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Angola Takes Delivery of HT-100 Naval Helicopter Drones From UAE

UAE’s state enterprise EDGE Group has finalized the delivery of six ANAVIA HT-100 Naval rotary-wing unmanned aerial systems to the Angolan Navy.

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Canada Fast-Tracked GlobalEye Spy Plane Deal Before Confirming Air Force Fit

Canada has selected Sweden’s Saab GlobalEye as its next airborne early warning and control aircraft before establishing whether the platform meets military needs, according to defense sources.

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Hermeus Targets Faster, Cheaper High-Mach Testing With ‘Ramjet-X’

US startup Hermeus aims to make high-Mach flight testing more accessible with Ramjet-X, a low-cost, expendable test vehicle powered by a ramjet engine.

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Briton Charged After Allegedly Feeding UK Drone Hub Intel to Russia

The Crown Prosecution Service has charged a 31-year-old Swindon man with providing information on British drone facilities to a representative linked to Russia’s military intelligence service.

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French Rafales Begin 40-Day Global Deployment 

Four French Rafale fighters have departed Istres Air Base for a 40-day deployment spanning the Arctic, Indo-Pacific, and Middle East.

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L3Harris Moves Toward WIDMO Radio Production in Poland 

L3Harris and Poland’s CTM have signed an agreement covering the potential domestic production of WIDMO tactical radios.

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Sea Machines Robotics Secures US Special Operations Maritime Autonomy Contract

Sea Machines Robotics has secured a five-year contract to provide rapidly deployable vessel autonomy systems to US Special Operations Forces.

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QinetiQ, AVL Partner on Digital Twin for UK Vehicle Testing Site

QinetiQ and AVL will develop a digital twin of the Hurn Proving Ground in the UK to accelerate testing of defense and commercial vehicles.

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Elbit Unveils AI-Powered Operating System to Orchestrate Air and Ground Assets

Bringing large formations of autonomous aircraft and ground vehicles under real-time coordinated control was the driving concept behind Dominion-X, a new AI-powered operating system from Elbit Systems’ FUSE.

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The MQ-9 Reaper’s Proposed Successor Emerges: Meet ‘Wildfire’

The MQ-9A Reaper’s proposed successor has finally stepped into view, with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) revealing a lower-cost, highly autonomous aircraft called “Wildfire.”

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