Denmarks defense minister Troels Lund Poulsen called for a major boost to Europes anti-drone, air, and missile defense capabilities as he attended joint EU and NATO
The Netherlands plans to
Italys Ministry of Defense has approved a €2.4 billion program for the procurement of new armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) under a joint venture between Leonardo and Turkeys Baykar, known as LBA Systems
Denmark is set to invest DKK 2.1 billion $330 million to strengthen its surveillance and counter-drone capabilities, following concerns over Russian drone activities over Northern Europe
The Chinese Air Force has deployed the GJ-11 Gonji-11 ("Sharp Sword") stealth attack UAV for the first time at Shigatse Air Base in Tibet, near the Indian border. Images released by the open source satellite imagery provider, Planet Lab show several GJ-11 stealth reconnaissance & attack present at the Shigatse Air...
Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkeys first indigenously developed unmanned fighter aircraft, has completed its first live-fire test, striking targets with Tolun and Teber-82 munitions during two separate flights. Drone maker Bayker said in a
L3Harris Technologies has expanded its VAMPIRE counter-drone system to include specialized variants for land, maritime, air, and electronic warfare missions. VAMPIRE is a self-contained counter-drone platform that delivers reconnaissance and precision strike capabilities against drones and remotely piloted aircraft
The Netherlands Ministry of Defense has invited companies to
IG Drones has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian state government of Uttar Pradesh to set up an Advanced Drone Manufacturing and R&D Facility in the Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor. According to IG Drones, the new facility will focus on the mass production of the FPV Striker Drone, with an annual target of 100,000 units
Lithuanian 'X-Wing' high speed loitering munition is being tested in Ukraine. Granta Autonomy, a Lithuanian drone maker, has begun operational testing of its X-WING loitering munition with Ukrainian units after laboratory and field trials this spring
Damen Naval has signed a contract with Danish company Terma A/S for the supply of the C-Guard Decoy Launching System to be fitted on the PES frigate currently under construction for the Colombian Navy. The PES frigate, based on Damen Navals SIGMA 10514 design, marks Colombias first locally built vessel of its class
A high-level delegation from Italys Defense Ministry visited Baykars facilities in Tekirdağ and Istanbul to examine the companys unmanned aerial platforms and defense technologies. On October 7, Baykar said in a statement that the delegation was led by Italian Deputy Minister of Defense Matteo Perego di Cremnago and included Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Antonio Conserva, Army Commander Lieutenant General Carmine Masiello, and Deputy Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Giuseppe Berutti Bergotto