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Germany sending fighter jets to Latvia to protect election from drone incidents
Germany will deploy four Eurofighter Typhoon jets, along with several dozen soldiers and technicians, to Latvia’s Lielvārde air base for one week in late September and early October. The mission is in...
Frank Kendall · Germany · German Ministry of Defense
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says new anti-drone weapon being tested
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is testing a domestically developed weapon designed to intercept drones and successfully destroyed an Iranian-designed Shahed drone overnight. He s...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Frank Kendall · Ukraine's military · U.S. Air Force
Anduril doubles down on Poland with autonomous aircraft pitch for F-35, Apache
U.S. defense-tech company Anduril Industries has partnered with Poland’s state-owned PGZ to locally assemble and produce the Barracuda-500M surface-launched cruise missile. The deal is still subject t...
Brian Moran · Frank Kendall · Anduril Industries · PGZ
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US Air Force seeks ‘rapidly deployable’ drone swarms for base security
The U.S. Air Force is exploring a concept that would turn cargo aircraft into launch platforms for AI-controlled drone swarms. These swarms could be deployed to Air Force bases and autonomously protec...
Frank Kendall · U.S. Air Force · Air Force Small Business Innovation Research
Hanwha plans to build armored vehicle carrying a counter-drone laser
At the MSPO defense industry show in Kielce, Poland, South Korea’s Hanwha promoted a new mobile counter-drone weapon aimed at NATO eastern flank countries seeking low-cost air defense options. The sys...
Hyungun Park · Frank Kendall · Hanwha · Hanwha Systems
Dutch Navy to equip fleet with Destinus C-UAS interceptor drones
The Royal Netherlands Navy will add a new counter-unmanned aircraft system (counter-UAS) capability to protect its warships from drone threats, using interceptor drones developed by defense company De...
Mikhail Kokorich · Royal Netherlands Navy · Destinus
Italy eyes US tech for souping up dumb missiles into drone interceptors
The Italian Air Force is considering buying U.S. technology that would convert inexpensive unguided missiles into precision weapons, providing a cheaper way to shoot down drones than using costly air-...
Frank Kendall · Italian Air Force · U.S. Department of State
DARPA came close to finding a drone that can lift four times its own weight
DARPA wrapped up its Lift Challenge with no team fully meeting the goal of lifting four times a drone’s own weight, but several participants came close. The top performer was AVIDrone, a Canadian comp...
Phillip "Donna" Smith · Frank Kendall · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency · DARPA
X-Bow out to tackle cost quandary with sub-$100,000 drone interceptor
X-Bow Systems, a New Mexico-based solid rocket motor manufacturer, has unveiled Buckler, a low-cost interceptor aimed at countering Group 3 drones, which are UAS weighing up to 1,320 pounds and flying...
Jason Hundley · Frank Kendall · X-Bow Systems · U.S. industry
Israel’s IAI unveils ‘Hypnosis’ system for confusing enemy drone swarms
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has introduced a new air defense system called **Hypnosis**, designed to disrupt aerial threats by **jamming and spoofing satellite navigation signals**. The system u...
Frank Kendall · Israel Aerospace Industries · IAI
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Lockheed Martin’s Morfius X-Rotor built to fry 50 enemy drones in one flight
At the 2026 Farnborough Airshow in London, Lockheed Martin unveiled the Morfius X-Rotor, a ground-launched counter-drone system designed to address the growing threat of hostile drone swarms with a lo...
Randy Crites · Frank Kendall · Lockheed Martin · Military Times
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Meet the fast-moving fire support vehicle named after a mythical Norse wolf | Eurosatory 2026
At Eurosatory 2026, defense firms John Cockerill and Arquus unveiled the Fenris, a fast 6x6 armored fire-support vehicle designed for rapid battlefield response. The vehicle is equipped with a 105 mm ...
John Cockerill · Arquus · Defense News · Pentagon
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The article argues that the U.S. military is not properly organized for cyber warfare and needs a dedicated Cyber Force, similar to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force. While cyberspace is now ...
Erica Lonergan · Mark Montgomery · U.S. Army National Guard · United States
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A Ukrainian drone unit has released an unverified night-vision video that appears to show an interceptor drone chasing down a Russian Shahed attack drone, drawing attention in the U.S. as the Army mov...
Rob Lee · Dan Driscoll · Ukraine’s 427th Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment · Rarog
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The Pentagon held its first “Top Drone” school last month to improve drone operator skills in a threat-representative environment, as part of the Defense Department’s semiannual Technology Readiness E...
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The French Army presented an upgraded Leclerc XLR main battle tank at the Eurosatory defense exhibition near Paris, highlighting a roof-mounted cage armor designed to counter drones. Similar “cope cag...
Olivier Coquet · Philippe de Montenon · French Army · STAT
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The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible $1.98 billion sale of counter-unmanned aerial systems (c-UAS) to Kuwait, following a request from the Gulf nation to strengthen its defenses agains...
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A French Rafale fighter jet taking part in NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission shot down an unidentified drone that entered Latvian airspace from Russia on Monday, according to Latvian and French offic...
Andris Kulbergs · Raivis Melnis · Reuters · Latvian army
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Polish-Ukrainian startup Molfar Defence is developing a new generation of tactical radar systems designed to detect small, low-flying drones that are increasingly difficult for existing air defenses t...
Maks Dzherikhov · Molfar Defence · Defense News
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At NATO’s new uncrewed systems testing range in Sēlija, Latvia, European startups demonstrated a range of counter-drone technologies, but the event also highlighted how difficult it remains to reliabl...
Modris Kairišs · Edgars Gauručs · NATO · Latvia's Autonomous Systems Competence Center
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The U.S. Air Force is considering Northrop Grumman’s autonomous drone Talon as a strong candidate for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. In December, the service officially designated th...
