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November 6, 2026
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US Awards AIRO First Order for RQ-35 and RQ-70 UAVs

AIRO Group Holdings has received its first US government procurement order for its RQ-35 and RQ-70 unmanned aircraft systems, establishing a foothold in the US defence market. The order...

November 4, 2026
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Latvia Deploys Interceptor to Counter Drone Incursion

Latvian forces deployed a Blaze interceptor to track an unidentified drone that entered the country’s airspace from Belarus on November 1, before activating the interceptor’s self-destruct mechanism to prevent...

November 4, 2026
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Latvian Forces Use Interceptor Against Incoming Drone

Latvia’s armed forces launched a Blaze interceptor to monitor an unidentified drone that entered Latvian airspace from Belarus on November 1, eventually activating the interceptor’s self-destruct system after the...

November 3, 2026
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Shield AI’s Hivemind to Power Leonardo’s Autonomous Helicopter Missions

Leonardo will use Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software to develop autonomous mission capabilities for its Proteus unmanned helicopter demonstrator, with potential applications in anti-submarine warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance,...

November 1, 2026
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Drones and decoys feature in India’s massive defence push

India has taken another major step in modernising its armed forces, with the Defence Acquisition Council approving capital procurement proposals worth approximately ₹2.12 lakh crore. Chaired by Defence Minister...

October 23, 2026
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India receives Nagastra-2 loitering munitions with 50-km range

India’s indigenous defense manufacturing sector has reached another milestone with Solar Defence and Aerospace Ltd. beginning deliveries of the Nagastra-2 anti-tank loitering munition to the Indian Army. Developed by...

October 20, 2026
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Gauntlet 2 success leads to 6,000-drone US order for XTend

US forces are set to receive 6,000 STRIKER combat drones from XTend AI Robotics under an order valued at more than $40.5 million. The company secured the contract after...

October 16, 2026
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US invests $247.8M in MQ-9B maritime surveillance drones

General Atomics has secured a $247.8 million order to supply four MQ-9B unmanned aircraft systems to the US Coast Guard. The procurement will expand the service’s aerial surveillance resources,...

October 16, 2026
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Taiwan deal advances Switchblade integration and production

AeroVironment and Taiwan’s Thunder Tiger are exploring new ways to deploy Switchblade loitering munitions through unmanned maritime and land-based systems. Under a newly signed memorandum of understanding, the companies...

October 16, 2026
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Spain may get JUMP 20 support under new industry deal

US drone manufacturer AeroVironment and Spanish company Alpha Unmanned Systems have agreed to examine arrangements for maintaining, supporting and training operators of the JUMP 20 drone in Spain. The...