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Tekever to Build Fourth UK Manufacturing Facility

By The Editor on Sep 17, 2025 06:27 am

A major new drone production factory is set to open in Swindon, creating 1,000 high-skilled British jobs and boosting sovereign manufacturing as the Government delivers the Plan for Change. The new factory, operated by Tekever, was announced by the Defence Secretary John Healey, on a visit to the site. The factory is expected to open […]

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FLANQ and CIS Form Strategic Partnership for USV-Launched UAVs

By The Editor on Sep 17, 2025 06:27 am

– FLANQ, a German maritime defence solutions provider, and CiS, a Spanish developer of autonomous aerial systems, have announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop and deploy an integrated capability enabling the launch and recovery of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs). The announcement follows successful trials of a CiS Orka tactical […]

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UK Royal Navy Declares Two Drone Systems Now Operational

By The Editor on Sep 17, 2025 06:19 am

Royal Navy warships and Royal Marines operating behind enemy lines will be supported from the air by two drone systems now ready for front-line operations. After two years of trials and development, including collaboration with operational partner forces, a fleet of Malloy T-150 Unmanned Air Systems will be deployed to carry ammunition, weaponry, food, personal […]

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Startup Aims to Deliver Autonomous Airlifter for USAF By 2028

By The Editor on Sep 17, 2025 06:17 am

Teams of U.S. Air Force and industry planners, operators and technologists gathered in a conference room in 2024 to imagine an air war over Taiwan, but this wargame came with a twist. The advent of collaborative combat aircraft (CCA)—a family of largely autonomous, jet-powered combat aircraft capable of a wide range of military missions—changed their […]

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Chinese Drone Drops 1.2 Tons of Cargo

By The Editor on Sep 17, 2025 06:07 am

On September 9th, Sichuan Tengdun Science and Technology Co., Ltd. learned that its independently developed large-scale modular commercial drone recently conducted a high-load continuous airdrop test at Zigong Lantian Airport. The drone dropped three packages totaling 1.2 tons at an altitude of 300 meters, with a landing accuracy of less than 100 meters. The successful test indicates […]

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New US policy clears way for expanded drone sales abroad The switch will allow the U.S. to sidestep the 35-nation Missile Technology Control Regime agreement it signed in 1987. Sales of American-made drones to foreign militaries will be handled going forward in the same way as exports of manned fighter aircraft, part of a broader U.S. push to accelerate a shift to the transformative battlefield technology. Under the former rules, drones were treated like missile systems. The switch will allow the U.S. to sidestep the 35-nation Missile Technology Control Regime agreement it signed in 1987.   The policy update announced Monday by the State Department comes amid the growing global use of drones in combat. It also follows President Donald Trump’s executive order in April aimed at streamlining foreign defense sales. “The U.S. government’s export controls on missile technology must keep pace with the speed and scope of technological developments, especially as the use of unmanned systems on the battlefield has become increasingly common for allies and adversaries alike,” the department said in the Monday statement. The change follows heightened concerns among the U.S. and NATO over recent Russian drone incursions into allied airspace. NATO launched Operation Eastern Sentry on Sept. 12, in response to a violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones days before. As a result of the decision, drones can be sold to the United Arab Emirates and unspecified Eastern European countries that have struggled to acquire the United States’ top drone technology, Reuters reported Tuesday. The change unlocks the sale of more than 100 MQ-9 Reaper drones to Saudi Arabia that Riyadh requested earlier this year and could be part of a $142 billion arms deal announced in May, Reuters added. The Pentagon is also working to improve its integration of the technology. Last month, it established Joint Interagency Task Force 401 to coordinate counter-drone efforts across services and agencies. The Army’s Transforming in Contact initiative, which is aimed at quickly getting large quantities of cutting-edge technology into soldiers’ hands, has also expanded its use of drones in exercises. The altered framework for overseas sales is also expected to lead to more international sales and open up new markets for the American drone industry, the State Department said. All drone exports will still be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to ensure they align with national security and foreign policy interests, the agency said. The Missile Technology Control Regime remains a core part of U.S. nonproliferation policy, and all drone transfers will still be evaluated under the U.S. Conventional Arms Transfer Policy, according to Monday’s statement.