Drones – Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
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May- 2026 -12 May
Swedish Firm Raises $5.9M for Ukraine-Linked Drone and Defense Startups
Front Ventures has raised $5.9 million to back Ukrainian and Nordic defense startups developing battlefield-tested drones, software, and communications technologies.
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11 May
Terra Drone to Supply 300 Domestically Made UAVs to Japan
Terra Drone secured a contract with Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency to manufacture 300 domestically produced drones.
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11 May
EDGE, Baykar Partner to Boost Akinci Drone Precision Strike Range
EDGE and Baykar have signed an agreement to integrate Al Tariq precision-guided munitions into the Bayraktar Akinci combat drone.
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8 May
HII to Produce More Lionfish Underwater Drones for US Navy
HII has secured a $36.9-million contract to produce additional Lionfish small unmanned underwater vehicles for the US Navy.
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8 May
Canadian Military Ramps Up Counter-UAS Defenses Amid Drone Threats
Canada has begun fielding counter-unmanned aerial system capabilities at key military infrastructure as Ottawa responds to growing concerns over surveillance, sabotage, and potential attacks involving drones.
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8 May
Booz Allen Backs PDW to Scale US Drone Output
Booz Allen Hamilton has announced an investment in PDW, a US-based developer and manufacturer of drones for defense and public safety missions.
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8 May
Indonesia Becomes First Export Customer of Turkey’s Kizilelma Combat Drone
Turkish defense firm Baykar Technologies has signed its first export agreement for the Bayraktar Kizilelma unmanned combat aircraft with Indonesia, with deliveries set to begin in 2028.
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8 May
Northrop’s Bomber-Like Experimental Drone Flies for First Time
Northrop Grumman moves further into the hybrid future of uncrewed aircraft with the first flight of its XRQ-73 experimental stealth drone.
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8 May
New Otto Aerospace UAV Tests Laminar-Flow Design for Extended Endurance
Otto Aerospace has flown its unmanned aerial vehicle for the first time in a test campaign aimed at validating its integrated laminar-flow aerodynamic technology.
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8 May
Armenia, France Deepen Defense Ties With Focus on AI, Drone Development
France and Armenia have signed a new agreement to expand cooperation in defense innovation, focusing on emerging technologies such as drones, artificial intelligence, and quantum systems.
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