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June 17, 2026
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Germany expands space-based ISR capabilities

Germany is building a comprehensive space-based intelligence and surveillance framework through collaboration between leading defense and space technology companies. The initiative combines satellite imaging, data analytics, and intelligence processing...

June 16, 2026
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USSOCOM seeks AI-powered drone training system

US Special Operations Command is pursuing a new synthetic data generation capability to enhance the training of artificial intelligence and computer vision models used by unmanned systems. Developed under...

June 16, 2026
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Kuwait approved for KC-130J support package

The US State Department has approved a potential foreign military sale worth nearly $236 million to support Kuwait’s KC-130J transport aircraft fleet. The package includes maintenance services, spare parts,...

June 16, 2026
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Teledyne unveils ultra-light ISR drone

Teledyne FLIR Defense has unveiled the Black Recon micro-drone, a compact intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platform designed to extend battlefield awareness beyond line-of-sight operations. Weighing less than 450 grams,...

June 16, 2026
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Lockheed pioneers new drone production method

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and Divergent have demonstrated a rapid drone development approach by transforming a digital aircraft concept into a full-scale prototype in less than a year. The...

New aircraft designed for drone-era combat

Germany is strengthening its unmanned aviation industry through a partnership involving Rheinmetall, ERC System, and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia to industrialize production of the Victor U250 heavy-lift drone....

June 15, 2026
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MDL Advances ‘Super Kalvari’ Concept Amid Growing Competition for Project-76

Project-76, the Indian Navy’s planned indigenous conventional submarine programme, is emerging as the focal point of a growing industrial contest between Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) and Larsen &...

June 15, 2026
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Rheinmetall and ERC Partner to Establish Victor U250 Drone Manufacturing in Germany

Germany is taking a significant step toward expanding its unmanned aviation industry through a new partnership between Rheinmetall, ERC System, and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia to manufacture the...

June 15, 2026
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AeroVironment and Ubiqconn Collaborate on Unified UAV Control Platform for Taiwan

AeroVironment and Taiwan-based Ubiqconn have signed a strategic agreement to develop a common drone control platform designed to support Taiwan’s expanding indigenous unmanned aircraft programme. The initiative seeks to...

Safran Secures Largest-Ever German Contract for JIM Compact Targeting Binoculars

Safran Electronics & Defense Germany has secured a landmark contract from the German Armed Forces to supply more than 1,000 JIM Compact multifunction infrared binoculars, marking the company’s largest...