Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance – Page 2

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17 April

First steel cutting Ceremony for the third German Navy Type 424 vessel at the Peene-Werft shipyard. Photo: Rheinmetall

Rheinmetall Starts Construction of Germany’s Final Type 424 Spy Ship

Rheinmetall’s shipbuilding segment Naval Vessels Lürssen has begun the production of the third and final Type 424 signals intelligence and reconnaissance platform for the German Navy.

13 April

Africa

PM SAI - High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES)

Rojoef Manuel

Morocco Eyes US Army’s HADES System as Next Spy Plane

Morocco is assessing a potential acquisition of the US Army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System.

10 April

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

US Air Forces Central Expands Reach With Ultra-Long-Endurance Drone

US Air Forces Central is scaling up its unmanned reach in the air after awarding a $270 million contract to Kraus Hamdani Aerospace for the K1000ULE long-endurance aerial system.

9 April

Asia Pacific

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

India’s Latest Surveillance Tech Pushes Threat Detection Past 50 Kilometers

India is leveling up its intelligence and reconnaissance game with a new electro-optical surveillance tech designed to detect threats at ranges beyond 50 kilometers.

8 April

Americas

A boat towing the SeaPicket undersea surveillance system

Rojoef Manuel

ThayerMahan Exports First SeaPicket Undersea Survey System to International Defense User

Connecticut-based ThayerMahan has shipped its first SeaPicket system to an international defense customer, marking the initial delivery under a framework order for the company’s unmanned acoustic surveillance platform.

6 April

Air

Giulia Bernacchi

Red Cat Lands NATO Order for Black Widow Drones

Red Cat has secured a contract from a NATO member state for its Black Widow small unmanned aircraft system.

1 April

Space

Bea Castañeda

Beyond the Visible: Uncovering Synthetic Aperture Radar

Operating through clouds, darkness, and at range, synthetic aperture radar turns motion into sharp, reliable imagery. This guide explains how.

Mar- 2026 -

31 March

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Christine Casimiro

V-BAT Drones Now Operational With Royal Netherlands Navy

The Royal Netherlands Navy has approved Shield AI’s V-BAT vertical take-off and landing drones for operational use, boosting the country’s maritime domain awareness.

23 March

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion