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August 7, 2025
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Anduril Ships Initial Altius Kamikaze Drones to Taiwan, Expands Asia Operations

Anduril Industries has completed the first delivery of its flagship Altius loitering munitions to Taiwan under a foreign military sales agreement signed in 2024. The transfer, finalized just six...

August 5, 2025
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US Navy Plans Autonomous Cargo Vessels to Streamline Maritime Logistics

The US Navy has opened a call for proposals from defense contractors to develop a new class of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) designed to carry containerized payloads. The initiative...

August 5, 2025
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US Coast Guard Concludes Testing of V-BAT Drone Prior to Deployment

The US Coast Guard has successfully completed operational testing of the V-BAT unmanned aerial system (UAS), marking a key milestone ahead of its integration into the service’s cutter fleet....

August 4, 2025
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L3Harris and Joby to Develop Hybrid VTOL Aircraft for Defense Use

L3Harris Technologies has joined forces with Joby Aviation to create a next-generation vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft for defense operations. This advanced platform will incorporate a hybrid piloting...

August 1, 2025
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Philippines Develops Suicide Drone Camouflaged as Civil Vessel

Engineers from Mindanao State University in the Philippines are working on a unique naval prototype—a “kamikaze drone” designed to resemble a civilian boat. This unconventional unmanned surface vessel (USV)...

August 1, 2025
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Taiwan Inks Drone and C2 Agreement With Anduril

Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) has reportedly signed an MoU with US defense firm Anduril to acquire a command and control (C2) platform and unmanned...

August 1, 2025
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GA-ASI, Tobyhanna Unveil Upgraded MQ-9 Ground Control Capabilities

Tobyhanna Army Depot, in partnership with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), has launched a new maintenance and overhaul capability for the MQ-9 Reaper’s Ground Control Station. The upgrade allows...

July 30, 2025
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Exail to Deliver 100 Navigation Units for US Naval UUVs via New Partnership

Exail has landed a significant contract with a U.S.-based global defense firm to supply 100 Phins Compact Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) for integration into Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs). This...

July 27, 2025
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Canadian Heavy-Lift Drone Aims at Challenging Military Logistics

Canadian aerospace company Volatus has unveiled its latest innovation in drone technology with the introduction of the Condor XL, a robust heavy-lift drone designed to support long-range cargo operations....

July 27, 2025
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Germany Integrates “Spy Cockroach” Swarms Into Defense Plans

A German firm, SWARM Biotactics, is pioneering a new approach to covert intelligence and surveillance by transforming live cockroaches into mobile swarm robots. Each insect is equipped with a...