Aerial Drones & UAV Systems
UAVs, loitering munitions and the systems that fly them — from tactical quadcopters to long-endurance platforms.
Loitering munition from KNDS: Mataris family with four systems for short and medium range
Four systems, one name: under Mataris, KNDS France bundles its loitering munition together with Delair and EOS Technologie. One model is already flying in Ukraine, a second is about to enter service in France, a third is to mature by year-end.
Electronic warfare for light drones: Thales presents EW solution at the Paris Air Show
Units without electronic warfare specialists should in future be able to detect, locate and analyse electromagnetic activity themselves: that is the aim of a compact EW payload for light drones that Thales is bringing to the Paris Air Show.
Military drone Pele: General Atomics brings launched effect for the MQ-9B Sky Guardian to Paris
A small military drone that launches from the MQ-9B or from the ground and flies ahead where it is too dangerous for the carrier aircraft: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is showing Pele for export customers at the Paris Air Show.
MQ-9B as unmanned early warning platform: Saab and General Atomics work on joint UAEW solution
Swedish radar technology on an American drone: Saab and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems want to develop the MQ-9B into an unmanned airborne early warning platform. A first flight of an AEW version is planned from 2026.
Loitering munition from the helicopter: UVision makes the Hero-120 helicopter-capable
Utility and attack helicopters as launch platforms: at the Paris Air Show, Israeli company UVision Air shows how its Hero-120 loitering munition can be deployed from the air without deep changes to avionics or fire control.
Unmanned systems in Ukraine: Robert “Magyar” Brovdi becomes commander of the drone forces
From volunteer with a privately bought DJI drone to commander of the service branch “Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”: the path of Robert “Magyar” Brovdi and his “Birds of Magyar” from Kyiv via Bakhmut and Krynky to brigade.
Border surveillance from space and air: TRL combines satellite, drones and AI into one system
A microsatellite, two drones and a cloud platform: at IDET in Brno, TRL Space, TRL Drones, Zaitra and Corac Engineering show a border surveillance solution that became operational in seven months and already has its first customer.
Interceptor drone from Argus Interception: “Intercept drones – or better, capture them”
German drone start-up Argus is bringing an interceptor drone to market: a large quadcopter that captures unwanted or hostile drones with launched nets. In an interview, co-founder and CSO Sven Steingräber talks about the concept and the technology.
Drone attack “Spider Web”: Ukraine strikes more than 40 Russian aircraft
Tu-95, Tu-22M3, A-50: using FPV drones launched from parked lorries, Ukraine’s SBU hit several air bases deep inside Russia on 1 June. What is known about the drone attack – and what remains unclear.
Drone manufacturer ODM presents new modules for the Tano drone at AFCEA
Parachute, precision drop, AI-supported reconnaissance and tethered operation: German drone manufacturer ODM is expanding its modular Tano Concept Family and is showing the new modules in Bonn for the first time.
Drone news from Estonia: secondary schools to get drone training and their own drone kits
Drone news from the Baltics: Estonia's new government is anchoring drone training in national defence education. Member of parliament Peeter Tali sees a need to catch up and points to the experience from Ukraine.
FPV drones as a “revolution in military affairs”: Major General Jacob Benjo warns armies
For Israeli Major General Jacob Benjo, FPV drones are neither merely a new weapon nor just a new approach. In his analysis he describes a 40-kilometre-deep combat zone, falling costs per strike and armies that have not yet recognised the change.
Patria and ACC Innovation sign cooperation on military drone based on Thunder Wasp GT
A heavy quadcopter from Sweden is to receive a military variant. Patria contributes its experience in unmanned systems and operations, ACC Innovation the platform – the first phase of a new partnership for a military drone.