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14 October

Pentagon Orders Faster Approvals for Counter-Drone Systems

The US Department of Defense has issued a memorandum directing officials to accelerate approvals for counter-drone systems and remove bureaucratic hurdles that delay their deployment.

14 October

Hunter WOLF unmanned ground vehicle. Photo: BLADE/HDT

Rojoef Manuel

BLADE’s Hunter WOLF UGV Enters US Army Evaluation for Danger Zone Resupply Tasks

The US Army has selected robotics company BLADE, formerly HDT Global, as one of six vendors to provide production-ready unmanned ground vehicles for its Infantry Last Tactical Mile initiative.

14 October

Fleet of Lightfish unmanned surface vessels. Photo: Seasats

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Turns to Lightfish Drone Boats to Secure Gulf of Mexico

The US Department of Defense is expanding its use of unmanned surface vessels into the Gulf of Mexico after a pilot program along the Rio Grande detected and deterred illicit maritime activity.

14 October

The Protector Protector RS4 remote-controlled weapon station

Jodesz Gavilan

Kongsberg Plans $50M Counter-Drone Factory in Poland

Kongsberg will build a $50.3-million counter-drone factory in Poland to support the country’s air defense program.

13 October

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

2,000-Km Deep Strikes: Harmattan AI Presents New Shahed-Style Drone

Harmattan AI is entering the deep-strike arena with IRIFI, a new one-way attack drone designed to hit targets up to 2,000 kilometers away.

13 October

Artist's illustration of Shield AI's X-BAT drones being prepared for vertical launch.

Jodesz Gavilan

Shield AI, Greek Firm Plan X-BAT Hub for Europe

Shield AI and Greek infrastructure group GEK TERNA plan to develop a local industrial and maintenance hub for the X-BAT.

13 October

Jodesz Gavilan

US Navy Puts Another $150M Into Shield AI’s X-BAT Fighter

The US Navy has approved another $150 million for Shield AI’s X-BAT vertical takeoff fighter, funding further development ahead of planned flight tests.

12 October

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

This New Concept Turns Armored Vehicles Into 360-Degree Drone Catchers

ParaZero Technologies and ThirdEye Systems are pairing their technologies in a new counter-drone concept designed to help armored vehicles detect and intercept incoming aerial threats.

9 October

Jodesz Gavilan

EU Provides $1.39B to Ukraine for Homegrown Weapons

The EU has released another $1.39 billion for Ukrainian-made drones, interceptors, munitions, and missiles as Kyiv expands its domestic defense industry.

9 October