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Rojoef Manuel

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Germany Begins Mass Production of 5,000-Plus Strike Drones for Ukraine

The Seth X unmanned aerial system
The effort covers the Seth X medium-range drone for swarm operations and the Anubis long-range strike drone.
  • Rojoef Manuel
  • September 10, 2026
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HII Scales Drone Ship Manufacturing With First ROMULUS 151 Hull

ROMULUS 151 unmanned surface vessel (USV) hull being flipped
The operation clears the way for installation of the deck and pilothouse as HII moves ahead with production to meet emerging operational demands.
  • Rojoef Manuel
  • September 10, 2026
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Ukrainian Drone Attack Blinds $60M Russian Air Defense System in Zaporizhzhia

Rendering of a Russian Kasta-2E2 surveillance radar station
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed that the September 1 strike hit both the radar’s antenna and equipment vehicle.
  • Rojoef Manuel
  • September 8, 2026
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Seasats Expands Military Reach With $24M in US Drone Boat Orders

The Lightfish unmanned surface vessel
The deals cover vessel purchases and Robot-as-a-Service contracts for the US Navy, US Marine Corps, and other national security customers.
  • Rojoef Manuel
  • September 8, 2026
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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.
  • Rojoef Manuel
  • September 7, 2026
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US Army Gains Direct Procurement Route for Israeli Drone Comms Tech

Boxed Halo system
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.
  • Rojoef Manuel
  • September 7, 2026
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Russia Builds Crimea Base to Launch Naval Drones at Scale

Satellite imagery over Crimea showing boathouses for unmanned surface vessels
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.
  • Rojoef Manuel
  • September 4, 2026
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UK Opens $6.8M Hunt for Innovative Defenses Against Mass Drone Attacks

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.
The initiative calls for an integrated counter-unmanned aerial system capable of detecting, tracking, identifying, and defeating drones weighing less than 150 kilograms.
  • Rojoef Manuel
  • September 4, 2026
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US Navy Approves Rolls-Royce Engines for Drone Ships

220728-N-DF558-1750 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2022) Medium displacement unmanned surface vessel Sea Hunter sails in formation during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 28. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 30 unmanned systems, approximately 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aleksandr Freutel)
The milestone allows the propulsion technologies to power platforms for 30-day deployments without onboard human intervention, maintenance, or repairs.
  • Rojoef Manuel
  • September 2, 2026
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US Navy Kicks Off Search for Carrier-Based Loyal Wingman Drones

USS Gerald R. Ford
The navy seeks industry proposals to build two fully mission-ready prototypes designed to operate from the Nimitz-class and Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers.
  • Rojoef Manuel
  • September 2, 2026
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Germany Begins Mass Production of 5,000-Plus Strike Drones for Ukraine

The effort covers the Seth X medium-range drone for swarm operations and the Anubis…
  • Rojoef Manuel
  • September 10, 2026
ROMULUS 151 unmanned surface vessel (USV) hull being flipped
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HII Scales Drone Ship Manufacturing With First ROMULUS 151 Hull

The operation clears the way for installation of the deck and pilothouse as HII moves…
  • Rojoef Manuel
  • September 10, 2026
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Anduril to Equip Hermeus’ High-Mach Uncrewed Aircraft With Mission Autonomy

A common interface will let operators oversee Quarterhorse missions from launch through…
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • September 10, 2026
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Italy Orders Two More MQ-9A Reapers for Mediterranean Surveillance

Italy strengthens long-endurance surveillance with two MQ-9A Block 5 Reapers equipped…
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • September 9, 2026
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