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Ukraine plans to spend $540 million on drones this year
“This is just the beginning. After all, this is not only about the needs of aerial reconnaissance,” Ukraine's defense minister said.
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General Atomics’ air-launched ‘Eaglet’ gets its wings
Gray Eagle manufacturer General Atomics in conjunction with the U.S. Army launched its Eaglet Air-Launched Effects from a Gray Eagle for the first time.
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Greece builds first locally made combat drone
The Grypas will serve as a multipurpose system equipped for combat assignments.
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Xtend to supply multi-drone operating system to Israel
The man-unmanned teaming and ability to control these drones is a key issue, including the use of “drone swarms.”
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Documents reveal secret customer of Hero-30 kamikaze drones
Here's the European NATO member who is set to receive Hero-30 loitering munitions this year as an “urgent mission requirement.”
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IAI unveils ‘Point Blank’ missile for US Irregular Warfare office
IAI says that the system answers the battlefield requirement to provide tactical units ranging in size from small tactical teams to battalion level.
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Turkish defense exports pass $4 billion in 2022, says procurement boss
The Turkish Exporters’ Assembly had put the country’s defense and aerospace exports in the period between January and November at $3.77 billion.
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South Korea stages drills simulating downing of North Korea drones
South Korean warplanes and helicopters failed to bring down any of five North Korean drones spotted south of the border Monday.
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Lithuania’s defense minister is leery Russia will run out of ammo
Defense News sits down with Lithuania's defense chief, Arvydas Anušauskas.
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Lithuania buys Switchblade 600 drones
Lithuania has become the first European NATO member to order the kamikaze drone.
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Latvia’s Atlas Dynamics to open drone production plant in Ukraine
Latvian drone company Atlas Dynamics plans to open in early 2023 a research and development factory in Ukraine and later on a production plant.
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Romania spends $410 million on Israeli-British Watchkeeper drones
The purchase is the latest example of eastern European nations seeking to get their defense industries involved in maintaining Western systems.
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Albania’s army buys Turkish Bayraktar TB2 UAVs
Under the agreement, the Bayraktar company will train 30 members of the Albanian military on air control and operation.
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Turkey’s future unmanned fighter jet conducts first flight
Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar Tech on Dec. 14 conducted the first flight test of its unmanned fighter jet, known as the Bayraktar Kizilelma.
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New EU sanctions target Russian military-industrial complex
Valdis Dombrovskis, a European Commission vice-president, said the package will deal a blow to 168 “entities” linked to the arms industry.
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Navy’s Digital Horizon exercise showcases power of ‘mesh networks,’ AI
The unmanned exercise has prompted innovation and tech improvements at a pace the Task Force 59 commodore said he's never seen before.
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Israel’s Elbit sends Seagull USV to Digital Horizon event in Bahrain
The showcase for uncrewed vessels comes amid rising threats in the Gulf region.
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Upgraded Greek air base serves growing interest for US drones
The location of the Larissa air base allows the U.S. military keep tabs on NATO's eastern and southern borders.
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