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6 May

Intelic BASE drone procurement platform.

Giulia Bernacchi

New European Procurement Platform Connects Governments With Drone Suppliers

European drone manufacturers and defense technology companies have launched a new procurement platform, Intelic BASE.

6 May

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

New Turkish Loitering Munition Blends Sleek Form With 1,000-Km Strike Range

Turkish firm Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik has entered the global race for long-range strike drones with its newest KUZGUN loitering munition.

6 May

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

UK Creates Common Digital ‘Language’ to Connect Battlefield Systems

A new UK-developed system could change how military platforms share information, enabling them to “talk” in real time and act together faster on the battlefield.

6 May

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

ASELSAN Advances Maritime Strike With ‘TUFAN’ USV and ‘KILIÇ 200’ AUV

ASELSAN is expanding its push into autonomous naval warfare, showcasing a fresh lineup of unmanned systems that operate across both surface and underwater domains at SAHA 2026 in Istanbul.

6 May

Inert GBU-38 bombs sit on a palate ready to be loaded onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon

Christine Casimiro

US Approves $373M JDAM-ER Package for Ukraine

The US State Department has approved a potential $373.6-million foreign military sale of Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range tail kits to Ukraine.

6 May

Christine Casimiro

Lockheed Martin Unveils Lithuania’s First HIMARS Launchers

Lockheed Martin, together with Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence, has unveiled Lithuania’s first HIMARS launchers at the US company’s Camden site in Arkansas.

6 May

Christine Casimiro

Belgian F-16 Tests FZ275 Laser-Guided Rockets Against Drones

A Belgian Air Force F-16AM fighter jet has fired FZ275 laser-guided rockets to test their counter-drone capabilities.

6 May

REACT II addresses the development of future strategic Airborne Electronic Attack capabilities.

Ronald Watkins

Indra Leads EU Push for Multifunction RF Systems Under SCEPTER Program

Indra Group is researching if a single radio frequency architecture can replace separate radar, electronic warfare, and communications.

6 May

Jodesz Gavilan

Germany Advances AI Drone Swarms After Successful STARK System Trials

Germany is accelerating plans for AI-enabled drone swarms after new STARK systems trials showed they can cut the time between spotting a target and striking it.

6 May