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Aug- 2026 -10 August
Israel Tests Secretive Capsule Weapon for the Final 100 Meters of Air Defense
Israeli firm Erez Defense Solutions has put its mysterious capsule weapon through a series of tests, offering a rare glimpse of the air defense system operating in a real-world environment.
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7 August
DZYNE to Scale Grasshopper Resupply Drone Development for US Air Force
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a contract worth more than $6 million to DZYNE Technologies to advance development of the Long-Range Grasshopper autonomous aerial resupply system.
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7 August
Ukraine, Philippines to Boost Defense Ties With Drone Pact
Ukraine and the Philippines have agreed to draft a formal defense framework focused on joint drone production and sharing lessons from wartime experience.
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7 August
PDW Lands $820M Pentagon Backing to Scale Drone Component Production
The US Department of Defense has issued a conditional loan commitment of up to $820 million to Performance Drone Works to expand domestic manufacturing of critical unmanned aerial system components.
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7 August
Baltic States Turn to Ukraine for Combat-Tested Drone Technology
Latvia and Lithuania are expanding defense cooperation with Ukraine to jointly manufacture, test, and develop unmanned aerial systems, bringing Kyiv’s battlefield-tested drone experience into the Baltic region’s defense industry.
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7 August
South Korean Army Grapples With Back-to-Back Friendly Drone Blunders
The Republic of Korea Army was involved in two recent incidents in which friendly drones were mistaken for potential threats, with both cases reportedly coming close to an engagement.
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7 August
US Army Soldier Builds a Drone for Psychological Warfare
A US Army soldier is advancing a unique drone solution specifically designed to support psychological operations (PSYOP).
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7 August
MicroVision Gives Drones a New Way to See in 3D
US firm MicroVision is giving unmanned aerial vehicles a new way to sense and understand their surroundings with its latest lineup of Light Detection and Ranging sensors.
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7 August
Aurelius Raises $40M to Scale Directed-Energy Counter-Drone Production
Aurelius Systems has raised $40 million to expand production of its directed-energy counter-drone platform.
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6 August
Germany’s Quantum Systems Rolls Out Upgraded Reliant ISR Drone
German firm Quantum Systems has upgraded its proprietary Reliant unmanned aerial system, increasing payload capacity and expanding software integration for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.
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