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The Lightfish unmanned surface vessel

Seasats Expands Military Reach With $24M in US Drone Boat Orders

The deals cover vessel purchases and Robot-as-a-Service contracts for the US Navy, US Marine Corps, and other national security customers.

Colombia Says Guerrillas Behind Drone Attack That Killed Three Soldiers

ELN guerrillas allegedly use explosive-laden drones to attack Colombian troops, killing three soldiers and damaging aircraft.

Ukrainian Drone Bombs Russian USV in Black Sea

Ukrainian Navy destroys Russian KAMA drone boat near Snake Island using a guided munition dropped from UAV.

US Army Taps Duke to Lead $24M Drone Defense Research Hub

The program brings together defense industry giant Lockheed Martin and researchers from leading academic institutions.
Boxed Halo system

US Army Gains Direct Procurement Route for Israeli Drone Comms Tech

The agreement allows army units to place orders through a prearranged contracting mechanism, reducing the administrative steps required to acquire the Israeli company’s technology.

Lawmakers Press US Army Over Shutdown of Drone Assault Battalion

Senators warn eliminating Army drone battalion could undermine efforts to apply lessons from Ukraine’s modern battlefield.

500-Pound UGV That Towed 53,000-Pound Truck Heads for US Army Fielding

US Army selects AZAK for rapid UGV acquisition following trials demonstrating powerful towing and obstacle-climbing capabilities.
Satellite imagery over Crimea showing boathouses for unmanned surface vessels

Russia Builds Crimea Base to Launch Naval Drones at Scale

Satellite imagery analyzed by the group shows 21 boathouses near Novoozerne on the shore of Lake Donuzlav, a bay connected to the Black Sea by a narrow channel.
Pictured: Royal Marines from 30 Commando Royal Marines Air Defence Troop training with the Kirintec Recurve C-UAS System on board a Commando Raiding Craft (CRC) during an Exercise in the Mediterranean. The Kirintec Recurve C-UAS is designed to jam a drone's operating frequency, testing its effectiveness against suspect/hostile UAS. Royal Marines Air Defence Troop is a small unit within 3 Commando Brigade's 30 Commando IX Group. Air Defence Troop provide point air defence for the Brigade. The Air Defence Troop normally use portable surface-to-air missiles in the form of the Starstreak High Velocity Missile system.

UK Opens $6.8M Hunt for Innovative Defenses Against Mass Drone Attacks

The initiative calls for an integrated counter-unmanned aerial system capable of detecting, tracking, identifying, and defeating drones weighing less than 150 kilograms.
L3Harris' VAMPIRE platform and its MX-10D camera system with a clear sunny background

VAMPIRE Gains Passive AI Detection to Hunt Drones in Silence

Shield AI’s Tracker C-UAS uses AI and computer vision to detect drones through passive EO/IR sensors.