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29 December

The U.S. Air Force announced, Dec. 22, the designation of YFQ-48A – seen here in an undated photo – as the Mission Design Series (MDS) for Northrop Grumman’s Project Talon, a semi-autonomous prototype aircraft. This designation marks a key step forward in the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman)

Northrop Grumman’s Talon Drone Gets ‘YFQ-48A’ US Air Force Designation

The US Air Force has designated Northrop Grumman’s Project Talon semi-autonomous system as the “YFQ-48A,” marking its formal entry into the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.

29 December

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Germany Tests New Drone‑Warhead Strike Package

LION STRIKE 110 warhead is a modular munition designed for next-gen loitering drones, featuring a shaped charge, electronic safety and fuze, and optional fragmentation jacket.

29 December

Giulia Bernacchi

First Zeus FPV Drones From Finnish Firm Arrive in Ukraine

Finnish company Summa Defence has delivered the first batch of its Zeus first-person view drones to Ukraine.

29 December

Cambodian Armed Forces commanders inspect drones and a machine gun equipped robot battle "dog" displayed in front of Chinese soldiers during the Cambodian-Chinese Dragon Gold 2024 drill

Staff Writer With AFP

Thai Army Accuses Cambodia of Violating Truce With Over 250 Drones

Thailand's army on Monday accused Cambodia of violating a newly signed ceasefire agreement by flying more than 250 drones over its territory.

29 December

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Kizilelma Drones Pull Off ‘World’s First’ Autonomous Close-Formation Flight

Baykar has taken unmanned aviation to a new level, with Kizilelma drones flying in tight formation completely autonomously.

22 December

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Lockheed, XTEND Test New Drone Control Concept for Future Joint Ops

Multi-Class MDCX workstation is an integrated command-and-control system, enables swarm operations across multiple platforms, and features a platform-agnostic.

21 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Second Drone in 24 Hours Found Crashed in Northwest Turkey

A drone of unknown origin has been found in Turkey, less than a day after another unmanned aerial vehicle of suspected Russian origin crashed in the northwest, Turkish media reported on Saturday.

19 December

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Procures Textron Drone Boat for AUKUS Trials

The US Navy has purchased an unmanned surface vessel from Textron Systems for testing under AUKUS, a trilateral partnership between Australia, the UK, and the US.

19 December

A LOCUST laser weapon system mounted on an Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Receives More LOCUST Laser Weapons From AeroVironment

AeroVironment has delivered two additional LOCUST laser weapon systems to the US Army as part of the service’s Army Multi-Purpose High Energy Laser initiative.

19 December