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Lithuanian Drone Kit Stretches FPV Control Reach Beyond 25 Kilometers

An airborne retransmission kit from Lithuanian firm RSI Europe aims to overcome a tactical limitation of first-person view drone operations in contested environments.

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Ukraine’s Potential Next Battlefield Ride? Airbikes and Airbuggies

Ukraine is exploring a new way to move troops into battle, with the country’s government-backed Brave1 innovation platform beginning work on airbikes and air-mobile buggies for frontline missions.

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Black Recon Drone Learns a New Trick: Launch From Almost Any Vehicle

Teledyne FLIR Defense and STORM Vanguard are giving the Black Recon unmanned aerial vehicle a new level of deployment flexibility, allowing it to launch from nearly any military vehicle without custom integration.

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This Drone Payload Finds a Way to Send Eyes on Target Over Weak Signals

Video intelligence transmission could now be executed more efficiently across constrained battlefield networks using Maris-Tech’s Mars-RF-HD drone payload.

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Estonia Demos Drone-Based SIGINT to Hunt Enemy Electronic Emitters

Estonia is equipping frontline troops with a portable drone-based signals intelligence capability designed to detect hostile electronic emitters beyond the reach of ground-based sensors.

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US Firm Unifies Fragmented Drone Controls With New Man-Portable C2 Platform

US firm Quantum Cyber is tackling one of modern drone warfare’s biggest challenges: fragmented command setups that can overwhelm operators and degrade situational awareness.

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Israel’s DroneWeaver System Looks to Take the Delay Out of Drone Defense

As drones become an increasing challenge for soldiers on the modern battlefield, Israeli firm TSG is presenting an AI-enabled counter-unmanned aerial system designed to neutralize them within seconds.

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AV Has New UGV That Can Fit in a Backpack and Go Into High-Risk Zones

A new backpackable unmanned ground vehicle from AeroVironment could help troops conduct reconnaissance and explosive ordnance disposal missions without risking their lives.

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A Drone Lighter Than a Laptop: Teledyne Shrinks Battlefield ISR to 450 Grams

A new micro-drone from Teledyne FLIR Defense is designed to deliver continuous reconnaissance and extend situational awareness beyond line of sight.

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Lockheed’s New Drone Prototype Skipped the Traditional Factory Process

In less than 12 months, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and Divergent transformed a digital drone concept into a full-scale physical prototype.

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