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Apr- 2026 -10 April
India Receives Hundreds of Kamikaze Drones Under Fast-Track Order
InsideFPV delivered hundreds of kamikaze drone systems to India within 60 days under a $1.2 million contract.
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10 April
US Air Forces Central Expands Reach With Ultra-Long-Endurance Drone
US Air Forces Central is scaling up its unmanned reach in the air after awarding a $270 million contract to Kraus Hamdani Aerospace for the K1000ULE long-endurance aerial system.
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10 April
MQ-9 Reaper Steps Into Drone-Hunting Role in France
The French Air and Space Force is expanding the MQ-9 Reaper’s role into an airborne “hunter” platform, testing a new counter-drone capability during a recent live-fire trial.
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10 April
France Buys Additional S-100 Helicopter Drones for FREMM Frigates
The French Navy has ordered five additional Camcopter S-100 helicopter drones from Austrian manufacturer Schiebel, bringing its total fleet to eight systems.
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9 April
Nigeria Moves Toward Regional Leadership in Military Industry With New Deal
State-owned Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria has signed a memorandum of understanding with EIB Group to expand the country’s defense manufacturing capabilities.
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9 April
X-Bow to Produce Rocket Kits for Aevex Disruptor Drones
X-Bow Systems has secured a $12.1-million contract to produce rocket-assisted take-off kits for Aevex’ Disruptor tactical unmanned aerial systems
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9 April
Skydio to Supply USAF With Dock-Based ISR Drones for Mideast Air Bases
The US Air Forces Central has awarded Skydio a $9-million contract to deliver dock-based drone systems for securing US airbases across the Middle East.
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9 April
Red Cat, Arastelle Partner on Tethered Drones for ISR and Comms
Red Cat Holdings has partnered with Arastelle Drone Solutions to accelerate the integration of autonomous systems for defense applications.
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9 April
UK Seeks Tech to Counter Fiber-Optic-Controlled Drones
The UK has invited industry to submit novel concepts for detecting and countering fiber-optic-controlled drones.
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8 April
ThayerMahan Exports First SeaPicket Undersea Survey System to International Defense User
Connecticut-based ThayerMahan has shipped its first SeaPicket system to an international defense customer, marking the initial delivery under a framework order for the company’s unmanned acoustic surveillance platform.
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