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MKE says a PIRANA uncrewed surface vessel struck an exercise target under Bayraktar TB2 control, while a TOLGA gun mounted on TCG Beykoz engaged aerial and surface drone targets at TURNAs-2026. These are exercise results, not fleet acceptance.
Singapore's defence ministry reports Orbiter 4 and V-15 surveillance use, AH-64D training against larger drones and CH-47F-launched drone trials in Australia. Other counter-UAS and communications-node evaluations are still planned or underway.
The US Army reports an October Fort Knox proof of concept in which four RACER-programme ground robots moved and detected targets autonomously while a human authorised engagement. It does not establish operational fielding or autonomous weapon-release authority.
Quantum Systems says its two-week German exercise linked aerial, ground, maritime and counter-drone systems through MOSAIC UXS. The four scenarios demonstrate a supplier-led integration exercise, with no published independent performance measures or service acceptance.
BAE Systems says a modified Malloy TRV-150 used APKWS rockets against several one-way attack drone targets at Eglin Air Force Base. The late-September experiment extends earlier single-shot trials; it is not an operational acceptance decision.
EDGE says it integrated uncrewed surface vessels, command software and counter-drone equipment in UAE Navy scenarios with US Navy participation. The supplier describes the demonstration but publishes no measured interoperability result or procurement decision.
India's defence ministry says it signed an approximately ₹770 crore contract with Bharat Electronics for Improved Low Level Light Weight Radars. The ministry says the radars can detect and track mini and micro drones; it did not disclose quantity, delivery dates or test results.
Australia's defence ministers say payloads are being developed and integrated for Ghost Shark, Speartooth and BlueBottle ahead of an AUKUS maritime exercise. They give mission examples but do not say that every payload has completed testing or entered service.
An Army report published on 20 October describes soldiers' July 2026 demonstration of Picatinny's Common Lethality Integration Kit at Project Convergence. It reports modular payload integration and moving-target drops, but gives no measured accuracy or acquisition decision.
Ukraine's 92nd Assault Brigade says a Gurzuf Defence heavy hexacopter carried a wounded soldier from a front-line position after mines and drone activity prevented ground evacuation. The operation date was not disclosed, and one reported rescue does not establish a routine medical-evacuation capability.
Ukraine's defence ministry says operators submitted more than 1.8 million completed-mission results to DELTA Mission Control in September. Its wider category totals are operator reports, not independently verified hits, unique aircraft or combat outcomes.
Ukraine's defence ministry says one fifth of drones procured by its Defence Procurement Agency now moves through DOT-Chain Defence. It reports more than 500 combat units using the marketplace and an average eight days from order to shipment for in-stock goods.