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12 September

AeroVironment’s Switchblade 600 Air-launched from General Atomics’ MQ-9A

Switchblade 600 Kamikaze Drone Launched From MQ-9A Reaper for First Time in Arizona Tests

AeroVironment and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems have carried out the first air launch of a Switchblade 600 loitering munition from an MQ-9A Reaper in Arizona, advancing efforts to expand long-range precision strike options for drones.

12 September

Staff Writer With AFP

UK Announces $543M Google Cloud Classified Info Contract

The UK government said Thursday it has agreed a £400 million ($543 million) contract with Google Cloud under a partnership to share classified information with the US, days before President Donald Trump's visit.

12 September

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

HII Reveals ROMULUS USV Family With AI-Driven Swarm Control

US-based Huntington Ingalls Industries has unveiled ROMULUS, a new family of unmanned surface vessels built around the company’s Odyssey Autonomous Control System.

11 September

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Explores Atomic Clock Precision to Coordinate GPS-Denied Drone Swarms

The USAF has requested an atomic clock technology to enhance the coordination of drone swarms operating in GPS-denied environments.

11 September

Christine Casimiro

Kraus Hamdani’s Longest-Endurance Drone Joins Pentagon Blue UAS List

The US Department of Defense has added Kraus Hamdani Aerospace’s K1000ULE uncrewed aerial system (UAS) to its Blue UAS Cleared List and Blue UAS Select List, marking it as a secure, NDAA-compliant platform ready for immediate procurement.

11 September

Giulia Bernacchi

Latvia Pledges $5.8M in US Military Aid to Kyiv via NATO-US Program

Latvia has approved a draft order to allocate $5.8 million to the NATO and US initiative supporting military aid for Kyiv.

11 September

Marines test drone systems in Defense Innovation Unit challenge.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Marines Test Drone Prototypes in Defense Innovation Initiative

The US Marine Corps has conducted Phase 2 of the DIU G.I. Challenge, testing unmanned aircraft systems under operational conditions.

11 September

Staff Writer With AFP

US Approves $1B Missile Sale to Finland

The United States on Wednesday announced the approval of a $1.07 billion sale of advanced air-to-air missiles and related equipment to NATO ally Finland, which shares a long border with Russia.

10 September