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U.S. Orders Smart Shooter SMASH 2000LE Systems

By The Editor on Mar 27, 2026 07:30 am

The U.S. Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has successfully executed additional contract awards as part of Domestic Shield to procure counter-unmanned aerial systems capability in support of U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Strategic Command. The combined contract, valued at $6.1 million, includes the purchase of 210 SmartShooter Smash 2000LE systems and one AeroVironment Titan Cerberus XL system. […]

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Lockheed Martin Selects Fortem Technologies to Protect Critical Infrastructure from Drones

By The Editor on Mar 27, 2026 07:25 am

Fortem Technologies, a global provider of airspace security, has announced a contract with Lockheed Martin to deploy autonomous counter-drone systems to protect critical infrastructure. Under the agreement, Fortem will provide its TrueView radar sensors and DroneHunter autonomous interceptors, which will be integrated with Lockheed Martin’s Sanctum C-UAS Mission Management software. This solution will provide persistent, layered […]

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UK Selects Threod Systems Cata Launcher for Army ASGARD One-Way Effector Programme

By The Editor on Mar 27, 2026 07:15 am

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Threod Systems’ Cata aircraft launcher as the most suitable solution for the British Army’s emerging one-way effector (OWE) capability under the ASGARD programme. According to a representative of the MoD, the system is currently the only launcher proven capable of supporting both ASGARD and other OWE projects […]

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Speedbird Gains Brazil Approval for Urban BVLOS Drone Flights

By The Editor on Mar 27, 2026 07:15 am

Brazil’s civil aviation authority (ANAC) has authorized Speedbird Aero to operate delivery drones over areas with population densities of up to 5,000 people per square kilometer, marking a shift from route-by-route approvals to a scalable national framework for beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations. Announced March 16, the decision allows Speedbird’s DLV-2 A25 model to fly over densely […]

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Dornier Do 335 – the Absolutely Enormous 470mph Half Backwards Fighter

By The Editor on Mar 27, 2026 07:00 am

It looked like nothing else in the sky – if you were lucky enough to even catch a glimpse of it. Two engines, nose to tail, one pulling and one pushing – working together to generate enough force to shoot the machine at speeds of 470 miles per hour. Faster than the world air speed […]

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Chaos in the Gulf has made clear the destructive power of cheap drones. In Ukraine, small quadcopters inflict the majority of casualties on the battlefield. If individually piloted drones can cause this much damage, what might a flock of autonomous ones do? Such swarms are coming, and will change the equation of war.