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Europe Drones: Explore the latest drone trends and regulations across Europe. Stay informed on how drones are shaping the future of the continent.
NATO and Ukraine Open UNITE-Brave Portal, Putting €10 Million in Counter-Drone Contracts Within Reach of Allied Companies
NATO and Ukraine opened the UNITE-Brave NATO web portal on March 25, 2026, giving Allied and Ukrainian companies their first direct access to a matchmaking system tied to a €10 million joint innovation competition. The portal, hosted on Brave1’s website,…
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…
Varta Put a Shotgun on a Drone. Ukraine’s Frontlines Say It Works.
On the table at the Brave1 pavilion at XPONENTIAL Europe 2026 in Düsseldorf sat a drone unlike anything else on the floor. The frame was large — arms stretched wide, propellers big enough to move serious air. Strapped to the…
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…
While TechEx Was in Düsseldorf, Russian Intelligence Was Bugging Its Chief Engineer’s Office
On the day TechEx showed its unjammable fiber-optic FPV drones in Düsseldorf, Russia's intelligence was bugging their chief engineer's office back in Ukraine.
General Cherry Built Ukraine’s Counter-Drone Stack From Scratch. Now It’s Selling to the World.
The business card on the table at XPONENTIAL Europe 2026 in Düsseldorf read “General Cherry / Vlad Polikashkin / Marketing Director.” The booth behind it was the largest standalone Ukrainian stand on the floor — backlit walls, Ukrainian military unit…
DJI Avata 360 Launches Globally With 8K 360° FPV and O4+ Transmission — US Buyers Must Wait Until March 30
DJI officially launched the Avata 360 on March 26, 2026, the company’s first drone to combine a native 360° camera system with full FPV flight capability. The drone is available immediately for sale in China and on pre-sale in most…
Ukraine’s Drone Industry Arrives in Düsseldorf, and It Has Receipts
Three years ago, Ukraine had almost no commercial drone manufacturing industry at scale. Today, I was walking the floor at XPONENTIAL Europe 2026 in Düsseldorf — the leading European trade fair for autonomous technologies and robotics, running March 24–26 at…
Masked Attackers Burn Ukrainian Thermal Imaging Factory in Czech Republic
A group of masked individuals set fire to the Archer-LPP production facility in Pardubice, Czech Republic on the night of March 19 to 20, destroying almost all of the plant’s production capacity, including finished thermal imaging sights and equipment in…
Netherlands Becomes First NATO Nation to Embed Drone and Counter-Drone Units in Every Army Combat Formation — and Is Hiring 1,200 People to Do It
The Dutch army is about to become the most drone-integrated ground force in NATO. Starting in April, the Netherlands will begin recruiting between 1,000 and 1,200 military personnel to staff newly created drone and counter-drone units that will be embedded…
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…
Switzerland Is Testing Drones Where They’re Hardest to Fly
Switzerland’s government-backed Taskforce Drones is preparing its next round of UAS technical trials for autumn 2026, building on a December 2025 campaign that pushed attack drones and counter-drone systems through some of the most challenging terrain in Europe, as JANES…