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16 July

BAE Unveils Fighter Pilot Helmet Tech for Commanding Drone Wingmen

As sixth-generation fighter jets move closer to reality, BAE Systems has unveiled a helmet-mounted system designed to help pilots manage battlefield data and command fleets of drones during future air combat missions.

16 July

Christine Casimiro

Rheinmetall, Space Norway Expand Space-Based Maritime Domain Awareness Partnership

Rheinmetall and Space Norway are expanding their collaboration on space-based capabilities, covering the maritime domain through a signed memorandum of understanding.

16 July

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine

Giulia Bernacchi

Foreign Defense Firms Seek Access to Ukraine’s Captured Russian Weapons Database

Nearly 200 foreign defense companies have applied for access to Ukraine's platform for studying Russian military equipment.

16 July

Giulia Bernacchi

EOS Pitches Counter-Drone, Counter-Space Laser Systems to Germany

Electro Optic Systems presented Germany with two high-energy laser systems during a visit by German Defense Minister Pistorius in Canberra.

16 July

Dropla Tech develops Blue Eyes, a NATO-codified edge-AI explosive threat detection system with more than 5,000 confirmed detections in Ukraine.

Giulia Bernacchi

Dropla Tech Secures Investment to Scale AI, Unmanned Systems Production

American-Ukrainian investment group MITS Capital has invested in the Danish-Ukrainian defense technology company Dropla Tech.

16 July

British Army soldiers. Photo: UK Ministry of Defence

Samantha Alexa

AI Combat Lab to Train 60,000 British Soldiers Each Year

The British Army is set to bring AI into the heart of combat training through a new digital Combat Laboratory.

16 July

A compact quadcopter drone in flight alongside a Royal Air Force roundel banner during Exercise Agile Warrior, used to illustrate advances in quantum-resilient drone navigation and communications

Jodesz Gavilan

UK Opens $1.3M Search for Future Military Autonomy Technologies

The UK is offering more than $1.3 million to support the development of early-stage technologies that could shape future autonomous military systems across land, sea, and air.

16 July

Rojoef Manuel

Auterion, SkyFall to Provide Ukraine With 50,000 Strike Drones

Virginia-based autonomy developer Auterion and Kyiv drone manufacturer SkyFall have collaborated to supply 50,000 tactical unmanned aerial systems to the Ukrainian Armed Forces under a German-funded contract.

16 July