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DAFI 99‑103 test and evaluation update: what changes
The U.S. Department of the Air Force has rewritten its core DAFI 99‑103 test and evaluation instruction, issuing a Guidance Memorandum on 22 August 2025. The me…
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Defence Agenda Evening Brief — 19 September 2025
19 September 2025, 09:00 (Europe/Istanbul) Executive Summary This week’s signals cluster around three arcs: (1) combat mass at cost from DSEI—MBDA’s SPEAR GLIDE…
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IRYDA Plus: Poland’s Unmanned Drone‑Fighter
Poland has unveiled the IRYDA Plus unmanned counter-drone fighter—a pilotless interceptor positioned to tackle mini‑UAVs, drone swarms and loitering munitions w…
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MBDA Unveils SPEAR GLIDE
MBDA Unveils SPEAR GLIDE at DSEI 2025 MBDA has introduced MBDA SPEAR GLIDE, a lower‑cost precision glide weapon designed to boost combat mass and speed up field…
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China’s LY‑1 Laser Air Defense
China’s new LY-1 laser air defense system drew global attention after its public debut during Beijing’s 80th‑anniversary Victory Day parade on 3 September 2025.…
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Russia tests FPV rocket drone interceptor
Russia has begun field testing an FPV rocket drone interceptor that blends tube launch, a detachable solid‑fuel booster and first‑person‑view control to chase h…
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UK to Field AI Drone Swarms
Britain is moving fast on autonomy. The Ministry of Defence plans to field UK AI drone swarms and unmanned ground vehicles at scale within five years [1]. This…
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TALAY: Sea‑Skimming WIG Combat Drone
Türkiye fields a production‑ready wing‑in‑ground (WIG) maritime UAV that flies inside the radar horizon—and rewrites littoral strike math. Turkey’s TALAY—descri…
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ASELSAN KORAL Modernization Completed
ASELSAN KORAL modernization boosts Türkiye’s EW edge with upgraded subsystems. Read our analysis and implications. ASELSAN KORAL modernization marks a deliberat…
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Drone Cost-Exchange Ratio Is Rewriting War
Cheap drones now force costly defenses. As a result, budgets strain, tactics shift, and procurement must catch up. In modern conflicts, the drone cost-exchange…
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Drones vs Helicopters: Logistics War
For decades, helicopter air assault symbolised deep-strike prowess. Today, drones vs helicopters is the real contest: low‑cost, persistent drone mining can suff…
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Fighter Market Shifts to MUM‑T
Manned‑Unmanned Teaming (MUM‑T) is rapidly becoming the decisive market differentiator for fighter aircraft, allowing 4.5–5th generation platforms to remain ope…