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24 June

Russia to Roll Out Mandatory Drone Course for Over 250,000 Students

Russia is set to implement a basic unmanned systems course across more than 19 universities in the country, a move seen as an expansion of efforts to integrate military training into higher education.

24 June

Technology

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Safran Fuses Three Proprietary Tech Into New Counter-Drone Solution

Safran Electronics & Defense is launching a new counter-drone system that brings together three of its core technologies in one platform.

24 June

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

More Data, Less Clarity? New Finnish Tech Aims to End Battlefield Data Silos

A new software-defined platform from Finnish company Savox Communications is designed to help soldiers make sense of an increasingly data-saturated battlefield.

24 June

Americas

The U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile Increment 1 program achieved Milestone C approval on July 2, 2025, signaling the program’s transition into the Production and Deployment phase.

Christine Casimiro

Lockheed Martin Wins $8.4B Deal to Expand Precision Strike Missile Production

The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin an $8.4-billion contract modification to boost production capacity for the Precision Strike Missile Increment 1 program.

24 June

Asia Pacific

Christine Casimiro

US Transfers Four Triton Autonomous Vessels to Philippine Navy

The US has handed over four Triton autonomous underwater and surface vehicles, valued at approximately $13 million, to the Philippines as part of a security assistance initiative.

24 June

Middle East

Crowd attending a memorial ceremony in Tehran beneath large portraits of civilians and military personnel killed in recent military operations.

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Says Deal to End Mideast War ‘Declaration of US Defeat’

Iran called the deal it struck with the US a "declaration of defeat," as Washington's top diplomat kicked off a tour of Gulf countries hit hardest by Tehran during the Middle East war.

24 June

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Christine Casimiro

Poland Buys Shield AI V-BAT Drones to Support Maritime ISR Operations

Poland is acquiring Shield AI’s V-BAT uncrewed aerial vehicles to support the Polish Navy’s maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations.

24 June

Americas

L3Harris' VAMPIRE is a self-contained system that delivers advanced ISR, which can be used on a variety of vehicles to quickly respond to support the c-UAS mission.

Ronald Watkins

L3Harris, Turkey’s Skydagger Team Up on Drone Interceptor Integration

L3Harris Technologies and Turkish firm Skydagger will explore integrating drone interceptor technology into counter-unmanned aerial systems.

24 June

Commentary

Igor Skawiński

European Defense Sovereignty Has Three Layers — And We’re Only Fixing One

European defense sovereignty requires not just European components, but distributed manufacturing and the ability to operate without GPS or communications infrastructure that an adversary can jam or deny.

24 June

Americas