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White and blue Dronamics Black Swan unmanned cargo aircraft taxiing on a runway under grey skies

Nato · Europe

Dronamics and HENSOLDT Fly Europe's First Unmanned Early Warning

Dronamics and HENSOLDT flew a full-scale Black Swan carrying HENSOLDT's ISTAR and airborne early warning suite in front of defense buyers in Bulgaria.

DroneXL WireNov 134 min read

Shahed-136 loitering munition displayed on a launch rail at an Iranian exhibition

Ukraine

WSJ Op-Ed on Kyiv's Drone Dome Pitches a Fix Its Author Sells

Robert Brüll's Journal op-ed on Kyiv's jamming dome offers metal-coated fibers to shield military electronics. His company, FibreCoat, makes them.

Haye KestelooNov 12

Mykhailo Fedorov wearing headphones and speaking on a panel in front of a blue World Economic Forum backdrop

Defense Tech

Fedorov's New Company Wants A $25,000 Missile To Kill Shaheds

Mission Defense Partners, from Mykhailo Fedorov and Lasar's Group founder Pavlo Yelizarov, targets a $20,000 to $25,000 all-weather anti-Shahed missile.

Haye KestelooNov 11

Black Alta Ares fixed-wing interceptor drone standing upright on a black launcher box in an open field under a cloudy sky

Counter-Drone

NATO Counter-Drone Catalog: 2024 Startup Says It Won 6 of 16 Lots

NATO's counter-drone catalog lists 16 systems from five firms. Alta Ares, founded in 2024, says it won six. The contracts pay nothing until a buyer orders.

Haye KestelooNov 9

Bulgarian national flag and NATO flag hanging side by side against a black background

Counter-Drone

Bulgaria Joins NATO Drone Defense Project After Drones Sink Two Ships

Bulgaria signed on to NATO's lower-level air threats project on October 30, after drone strikes sank two cargo ships off its Black Sea coast.

Haye KestelooNov 3

Spanish Legion soldier in a ghillie suit wearing FPV goggles and holding a radio controller among pine branches

Spain

Spanish Army's Own Experts Say Red Tape Is Slowing Its FPV Drone Shift

Ten Spanish Army experts tell a Granada researcher that FPV drones win through kill webs, and that Air Force pilot rules and slow buying hold Spain back.

Haye KestelooNov 3

US Army sergeant in camouflage body armor lowering white Fat Shark FPV goggles over his eyes in a field of heather

Europe

NATO Needs Drones to Become '32 Ukraines,' Ex-UK Defense Chief Says

Ullman and Lord Richards want tens of thousands of NATO drones to ease US troop demand. NATO's commander wants cheap drones alongside the high end.

Haye KestelooOct 26

An orange-sailed Saildrone Voyager uncrewed sailboat, hull number SD-2015, heads out across grey water past a forested island shoreline

Sweden

Sweden Pays Saildrone for Baltic Sea Data, Not the Boats Collecting It

Four Saildrone Voyager sea drones began a year-long Baltic patrol for the Swedish Navy. Sweden buys their data and leaves the boats to Saildrone.

Haye KestelooOct 26

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