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14 May

Europe

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the Storting during his visit to Norway.

Staff Writer With AFP

Daytime Russian Barrage of 800 Drones Kills Six in Ukraine

A daytime Russian drone barrage mainly targeting western Ukraine killed at least six people and wounded dozens.

13 May

Air

Airmen assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, perform a maintenance check June 6, 2022, on an RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft at Grand Sky on Grand Forks Air Force Base. The RQ-4 Block 30s will be used at the Test Resource Management Center’s High Speed System Test Department. Located on Grand Forks Air Force Base, Grand Sky is a business and aviation park focused on developing and growing the unmanned aerial systems industry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Richards)

Rojoef Manuel

AeroVironment to Install Data Receivers on Pentagon’s SkyRange Hypersonic Test Fleet

AeroVironment has secured a $43-million contract to install phased array receivers on the US Department of Defense’s SkyRange platforms.

12 May

Air

Rojoef Manuel

European Defence Agency Launches Kamikaze Drone Challenge

The European Defence Agency has launched a competition to test next-generation single-use unmanned aerial systems in realistic combat conditions as European militaries push to expand drone warfare capabilities.

12 May

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Metrosert’s EMC/RCS laboratory construction model.

Jodesz Gavilan

Estonia Builds $8.2M Drone Testing Lab to Speed Defense Tech Development

Estonia is moving to close one of Europe’s key defense testing gaps with a new drone and electronic warfare laboratory.

12 May

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

A soldier deploying an unmanned aerial system. Photo: Ukrainian Ministry of Defence

Jodesz Gavilan

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.

11 May

Africa

Children head to the washroom at a refugee camp in Port Sudan, eastern Sudan on May 3, 2025.

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan Drone Strikes Killed at Least 880 Civilians Between January and April: UN

At least 880 civilians were killed in drone strikes in Sudan between January and April this year, the UN said.

11 May

Asia Pacific

Giulia Bernacchi

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.

8 May

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

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.

8 May

Air

Personnel deploying a small unmanned aerial system

Rojoef Manuel

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.

8 May

Europe