Brig. Gen. Jason Voorheis · United States Air Force · Northrop Grumman
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The Pentagon is pursuing AI-enhanced target recognition to help troops, vehicles, and ships defeat drones more quickly and accurately. The Defense Innovation Unit’s C-UAS Close-In Kinetic Defeat Enhan...
Zachary M. Zippe · Michael Peck · Department of Defense · Defense Innovation Unit
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Lithuania has announced plans to build a multi-layered border defense line designed to slow or stop any potential enemy advance. The Ministry of Defense said the new system will replace scattered coun...
Paul Peterson · Lithuanian Ministry of Defense · NATO
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The U.S. is set to deploy the Merops anti-drone system to the Middle East, following its successful use against Russian drones in Ukraine. This decision, reported by two U.S. officials, aims to enhanc...
Jim Himes · Volodymyr Zelenskyy · U.S. · Pentagon
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SOCOM on the hunt for ‘acoustic rainbow’ tech for silencing drones
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is actively seeking to develop 'acoustic rainbow' technology to silence drones, as outlined in a recent Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) solicitation. ...
U.S. Army · SOCOM
SOCOM on the hunt for ‘acoustic rainbow’ tech for silencing drones
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is actively seeking to develop 'acoustic rainbow' technology to silence drones, as outlined in a recent Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) solicitation. ...
U.S. Army · SOCOM
Lockheed debuts AI on F-35 fighter jet to identify targets
Lockheed Martin has successfully tested artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities on its F-35 fighter jet, marking a significant advancement in military technology. The test, known as Project Overwatc...
Jake Wertz · Gurpartap Sandhoo · Lockheed Martin · U.S. Air Force
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Lockheed debuts AI on F-35 fighter jet to identify targets
Lockheed Martin has successfully tested artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities on its F-35 fighter jet, marking a significant advancement in military technology. The test, known as Project Overwatc...
Jake Wertz · Gurpartap Sandhoo · Lockheed Martin · U.S. Air Force
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Feb 11
Russian stealth jets have arrived in North Africa, as filmed by Algerian potato farmer
A recent video has confirmed that Algeria is the first country outside of Russia to receive the fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter jet from Russia. The video, shared by an Arabic TikTok use...
Robert Palladino · Rostec · AO Kret
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Feb 4
Taiwan’s Tron Future unveils AI-guided anti-armor rockets
Taiwan's Tron Future has introduced an innovative AI-assisted system for guiding anti-armor rockets, showcased for the first time at the Singapore Airshow from February 3-8, 2026. The system, known as...
Alan Kuo · Wang · Tron Future · National Chung-Shan Institute of Science Technology
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Feb 4
Taiwan’s Tron Future unveils AI-guided anti-armor rockets
Taiwan's Tron Future has introduced an innovative AI-assisted system for guiding anti-armor rockets, showcased for the first time at the Singapore Airshow from February 3-8, 2026. The system, known as...
Alan Kuo · Wang · Tron Future · National Chung-Shan Institute of Science Technology
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Feb 3
Poland picks Kongsberg-PGZ consortium to build anti-drone ‘wall’
Poland's Ministry of National Defence has contracted the Kongsberg-PGZ consortium to develop the San anti-drone system, valued at approximately PLN 15 billion ($4.2 billion), to enhance airspace secur...
Donald Tusk · Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz · Kongsberg Defence Aerospace · PGZ
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Jan 13
Swedish military to pump forces, money into mobile drone-defense units
Sweden has committed €1.4 billion to create mobile air defense units aimed at protecting urban areas and critical infrastructure from aerial threats, including drones and cruise missiles. The units wi...
Pål Jonson · Henriette H. Thygesen · Swedish Armed Forces · Civil Defense Agency
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Jan 8
Babcock, Frankenburg plan launcher for ‘smallest’ anti-drone missile
British defense firm Babcock and Estonian startup Frankenburg Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a cost-effective maritime anti-drone missile system. The collaboration a...
Andreas Bappert · Salm · Babcock · Frankenburg Technologies
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Dec 22
Radar, other upgrades planned for experimental US Air Force AI fighter
The U.S. Air Force is enhancing its experimental X-62 VISTA aircraft, a modified F-16D, with advanced radar and mission systems to better test artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The upgrades a...
Maryann Karlen · Frank Kendall · U.S. Air Force · Edwards Air Force Base
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Dec 17
B-52 with key radar upgrade flies to Edwards for testing
The U.S. Air Force has flown its first B-52 Stratofortress equipped with a new Active Electronically Scanned Array radar to Edwards Air Force Base for testing, marking a key milestone in modernizing i...
Troy Meink · Kenneth Wilsbach · U.S. Air Force · Boeing
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Dec 17
Drone hunter-killer MADIS vehicles now being produced for Marines
The U.S. Marines have begun production of the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS), a new drone hunter-killer system, as of September. This short-range ground-based air defense system, develop...
U.S. Marine Corps · Space Development Agency
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Dec 15
Belgium doubles down on drone defenses following mystery flights
Belgium is enhancing its drone defense capabilities with a €50 million anti-drone initiative in response to a rise in illegal drone flights near sensitive locations. Recent contracts include a €9.2 mi...
Theo Francken · Henriette H. Thygesen · European Commission · Saab
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Dec 15
Netherlands orders Skyranger anti-drone cannons for under €1 billion
The Netherlands has placed an order for Skyranger anti-drone cannons from Rheinmetall, valued at under €1 billion, aiming to enhance its defense capabilities against drone threats. This acquisition in...
Gijs Tuinman · Oliver Dürr · Rheinmetall · Ministry of Defence