Drones – Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
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Jul- 2026 -22 July
Thales, Destinus Partner on Counter-Drone, Long-Range Strike Systems
Thales and Destinus have signed a strategic partnership to jointly develop counter-drone, long-range strike, and integrated air defense systems for European and international armed forces.
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22 July
Shield AI, GE Complete Critical X-BAT Engine Integration Test
Shield AI and GE Aerospace have completed a critical propulsion milestone for the X-BAT aircraft, bringing the platform closer to flight testing later this year.
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21 July
MQ-9B Moves Closer to Carrying Joint Strike Missile
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Kongsberg Gruppen have completed two key design reviews for integrating the Joint Strike Missile onto the MQ-9B unmanned aerial system.
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21 July
AeroVironment to Produce More P550 eVTOL Drones for US Army
AeroVironment has received a $117.3-million contract to produce additional P550 electrical vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial systems for the US Army.
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21 July
The Race to Stop Fiber-Optic FPV Drones Gets a New Contender
Israeli firm Axon Vision has unveiled a counter-drone system designed to tackle one of the fastest-growing battlefield threats: first-person view drones guided by fiber-optic cables that are largely immune to traditional electronic jamming.
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21 July
Ukraine’s Drone Contracts Top $7.6 Billion in First Half of 2026
Ukraine signed contracts worth over 333.6 billion Ukrainian Hryvnia for drones in the first half of 2026, more than double the value recorded during the same period last year.
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21 July
This Israeli Air Defense System Doesn’t Shoot Down Drones. It Confuses Them
Israel has presented a new soft-kill defense solution it says is effective against virtually any air-breathing threat.
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21 July
US Marine Corps Pairs ACS Bullfrog Anti-Drone System With L-MADIS
The US Marine Corps has selected the Bullfrog M240 autonomous weapon system to counter drone threats under the service’s Ground-Based Air Defense program.
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20 July
Japan Taps Quantum Systems to Develop Drone Killers
Tokyo has signed on Quantum Systems to help develop and evaluate next-generation interceptor drones under the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency’s Counter Unmanned Aerial System Proof-of-Concept effort.
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20 July
Taiwan to Drop Major Counter-Drone Deal After Tests Underperformed
Taipei is seeking to cancel a $30.5 million contract for fixed-site counter-unmanned aerial system solutions after the equipment repeatedly failed to pass military benchmarks.
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