Drones – Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion – Page 71

Sep- 2025 -

2 September

Saab’s Nimbrix Missile Targets Drone Swarms With Air-Burst Warhead

Swedish defense giant Saab has unveiled Nimbrix, its first counter-unmanned aerial system missile designed to tackle the rising threat of small drones on the battlefield.

1 September

Artist's rendition of the Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle (LUUV)

Rojoef Manuel

Saab to Develop Large Underwater Drone for Sweden

Sweden has signed a $6.3-million contract with Saab to design, assemble, and test a large uncrewed undersea vehicle.

Aug- 2025 -

29 August

241105-A-BO737-1037 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 5, 2024) An unmanned surface vessel, equipped with an aerial missile system, sails to its position for launch during exercise Digital Talon 3.0 in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Army photo)

Rojoef Manuel

Red Cat Expands Into USV Weapons Systems With New Blue Ops Division

Puerto Rico-based defense company Red Cat Holdings has launched a new division, Blue Ops, to develop a new class of modular, unmanned surface vessel weapons systems for defense and security missions.

29 August

U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Sutton, an infantryman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat team, 11th Airborne Division, releases a Black Hornet 3 drone at a remote fighting position during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 at Yukon Training Area, Alaska, April 3, 2023. JPMRC-AK 23-02, executed in Alaska with its world-class training facilities and its harsh Arctic environment, builds Soldiers and leaders into a cohesive team of skilled, tough, alert, and adaptive warriors capable of fighting and winning anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan)

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon to Send Reps Abroad for Military Tech Advancement, Taiwan and Japan Included

The US Department of Defense plans to send officials to “dozens” of partner nations, including Taiwan and Japan, to strengthen partnerships and give the US faster access to cutting-edge military technology.

29 August

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Turkey’s First Indigenous UCAV Climbs to 40,000-Ft, ‘Extends Ceiling’ in Drone Class

Turkey revealed that its upgraded Bayraktar TB2T-AI has set a “record in its class” after soaring to 40,000 feet during a recent test flight.

28 August

Pictured: A Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle imoves into position during Ex Iron Titan on Salisbury Training area near West Down camp. Ex IRON TITAN (Ex IT23) is a scenario driven exercise that coheres the training of the 3(UK) Divisions enabling elements. Ex IRON DIABOLO, a sub-exercise within Ex IT23 will validate 21 Engineer Regiment as the Divisional Engineer Regiment and 26 Engineer Regiment ahead of their deployment to Poland on Op LINOTYPER in early 2024. The exercise targets technical engineering, with a focus on those tasks which are difficult to deliver at the Battlegroup FTX level such as: Wet Wide Gap Crossing (WWGC) part of the Battle Craft Syllabus (BCT), Amphibious and Boat operations as well as construction of other facilities.

Inder Singh Bisht

UK to Convert Aging Warrior IFVs to Unmanned Mine-Breaching Vehicles

The UK Ministry of Defence aims to repurpose surplus Warrior infantry fighting vehicles into optionally crewed, remotely controlled mine-clearance platforms.

28 August

Artist rendering of K50 maritime precision engagement platform

Rojoef Manuel

Kraken, NVL Joint Venture Targets Rising Demand for Drone Ships

British defense contractor Kraken Technology and German shipbuilder NVL Group have formed a joint venture to accelerate the development and production of unmanned surface vessels.

27 August

Inder Singh Bisht

Australia Selects Leidos to Lead $840 Million Counter-Drone Project

The Australian government has selected Leidos Australia as the systems integration partner for its Project Land 156 counter-drone program.

26 August

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Ukraine Uncovers Russian Drone That Connects to LTE Networks for Strikes, Surveillance

The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has released details of a Russian drone modified to hook into mobile networks, turning cell towers into control relays.

26 August