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25 April

Kongsberg Concludes Factory Trials of HUGIN Underwater Drone

Kongsberg Discovery’s first production HUGIN Endurance Autonomous Underwater Vehicle has completed factory acceptance trials.

25 April

A uniformed soldier holding a WB Group FlyEye unmanned aerial vehicle in a grassy area with trees and shrubbery in the back. The white lightweight drone has a shape similar to high wing aircraft, with its wings attached on top of its body.

Juster Domingo

Poland to Acquire Seven FlyEye Reconnaissance Drones

Poland has signed a $14-million deal with WB Group for the acquisition of seven FlyEye unmanned aerial vehicle systems.

24 April

Inder Singh Bisht

US Forces in Middle East to Get Laser-Guided Counter-Drone Systems

The US military has ordered MSI Defense Solutions’ laser-guided counter-drone systems to help defend American forces in the Middle East.

24 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Attack Drones Strike Russia Energy Sites

Ukrainian drones attacked oil facilities in western Russia overnight, defense sources in Kyiv confirmed, in Kyiv's latest aerial assault aiming to dent Russian military logistics.

22 April

Inder Singh Bisht

US Marines Select Switchblade 300 Loitering Munition for Precision Fires Program

The US Marine Corps has contracted AeroVironment to deliver its Switchblade 300 Block 20 loitering munition for the first phase of the Organic Precision Fires-Light program.

22 April

Joe Saballa

Chinese Drone Spotted Near Philippines Ahead of Military Drills With US

A Chinese drone was recently spotted hovering close to the Philippines ahead of an annual military exercise between Manila and the US.

22 April

Joe Saballa

General Atomics to Pitch Modified Gray Eagle Drone as FARA Alternative

General Atomics has offered a modified version of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone as a potential alternative to the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft.

22 April

Limited flight operations begin at Nigerien Air Base 201

Staff Writer With AFP

US Agrees to Pull Troops From Key Drone Host Niger: Officials

The US agreed to withdraw its more than 1,000 troops from Niger, upending its posture in West Africa where the country was home to a major drone base.

19 April