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Sep- 2026 -

29 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isaiah Trujillo, an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) maintenance technician with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 3, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), and Lance Cpl. Mario Mendoza, a UAS maintenance technician with VMU-1, MAG-13, 3rd MAW, recover a U.S. Marine Corps RQ-21A Blackjack aircraft during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-20 at Canon Air Defense Complex in Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 26, 2019. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps Aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. WTI also provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adaezia Chavez)

Boeing, Gogo Test Starlink Rival for Military Drones

Boeing subsidiary Insitu and aviation communications provider Gogo Special Missions have combined and tested a high-speed satellite connectivity system on a Group 3 unmanned aerial system.

29 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

A vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial system. Photo: Rift

Rojoef Manuel

French Defense Firms to Build Sovereign Drone Network for Intel Ops

French companies Rift and ChapsVision have collaborated to integrate communications signal intelligence into a sovereign fleet of long-range unmanned aerial systems.

7 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Gains Direct Procurement Route for Israeli Drone Comms Tech

The US Army has signed a Basic Ordering Agreement with Elsight, establishing a standardized framework for procuring its Halo connectivity technology for unmanned systems.

Aug- 2026 -

21 August

Asia Pacific

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

A Next-Gen Communications Drone Emerges Under S.Korea-Austria Collab

A South Korean-Austrian drone partnership is targeting one of modern warfare's hardest problems: keeping communications alive when the enemy is actively trying to jam them.

6 August

Cyber

Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Kapri Besser monitors shipboard sensors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), May 31, 2023 in the Pacific Ocean. Cryptologic Technicians conduct Electronic Warfare by operating and maintaining electronic sensors and computer systems in accordance with fleet and national tasking. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship Makin Island and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Dominic Delahunt)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Retains Leidos for Global Intelligence Network Overhaul

Leidos has received a contract worth up to $64.8 million to continue modernizing the digital infrastructure supporting global intelligence systems for the US Navy.

Jul- 2026 -

24 July

Technology

190315-M-EC058-0043 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 15, 2019) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gregory Weldon (left) and Cpl. Juan Perezramos, both field radio operators with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), assemble satellite communication antennas aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). The Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU are conducting routine training as part of the USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck)

Rojoef Manuel

Lite Coms to Deliver Tactical SATCOM Suite for US Customer

Lite Coms has secured a $22-million contract to supply advanced tactical satellite communications capabilities for a US customer, supporting mission-critical operations in austere domains.

15 July

Technology

he L3Harris AN/PRC-158C NGC2 Gateway Manpack will blend high data throughput to allow U.S. soldiers to move quickly across any battlefield with relentless communication security.

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Buys More Manpack Radios From L3Harris

L3Harris Technologies has received multiple orders worth $84 million to provide additional manpack radios for the US Army.

Jun- 2026 -

26 June

Europe

Rojoef Manuel

L3Harris Wins German Contracts for Falcon Military Radio Systems

L3Harris Technologies has received foreign military sales contracts to provide its proprietary Falcon tactical radio systems to Germany.

25 June

Land

A marine communicates over a radio in an amphibious assault vehicle.

Rojoef Manuel

Thales to Provide 5,000 Comm Kits for US Army Vehicles

The US Army has contracted Thales Defense & Security for up to 5,000 Low Cost Data Architecture Radio Adaptable Transport systems, supporting the military’s effort to revamp tactical communications across its vehicle fleet.

24 June

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

More Data, Less Clarity? New Finnish Tech Aims to End Battlefield Data Silos

A new software-defined platform from Finnish company Savox Communications is designed to help soldiers make sense of an increasingly data-saturated battlefield.

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