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10 April

S. Korea, US Team Up to Build Advanced Drones for Global Export

Hanwha Aerospace has partnered with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to develop and produce advanced military drones for global export.

8 April

Air

Autonomous mission executed by three V-BAT Team was the final milestone of an AFWERX autonomy effort under their Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) program and collaboration with the AFRL Sensors Directorate.

Rojoef Manuel

Shield AI Launches Upgraded V-BAT Drone for US, Allied Users

Shield AI has introduced a modernized version of its V-BAT unmanned aerial system to provide enhanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operability for US and allied customers.

8 April

Americas

An unmanned surface vehicle is craned aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30), as a part of the first embarkation of the Mine Countermeasures (MCM) mission package, April 23. The MCM mission package is an integrated suite of unmanned maritime systems and sensors which locates, identifies, and destroys mines in the littorals while increasing the ship’s standoff distance from the threat area. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vance Hand)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Accepts Anti-Mine USVs From Bollinger

Bollinger Shipyards has handed over the first mine countermeasures unmanned surface vehicles to the US Navy as part of a contract signed in 2022.

8 April

Americas

Joe Saballa

Anduril Introduces Copperhead: A Torpedo-Inspired Underwater Kamikaze Drone

Anduril has unveiled a torpedo-inspired underwater attack drone, said to reshape undersea warfare with rapid, cost-effective responses to emerging threats.

8 April

Americas

Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle

Staff Writer With AFP

US to Deploy Large Surveillance Drones to Japan’s Okinawa

The US military will deploy long-range surveillance drones in the Japanese region of Okinawa near Taiwan.

7 April

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

New Zealand Unveils Major Military Overhaul

New Zealand will ramp up defense spending under a major military overhaul, pouring billions of dollars into missiles, cyber security, and drones.

6 April

Air

Aftermaths of a Russian Shahed drone attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on November 25, 2024.

Staff Writer With AFP

Zelensky Says Attacks ‘Increasing’ as 2 Killed in Missile and Drone Attacks

Ukrainian president warned that Moscow is increasing its aerial bombardment after Russia mounted a "massive" missile and drone attack.

4 April

Air

Joe Saballa

Germany to Arm Military With Loitering Munitions for First Time: Report

Germany is reportedly set to equip its armed forces with loitering munitions for the first time amid rising geopolitical tensions in the region.

4 April

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Ukraine Harpies drone unit commander, Daria, alias “DShK.

Christine Casimiro

Ukraine Recruits Female ‘Harpies’ for Drone Warfare

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have opened recruitment for its “Harpies” drone unit, primarily composed of women, under the Unmanned Systems Forces.

3 April

Africa

Joe Saballa

Nigeria Introduces ‘Africa’s First’ Kamikaze Attack Drone

The Nigerian military has unveiled Africa’s “first and largest” attack drone, marking a significant leap in the continent’s ability to develop its own advanced defense technologies.

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