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Oct- 2026 -

5 October

BAE Systems Tests BATS ‘Sense, Decide, Effect’ Chain Against Drones

BAE Systems has validated the counter-drone capabilities of its Anti Threat System (BATS) in live trials against uncrewed aerial threats over two weeks.

5 October

Air

On 09 April 2024, UK Armed Forces load Container Delivery Systems (CDS) with Humanitarian Aid as part of the action to address the plight of the Palestinian people. Army personnel from 47 Air Despatch Squadron load aid from Jordan and the UK onto an RAF A400M Atlas from RAF Brize Norton. 12000 Kgs of aid was dropped into Northern Gaza after an assessed reduction in threat to the military mission and risk to civilian life. The Royal Air Force participated in a large-scale international aid airdrop into Gaza on Tuesday (9 April 2024) to coincide with Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan. This was the largest airdrop of aid into Gaza on a single day and the culmination of careful planning alongside international partners to ensure the complex mission could be conducted safely and effectively. Led by the Jordanian Armed Forces, the international operation saw 10 nations and 16 aircraft (to check) including UK, Germany, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, the United States and Jordan (to check) drop essential aid.

Jodesz Gavilan

UK to Boost Daily A400M Fleet Readiness by 30%

The UK will increase the number of mission-ready A400M Atlas transport aircraft available each day by 30 percent under a $250-million contract with Airbus.

1 October

Sea

Ethan M. Encarnacion

STARK’s AI-Powered USV Emerges as a New Defender for European Waters

An AI-enabled unmanned surface vessel (USV) is being positioned to patrol and protect European waters, with the ability to remain at sea for weeks without returning to base.

Sep- 2026 -

30 September

Americas

Defense technologies for field facilities.

Giulia Bernacchi

Marshall, Universities Form Alliance to Research Deployable Military Infrastructure

Marshall Land and universities in Canada and Wales have formed a research alliance to develop technologies for deployable facilities.

29 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

British Drone Submarine Fires US Heavyweight Torpedo in Historic First

The US Navy and the UK Royal Navy have successfully fired an Mk 48 heavyweight anti-submarine and anti-surface torpedo from an experimental extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle, marking a historic first for allied undersea warfare.

28 September

Air

Pictured is a Hawk T2 aircraft (tail no: ZK104) on a close form sortie from RAF Valley on 30th March 2022.

Rojoef Manuel

UK Grounds Hawk Jet Trainers After Crash in Wales

The UK Royal Air Force has temporarily suspended its Hawk training fleets after an aircraft crashed near RAF Valley on Anglesey, North Wales.

28 September

Europe

Christine Casimiro

UK’s Sixth Astute-Class Submarine HMS Agamemnon Begins Sea Trials

The Royal Navy’s sixth Astute-class submarine, the HMS Agamemnon (S124), has sailed to open waters for the first time, around two years after it was launched in October 2024.

28 September

Europe