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Jul- 2025 -

3 July

New 5.56mm Rounds Transform Ukrainian Rifles Into Counter-UAV Systems

Ukraine’s standard infantry rifles are getting an upgrade with a newly-unveiled 5.56mm ammunition designed to take down unmanned aerial vehicle threats.

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.

2 July

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

US Firm Reveals AI-Guided Viper Drone With ATACMS-Like Range

Mach Industries is building a new kamikaze drone called Viper, aimed at bringing long-range precision strike capability to frontline units.

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.

1 July

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

‘Dead and Wounded’ After Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russia’s Izhevsk

A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian city more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from the front line left multiple people dead and wounded early on Tuesday, the region's governor said.

Jun- 2025 -

30 June

Americas