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Quantum Systems RAT Drone Gives Europe What It Lacked: A Shahed to Train Against
German drone manufacturer Quantum Systems unveiled a jet-powered target drone called the RAT (Red Air Target) at the 62nd Munich Security Conference, held February 13–15, 2026 — and the problem it solves is blunter than the name suggests. European air-defense…
Luke Bell’s Solar Drone V2 Crashes Again After 2.5 Minutes — But the Engineering Keeps Getting Sharper
The panel array is 32 hand-soldered photovoltaic cells wired in an 8×4 grid across a carbon fiber frame — and it still can’t stay in the air long enough to grab lunch. That’s where Luke Bell’s solar drone project stands…
Europe Picked Airbus to Build Its Next Military Drone. Here Is What That Means.
Europe has a drone problem. Not a shortage of them. A shortage of the right ones, built by Europeans, owned by Europeans, and answerable to European defense priorities rather than foreign supply chains. The M2UAS project is one piece of…
Starlink Cuts Russia Off: How Musk’s Decision Flipped 300 Square Kilometers Back to Ukraine
I’ve been tracking the Starlink-drone connection since the first week of the 2022 invasion. But the full picture of what happened between a Russian BM-35 flying past a Kyiv government building and a complete collapse of Russian frontline communications in…
Germany Weighs MQ-28 And Valkyrie Drones For 2029 CCA
Germany is shopping for a robotic wingman that can fight, strike, think, and still find its way home if the signal goes dark. According to United24 Media, Berlin is evaluating several unmanned aerial vehicles for a future unmanned fighter bomber…
Europe’s E5 Defense Ministers Back LEAP Program to Build Low-Cost Autonomous Drones Inspired by Ukraine
Europe’s five biggest military spenders are formalizing what Ukraine’s drone operators figured out the hard way: cheap autonomous systems beat expensive traditional ones. The UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Poland are expected to announce a new joint drone and missile…
Niagara College launches defence drone programs
Canada is serious about defence, and not just in speeches or budget lines. With the federal government’s 2025 Canada Strong budget putting fresh emphasis on domestic innovation, Niagara College has stepped forward with new hands-on engineering programs designed to train…
Terra Drone’s Unifly Demonstrates Advanced Collision Avoidance At European U-Space Project In Romania
Terra Drone subsidiary Unifly has successfully demonstrated collision avoidance and flight separation management technologies at the SPATIO Project Open Day in Romania, showcasing systems that enable drones to share airspace safely through automated traffic management. The October 29 demonstrations at…
German Defense Startup Helsing Unveils Autonomous ‘Europa’ Combat Drone
German defense AI startup Helsing has unveiled its autonomous combat drone “CA-1 Europa,” marking a significant milestone in Europe’s push toward next-generation unmanned warfare systems. The four-tonne aircraft was presented at a factory outside Munich on September 25, with the…
Navy’s Skydweller Drone Soars for 73 Hours on Solar Power: A New Era for Maritime Surveillance
Hold onto your captain’s hat, DroneXL fans, because the U.S. Navy just flew a solar-powered drone for three days straight without landing! The Skydweller UAS, tested off Stennis, Mississippi, in partnership with Skydweller Aero, is a carbon-fiber giant with a…
Estonian Drone Maker Threod Explores Sale as Ukraine War Fuels Demand Surge
Threod Systems, an Estonian drone manufacturer, is considering a sale to capitalize on the rapid growth in demand for unmanned aircraft driven by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, according to Bloomberg. Rapid Revenue Growth and Customer Base Threod Systems achieved…
Unifly Joins European ENSURE Project to Bridge Drone and Aircraft Airspace Systems
Terra Drone subsidiary Unifly has joined a major European research initiative to integrate drone traffic systems with traditional air traffic management, according to an announcement from Terra Drone Corporation. The ENSURE project, led by the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking, aims…