank (MBT) to replace the aging fleet of T-72 tanks is being mapped...

November 27, 2024
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Russia Reveals Flamethrower Drone in Response to Ukraine’s Dragon UAV

Russian engineers have developed a novel “flamethrower drone” capable of incinerating nearby targets with a stream of fire. This unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) carries a small tank of flammable...

November 26, 2024
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BAE Systems Debuts the UK’s First Extra-Large Autonomous Military Submarine

BAE Systems has successfully demonstrated “Herne,” an extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle (XLAUV) designed for military applications. This vessel is engineered to monitor and protect underwater infrastructure, support anti-submarine warfare...