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Oct- 2023 -

9 October

A U.S. Marine Corps XQ-58A Valkyrie, highly autonomous, low-cost tactical unmanned air vehicle, soars overhead during its first test flight at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 3, 2023. The XQ-58A Valkyrie test flight and the data collected inform future requirements for the Marine Corps in a rapidly evolving security environment, while successfully fueling joint innovation and experimentation opportunities.

US Marine Corps Valkyrie Tactical Drone Completes Maiden Flight

The US Marine Corps completed the first flight of its XQ-58A Valkyrie military aerial drone at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

6 October

Joe Saballa

US Navy Seeks Tech to Launch Drones From Non-Carrier Vessels

The US Navy has begun soliciting information on technologies that can launch and recover drones from sea-based platforms other than aircraft carriers.

6 October

Joe Saballa

Australia’s ‘Drone Killer’ Air Defense System Bound for Ukraine

Australian defense firm Electro Optic Systems is sending 10 Slinger air defense systems to Ukraine to help combat Russia’s kamikaze drones.

6 October

Rojoef Manuel

Kaman, Near Earth to Showcase Heavy-Lift VTOL Drone for US Army

The US Army has contracted Kaman and Near Earth to conduct a resupply demonstration using a heavy-lift vertical takeoff and landing drone.

6 October

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft returns to the fight after receiving fuel

Staff Writer With AFP

US F-16 Shoots Down Turkish Drone Over Syria

US warplanes shot down a Turkish drone that was deemed a threat to American forces in Syria, the Pentagon said -- an incident likely to raise tensions between the NATO allies.

5 October

Inder Singh Bisht

Germany Orders Rheinmetall Reconnaissance Drones for $210M

Rheinmetall will deliver Luna NG reconnaissance drone systems to the German Army for an estimated 200 million euros ($210 million).

5 October

A battery of the Syrian Army's Russian made the BM-21 multiple rocket launcher is visible in Hama province, in the northwest of Syria on May 4, 2016.

Staff Writer With AFP

At Least 60 Dead in Drone Attack on Syria Military Academy

A drone strike on a Syrian military academy killed more than 60 people, a war monitor said, with state media blaming "terrorist organizations" for the attack.

5 October

Demonstration of aerial and ground drones for explosives detection in Belgium.

Rojoef Manuel

EDA Demonstrates AI-Enabled Aerial, Ground Drones to Detect Explosives

The European Defence Agency has conducted an explosives detection test using unmanned aerial and ground systems in Belgium.

4 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Says Downed 31 Ukrainian Drones Overnight

Russia said it had destroyed more than 30 Ukrainian drones in the west overnight, and said its planes had also averted a Ukrainian attempt to penetrate Crimea by sea.

Sep- 2023 -

28 September