Unmanned
75th Ranger Regiment Evaluates Petrel AERO Sky as FPV Drone Mothership
Petrel Technologies says the 75th Ranger Regiment has evaluated AERO Sky in live-fire mothership and airborne relay roles after earlier 101st Airborne testing.
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Space
RAF Redesignates Air Command as Air & Space Command
The Royal Air Force has redesignated Air Command as Air & Space Command, formalising the headquarters’ responsibility for both domains while UK Space Command re…
Naval
Azerbaijan Begins Local Production of DEARSAN SALVO and KAYRA Naval Drones
Azerbaijan has begun joint domestic production of DEARSAN-designed SALVO and KAYRA unmanned surface vessels through MIRAS, with locally built craft demonstrated…
Aerospace
New Su-34 Airframe Seen at Novosibirsk as Russian Production Continues
A newly built Su-34 in factory primer was photographed at Novosibirsk in August, adding open-source evidence that Russia’s fighter-bomber production line remain…
Industry
INFOZAHYST Positions In-Country EW Integration as a Gateway for Foreign Defence Firms in Ukraine
Ukraine’s INFOZAHYST is positioning local maintenance, EW integration and joint R&D as a route for foreign defence firms seeking to adapt systems to battlefield…
Unmanned
BlueBird Tech Launches Modular Bebradrone Kit for Unit-Level UAV Customisation
Ukraine’s BlueBird Tech has launched a modular Bebradrone Kit that lets military units select their own communications, video, navigation and payload architectu…
Unmanned
SpearUAV Says Nearly 1,000 VIPER 300 Loitering Munitions Are Ready for Delivery
SpearUAV says nearly 1,000 VIPER 300 capsule-launched loitering munitions are ready for delivery worldwide, a production milestone following earlier large order…
Space
Aevum Ravn X Reappears at Long Beach for Reported Autonomous Taxi Tests
Aevum’s Ravn X autonomous air-launch aircraft has reappeared at Long Beach Airport for reported taxi testing after years of limited visible activity, but no new…
Land
US Army Awards $12.9M to Integrate Scorpion 81 mm Mortar on ISV-U
The U.S. Army awarded Global Military Products $12.9 million to integrate Scorpion Light 81 mm mobile mortars with Army fire control and M253 barrels on ISV-U v…
Aerospace
Bayraktar AKINCI Strikes Armoured and Moving Targets With LGK-82 and GÖZDE
Bayraktar AKINCI used LGK-82 against an armoured vehicle and GÖZDE against a moving target in new live-fire tests involving Baykar, ASELSAN and TÜBİTAK SAGE.
Naval
ASELSAN Sets MSPO 2026 Focus on DRONEDEF, Electronic Warfare and Maritime Autonomy
ASELSAN will bring DRONEDEF, KORAL AD, ANTIDOT, FULMAR and KILIÇ to MSPO 2026 as its defence partnership with Poland expands.
Industry
Türkiye’s Defence Industry Week: TCG İzmir Sea Trials, ÇAKIR Land Launches and Naval UAV Tests
Türkiye’s defence industry week featured TCG İzmir sea trials, land-launched ÇAKIR tests, KALKAN shipboard flights, GÖKBEY crew training and multiple acceptance…
Aerospace
MKE MMT-76 Completes Helicopter Qualification for Door-Gun Missions
MKE’s 7.62×51 mm MMT-76 has completed helicopter qualification, clearing the weapon for door-gun use after vibration, environmental and air-to-ground firing tes…
Land
FNSS Develops New 23 mm and 25/30 mm RCWS Concepts as SANCAK Gains ATGM Path
FNSS is developing ZU-23-2-based and 25/30 mm remote weapon concepts while a modified SANCAK design adds anti-tank missile launchers.
Aerospace
GE Begins XA102 Hardware Awards as Adaptive Engine Moves Into Build Phase
GE Aerospace has placed orders for about 20–25% of XA102 prototype hardware as the U.S. Air Force adaptive engine moves from digital design into physical assemb…