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April 24, 2025
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Italy Purchases Tactical Jump Drones From AeroVironment

Italy has finalized a $46.6-million contract with AeroVironment for the acquisition of Jump 20 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), marking a significant leap in the modernization of its military...

April 24, 2025
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Brazil Eyes EDGE’s HT-100 Autonomous Helicopter for Armed Forces

Emirati defense company EDGE has made a strategic push into Latin America by presenting the ANAVIA HT-100 unmanned helicopter to Brazilian armed forces during a high-visibility demonstration in Rio...

April 23, 2025
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Israeli Military Fields Robotic Bulldozer for Fortress Clearing Ops

The Israeli Army has introduced a remote-controlled engineering vehicle, the Robdozer—a robotic D9 bulldozer—bringing a transformative shift in the conduct of combat engineering tasks in Gaza. This platform is...

April 14, 2025
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British Army Debuts RC Mine-Clearing Vehicle for Safer Ops

The British Army has deployed the Weevil, a remote-controlled engineering robot developed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Pearson Engineering Ltd, to advance the clearance of...

April 8, 2025
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US Navy Inducts Uncrewed Mine-Hunting Vessels From Bollinger

Bollinger Shipyards has marked a significant milestone with the delivery of the first three mine countermeasures unmanned surface vehicles (MCM USVs) to the US Navy. Constructed at the firm’s...

April 3, 2025
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Africa’s First Loitering Munition Drone Unveiled by Nigeria

Nigeria has introduced its first indigenous attack drone, developed in partnership with local tech firm Briech UAS. The demonstration, held in Abuja, positions Nigeria as the first country in...

April 3, 2025
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Viking Arms to Rapidly Supply 180 FPV Drones to UK Forces

The UK Ministry of Defence has approved a rapid procurement of 180 low-cost first-person view (FPV) drones from Viking Arms to support British Army training. The order, valued at...

April 2, 2025
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Germany Acquires Unmanned Bomb Disposal Robots From AeroVironment

The German Armed Forces have awarded AeroVironment a contract to supply advanced Telemax HT300 unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD). The agreement includes 41 large-class EOD...

March 14, 2025
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Northrop Grumman Wins $267M Contract to Deliver MQ-4C Tritons to US Navy

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $267-million contract to manufacture two more MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicles for the US Navy. The new drones are part of the service’s...

March 11, 2025
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Poland Acquires Locally Built ‘Tarantula’ Reconnaissance Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Poland has finalized a deal worth approximately 50 million złotys ($13 million) to equip its armed forces with 96 Tarantula reconnaissance unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and ten repair kits....