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Germany Funds 15,000 STRILA Interceptor Drones for Ukraine’s National Guard as Shahed War Enters Industrial Phase
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Germany Funds 15,000 STRILA Interceptor Drones for Ukraine’s National Guard as Shahed War Enters Industrial Phase

Germany is funding the production of 15,000 Ukrainian-made STRILA interceptor drones for the National Guard of Ukraine, according to an announcement from the German Embassy in Ukraine on March 23. The multimillion-euro agreement — signed in Kyiv in the presence of German Chargé d’Affaires Maximilian Rasch, alongside representatives of the National Guard and Quantum Systems…

Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface
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2nd Cavalry Scouts With Drones, Not Soldiers

In a forest near Grafenwöhr, Germany, the scouts of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment are doing something that would have been science fiction to the cavalrymen who rode these same European roads eighty years ago, as 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment reports. They’re sitting behind their Strykers, watching a ground robot disappear into the tree line,…

Ottawa’s $900M Bet: Can Canada Lead the Western Drone Race?
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Ottawa’s $900M Bet: Can Canada Lead the Western Drone Race?

Canada announces a CA$900 million investment in drone and aerospace technology, including a new Drone Innovation Center and Bombardier Global 6500 testbed. Learn how Ottawa is aligning with the EU and Japan to secure domestic defense supply chains and Arctic sovereignty.

Poland's Civil Aviation Authority Drops the Observer Requirement for FPV Drones in Open Category
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Poland Lets FPV Pilots Fly Without a Visual Observer — Here’s What the Rules Actually Say

Poland’s Civil Aviation Authority (ULC) has issued a temporary exemption that lets FPV pilots in all three Open Category subcategories fly without a visual observer, effective February 12, 2026, through October 12, 2026. The decision, reference number LBSP.503.1.2026.ULC.1, was signed by Paweł Szymański, Director of the ULC’s Unmanned Aircraft Department. You can read the full…

France Deploys Anti-Drone Systems to Cyprus After Iran's Shahed Reaches RAF Akrotiri
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France Deploys Anti-Drone Systems to Cyprus After Iran’s Shahed Reaches RAF Akrotiri

France is sending anti-drone systems to Cyprus following the Iranian Shahed strike on RAF Akrotiri that hit the runway just after midnight on March 2. Reuters first reported the deployment decision. It makes France the first European ally to send dedicated counter-drone hardware to the island in direct response to the attack. It also confirms…

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