Unmanned
Russia Drone Base Near Ukraine Adds Jet-UAV Launch Sites
"Russia has rapidly built a suspected jet-powered attack-drone launch complex near Millerovo, with eight launch positions visible in satellite imagery. Its oper…
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Aerospace
Ukraine's Neptune Strike Hits Six Russian Su-34M Jets at Borisoglebsk Airbase
Ukraine says a Neptune coastal missile-system strike on Russia's Borisoglebsk military airfield on the night of 14–15 October 2026 damaged six Su-34 fighter-bom…
Air Defense
Leonardo DRS Secures $500M Counter-UAS IDIQ Ceiling
Leonardo DRS received a three-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the Pentagon's Joint Interagency Task Force 401 on 14 October 2026, wit…
Unmanned
US Navy Tests GPS-Free Autonomous Ship Landings
The U.S Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division reported successful research demonstrations of unmanned aircraft navigating and landing on moving ship platfo…
Naval
F-35C Makes First Landing on Carrier John F. Kennedy
A U.S Navy F-35C completed the first reported arrested landing aboard the future aircraft carrier John F.
Industry
Hadrian and Lockheed Sign Seven-Year Missile Deal
Hadrian and Lockheed Martin announced a seven-year manufacturing agreement on 14 October 2026 to embed automated machining capability inside Lockheed Martin's M…
Unmanned
STM Demonstrates 20-Drone KARGU Swarm Strike
STM demonstrated a coordinated live-fire attack by 20 KARGU loitering munitions at Türkiye's Ateş Serbest 2026 exercise, according to an account published by An…
Aerospace
AKSUNGUR Fires ASELSAN TOLUN P for First Time
Turkish Aerospace's AKSUNGUR unmanned aircraft has fired ASELSAN's TOLUN P guided penetrator for the first time, with both companies reporting a successful stri…
Aerospace
U.S. Weighs MOAB Strikes on Iran, but Deep-Bunker Effectiveness Remains in Doubt
The U.S. military has reportedly prepared options for renewed strikes on Iran that could include the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) weapon against e…
Unmanned
Baykar Demonstrates SİVRİSİNEK Swarm Strike at Ateş Serbest
Baykar demonstrated a coordinated SİVRİSİNEK loitering-munition swarm during Türkiye’s Ateş Serbest 2026 activity in Polatlı, with 20 aircraft reported.
Air Defense
ASELSAN Shows KORKUT 25 Engaging Different Drone Classes
ASELSAN has released KORKUT 25 test footage showing its mobile counter-drone gun system engaging a rotary-wing drone and a Shahed-like delta-wing aerial.
Unmanned
TUSAŞ AYAZ Jet-Powered Loitering Munition Appears Publicly
A jet-powered loitering munition identified as AYAZ, developed by Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ), has been photographed at Ateş Serbest 2026, according to.
Aerospace
Bayraktar AKINCI Completes First MORFOZ Guidance-Kit Firing
Baykar’s Bayraktar AKINCI uncrewed combat aircraft completed its first firing with the ASELSAN-developed MORFOZ Guidance Kit (MGK) on 8 October 2026.
Aerospace
Ursa Major Wins $137M for Navy Missile Motors
The U.S Navy awarded Ursa Major two development contracts worth a combined $137 million for solid rocket motors associated with the Compact Air-to-Air Missile a…
Industry
Kuwait Signs Conditional £370m MARSS Counter-Drone Deal
Kuwait has agreed a £370 million nationwide counter-drone system with MARSS, part of Australia’s Electro Optic Systems, combining the NiDAR command.