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European Defense Sovereignty Has Three Layers — And We’re Only Fixing One

European defense sovereignty requires not just European components, but distributed manufacturing and the ability to operate without GPS or communications infrastructure that an adversary can jam or deny.

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Ukraine Turns Ground Robots Into ‘Small Tanks’ to Hunt Covert Russian Troops

Ukraine is mounting weapon stations on unmanned ground vehicles to create mobile “small tanks” capable of intercepting Russian infiltration teams.

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European Firms Join Forces on Layered Counter-Drone System

Latvian defense contractor Origin Robotics and Germany’s Alpine Eagle have signed a memorandum of understanding to integrate an interceptor drone into a counter-unmanned aerial system architecture.

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Ukraine Receives Nearly Half a Million Drones, 95% Sourced Domestically

Ukraine has received 485,000 unmanned aerial vehicles with domestic manufacturers supplying 95 percent of the systems.

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UAE Signs $124M Deal With EOS for Slinger Counter-Drone System

The UAE has awarded EOS a $124 million contract for its Slinger counter-drone remote weapon system, in a deal that expands the platform’s international footprint.

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US Army Tests AI That Lets One Soldier Command a Drone Swarm

Palladyne AI demonstrated an AI-powered drone swarm during the US Army’s Ivy Mass exercise, showing how a single operator can oversee multiple autonomous aircraft.

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Atos Group and Hexadrone Link Up for French SIGINT Mini-Drones

Atos Group’s Eviden has teamed up with Hexadrone to integrate mini-class unmanned aerial systems with signals intelligence solutions.

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Shield AI Takes Hivemind to Spanish Drone Platforms Under New Deal

Shield AI has signed a strategic agreement with Spain’s UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía to embed its Hivemind software pilot into the company’s drone solutions, aiming to accelerate deployment of “more capable” autonomous aircraft.

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Thales, Aura Aero Collaborate on Long-Range ISR Drone for French Military

Thales and an AURA AERO subsidiary have partnered on a new intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance drone solution aimed at improving France’s sovereign military capabilities.

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Palladyne to Demo Mini-Bomber UAS, Swarming Software for US Army

Palladyne AI has secured contracts to research, develop, and test applications of its Gremlin-X mini-bomber drone and SwarmOS coordinated autonomy software for US Army missions.

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