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Jul- 2025 -

4 July

Rheinmetall Demos YARO: A Ground ‘Cobot’ for Tough, High-Risk Missions

Rheinmetall is pushing the boundaries of where robots can operate through its YARO Cobot, a new platform built for rough, unpredictable environments that most machines avoid.

3 July

Air

US Marine launches Switchblade 300 drone during training

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Requests Budget for Infantry Brigade Kamikaze Drones

The US Army has submitted a $70-million budget request to acquire components for loitering munitions as part of its Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance program.

3 July

Americas

ViDAR (Visual Detection and Ranging) optical sensor.

Christine Casimiro

RTX, Shield AI Partner to Add Autonomy, AI to Defense Systems

RTX and Shield AI have forged a partnership that will integrate two types of Shield AI’s advanced software into selected RTX defense platforms.

2 July

Air

U.S. Army 1st Lt. David Baker, an electronic warfare officer for the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, prepares a M67 grenade for a Skydio X10 in the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 25, 2025. Soldiers from 7th Army Training Command, the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine and 173rd Airborne Brigade all worked together to make this the first live grenade drop from a unmanned aircraft system in the U.S. Army for conventional forces. This drop of a live M67 grenade used a Skydio X10 and a U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command-developed Audible dropper for the first time.. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Collin Mackall)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Trials Autonomous Bombing With Small Drone in Germany

The US Army has tested an autonomous bombing operation using a small unmanned aerial system at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Bavaria, Germany.

1 July

Air

The Cento hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Photo: MightyFly

Rojoef Manuel

San Francisco Startup Demos Cargo Drone for US Air Force

California-based MightyFly has conducted a live test of its logistics unmanned aerial system for the US Air Force’s AFWERX innovation arm.

Jun- 2025 -

26 June

Air

A Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace (FWDA) loitering munition. Photo: FWDA

Rojoef Manuel

Indian Startup Introduces Kamikaze Drone With Hundred-Kilometer Range

Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace has unveiled a loitering munition with a range of 100 kilometers (62 miles) at a defense aviation exhibit in Paris, France.

25 June

Americas

US Navy's first Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV), the XLE0.

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Seeks Ultra-Large Submarine Drone With Extended Endurance

The US Navy has posted a request for proposals for the development of an Ocean Explorer large underwater vehicle capable of long-endurance operations.

25 June

Air