Mojave demonstrates rough-field operations in South Korea
It tests the proposition that a larger surveillance aircraft can use dispersed operating locations and reduce dependence on conventional runways.
Source: 16 Sept 2026Read
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UK selects Tekever AR5 in surveillance deal worth up to £400m
A named platform, initial quantity and UK production site turn surveillance-modernisation ambitions into a concrete procurement programme.
Source: 16 Sept 2026Read
US Air Force names Vengeance and Fury as CCA production takes shape
The production figure is more consequential than the names: it gives the first increment a measurable scale against which to track delivery.
Source: 14 Sept 2026Read
General Atomics pitches Wildfire for a lower-cost Reaper alternative
An established large-drone supplier is responding to demand for more aircraft at lower cost, beyond the premium-platform model.
Source: 10 Sept 2026Read
NATO opens €100,000 challenge to improve counter-drone sensor fusion
Better data fusion could make existing sensors more useful together and improve the reliability of drone detection and identification.
Source: 9 Sept 2026Read
Ramstein commitments add 95,000 drones and $300m for Ukraine’s Drone Line
Large follow-on commitments make the procurement pipeline a useful indicator of how drone warfare is becoming a sustained industrial requirement.
Source: 8 Sept 2026Read
AeroVironment
Coverage focus: Switchblade 600. A purpose-built loitering munition family with an onboard imaging payload. Block and launch-platform differences are important when comparing announcements.
Reviewed 20 Sept 2026Read
Airbus-led Eurodrone consortium
Coverage focus: Eurodrone. A European medium-altitude, long-endurance programme led by Airbus with Dassault Aviation and Leonardo. Its significance includes industrial cooperation and sovereign mission-system integration.
Reviewed 20 Sept 2026Read
Anduril Industries
Coverage focus: FQ-44 Fury. A defence technology company spanning collaborative aircraft, mission autonomy and counter-drone systems.
Reviewed 20 Sept 2026Read
AVIC / AVIC Chengdu UAS
Coverage focus: Wing Loong-2. A Chinese large multirole drone platform appearing in the defence export portfolio, with civil derivatives used for communications support and meteorological observation.
Reviewed 20 Sept 2026Read
Baykar
Coverage focus: Bayraktar TB2. An established medium-altitude aircraft combining reconnaissance sensors and an armed mission option. The TB2 family is distinct from Baykar's larger Akıncı and newer jet programmes.
Reviewed 20 Sept 2026Read
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Coverage focus: CH-4 / Rainbow family. A family of Chinese reconnaissance and armed aircraft associated with CASC. The CH designation spans different airframes; the CH-4 offers an identifiable example with publicly documented overseas military use.
Reviewed 20 Sept 2026Read