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August 26, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

Report: Taiwan to Produce More Than 1,300 Kuai Chi Surface Drones

According to the Taipei Times, Taiwan has unveiled a five-year plan to procure 1,320 locally manufactured Kuai Chi attack USVs. Deliveries will be divided into three phases, with the...

August 25, 2025
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5,000 Kamikaze Drones to Join Israeli Ground Forces From Xtend

Israeli drone maker Xtend has secured a contract to deliver 5,000 FPV attack drones to the Israeli Ground Forces at 3,500 ILS ($40) each, totaling around 20 million ILS...

August 22, 2025
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US Army Receives P550 Small UAS From AeroVironment

AeroVironment Delivers P550 Drones to US Army for Long-Range Reconnaissance AeroVironment has delivered its first batch of P550 small uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) to the US Army under the...

August 21, 2025
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Dutch Navy Selects Blueye for Underwater Drone Supply

Blueye Robotics to Deliver Underwater ROVs to Dutch Navy Norwegian company Blueye Robotics, working with the Netherlands’ RVI Tools, has secured a contract to provide the Royal Netherlands Navy...

August 21, 2025
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New Product Launches

Startup Grid Aero Launches Long-Range Cargo Drone

Grid Aero Unveils Heavy-Lift Autonomous Cargo Drone California-based startup Grid Aero has come out of stealth mode with its Lifter-Lite autonomous cargo drone, which it describes as the “pickup...

August 21, 2025
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Army Exploring New Ground Drone to Support Combat Brigades

US Army Seeks Prototype for Heavy-Lift Robotic Ground Vehicle The US Army has issued a request for information (RFI) for a new Unmanned Ground Commercial Robotic Vehicle (UGCRV) prototype...

August 19, 2025
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R&D

Kyiv Unveils Long-Range FPV Drone Designed to Bypass Electronic Jamming

Ukraine’s Fold Develops Fiber-Optic FPV Drone With 100-Kilometer Range Ukrainian defense startup Fold is building a fiber-optic first-person view (FPV) drone capable of flying nearly 100 kilometers (62 miles)—twice...

August 18, 2025
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Berlin Aims for 8,000 Military Drones by 2029 in Conservative Approach

Germany is planning to deploy around 8,300 unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by 2029, a relatively conservative target compared to NATO allies rapidly expanding their drone fleets amid growing global...

August 18, 2025
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R&D

Taipei Labels Small Drones as Consumables for Rapid Military Access

Taiwan is set to reclassify small drones as “consumables” rather than durable assets like aircraft, aiming to accelerate procurement and military deployment. The policy mirrors a recent US decision...

August 18, 2025
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Mergers & JV

Joint Australia-Hong Kong Drone Defense System Uses Wolf-Inspired Strategy

Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) are developing a layered defense system to counter growing unmanned aerial...