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France Races Year-End Deadline For Ukraine Drone Deals As UK And Germany Dominate Funding

French drone manufacturers are scrambling to finalize co-production agreements with Ukraine before 2025 ends, but face stiff competition from Britain and Germany, which have already established direct funding channels and secured battlefield-proven partnerships. The November 17 meeting between Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris brought together French defense companies and

Haye KestelooNov 22

Hoverfly

France’s Elistair Debuts Dual-Payload Tethered Drone That Runs 24 Hours Without Battery Swaps

French tethered drone manufacturer Elistair has unveiled a new configuration of its Khronos system that combines persistent surveillance with tactical communications in a single platform, addressing one of modern warfare’s most persistent logistics headaches. The Khronos Dual Payload debuted at Milipol 2025, the international homeland security trade show in Paris running November 18-21, integratin

Haye KestelooNov 20

United States

Chinese Startup Debuts $45K Drone That Tows Paragliders to 3,400 Feet

Shenzhen-based Blue Wing showcased its SkyTow-201 drone towing system at France’s Coupe Icare festival, drawing strong European interest despite facing regulatory hurdles that could delay market entry for years. A Chinese drone startup has developed a six-propeller system that tows paragliders and hang gliders to altitude, potentially eliminating the need for trucks, winches, and complex…

Haye KestelooNov 20

Underwater drone

French Navy Receives New Naval Drone With Next Gen Sonar

These tools allow the drone to search underwater with a level of detail that older systems simply cannot match. According to Thales.

Rafael SuárezNov 17

Europe

Unidentified Drones Surveil French Military Tank Convoy and Ammunition Factory in Escalating European Security Crisis

French authorities opened investigations after unidentified drones conducted surveillance over a military train carrying Leclerc main battle tanks and an ammunition factory producing gunpowder for Ukraine’s artillery—the latest incidents in a coordinated pattern targeting NATO military infrastructure across Europe. The drone sighting over the military convoy occurred shortly before midnight on Nov

Haye KestelooNov 12

Canada

Ugandan Women Join Elite Ranks of Drone-Powered Peacekeepers

Recently, 33 remarkable women from 15 United Nations member states, including Uganda, completed advanced training that blends leadership

Rafael SuárezOct 27

Ukraine

Russia Deploys Ring-Wing “Kometa” Drones Over Ukraine As Experimental Design Triples Range

Ukrainian forces have spotted unusual Russian drones with circular ring-wing designs operating over front lines, marking the first combat deployment of an experimental aerodynamic configuration that could extend strike range by up to three times compared to conventional quadcopters. The Kometa drones, manufactured by Russian company Shag Vpered, represent Moscow’s latest attempt to gain tactical…

Haye KestelooOct 26

Ukraine

EU’s Anti-Drone Defense Plan Stalls as France and Germany Block ‘Drone Wall’ Initiative Despite Russian Incursions

The European Union’s ambitious plan to build a continent-wide anti-drone defense system is hitting major political turbulence, with Germany and France blocking progress despite urgent security threats from repeated Russian drone incursions across NATO airspace. The project, originally pitched as a “drone wall” to protect the EU’s eastern border, has been rebranded as the “European…

Haye KestelooOct 15

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