Unmanned Systems News
The latest news on unmanned systems, counter-UAS and the defence industry, from Europe and around the world.
Counter-UAS: Leonardo DRS wins framework contract with a ceiling of 500 million US dollars
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 wants to get proven technology to the troops faster. For three years, Leonardo DRS may bid for individual orders for mobile counter-drone radars – no guaranteed volume is attached to the contract.
Drone manufacturer UDS opens production facility in Ukraine
With the joint venture “UDS Ukraine”, the Lithuanian drone manufacturer Unmanned Defense Systems intends to stay in the country for the long term. Training, advice and feedback from operations are planned – Lithuania's ambassador to Ukraine welcomes the move.
Counter-UAS in Denmark: DALO orders AI-ready C2 system from Systematic
Denmark is the first known NATO member to award a contract for a C2 system prepared for AI-supported analysis. The counter-drone solution is to link sensors, data and personnel nationwide and integrate the Terma system.
Reconnaissance drones made at home: Poland orders FlyEye from FlyTronic
A billion-złoty contract financed through the EU's SAFE programme: Poland is buying FlyEye reconnaissance drones from a domestic manufacturer. The first systems are with the troops, training is under way and the final deliveries are due by the end of 2030.
Counter-UAS for Egypt: Russia offers Cairo the Bizon system
Russia wants to equip Egypt with the short-range counter-UAS system Bizon – shortly after a drone set two ships ablaze in the port of Damietta. Quantities, price and delivery date remain open, and no order is known.
Reconnaissance drones and more: Ukraine’s National Guard reorders Linza and Zoom from QFI
The National Guard of Ukraine is adding reconnaissance drones and multi-purpose drones: Quantum Frontline Industries (QFI) will deliver more Linza and Zoom in 2027 than under the first order – and is quintupling its production capacity in Germany.
XL-UGV Bladehaul: Thales Australia and 3ME Technology make the Bushmaster driverless
Ten tonnes of payload, hybrid drive, power for field hospitals: the XL-UGV Bladehaul from Thales Australia and 3ME Technology is being built in Bendigo and Newcastle on the basis of the Bushmaster – as a transporter, command post or carrier for counter-UAS.
Dronamics: PR director Severina Grozeva Patrone in conversation
Dronamics, the Bulgarian company and world's first airline to build cargo drones, was also the first licensed to fly cargo drones over long distances in the EU. In an interview, Global Communications and PR Director Severina Grozeva Patrone gives an insight.
Interceptor drones for Ukraine: Germany funds tens of thousands from Quantum Systems
Several tens of thousands of interceptor drones from Quantum Systems are to go to Ukraine as part of Germany's military aid package for winter 2026/2027 – funded by Germany, built in Ukraine. The company has also agreed to cooperate with Fire Point.
HAMZA-1: Havelsan and AOI unveil jointly built drone in El Alamein
The HAMZA-1 has been shown for the first time at the El Alamein International Aviation Show in Egypt. There, Havelsan and the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) also sealed a bulk sale of the drone.
Geran-5 and Geran-4: Chinese Telefly small turbojets power Russia's jet drones
Two small turbojets from Shenzhen-based manufacturer Telefly turn the Geran-5 and Geran-4 into jet-powered missiles that electric interceptor drones can barely catch. What Ukrainian wreckage analyses reveal about the engines and why Beijing finds the deliveries ever harder to deny.
Kaboom Technologies: Hungarian defence network pools more than 30 technology companies
A newcomer from Budapest aims to combine defence technology from the USA, Europe and Israel with Hungarian manufacturing: Kaboom Technologies is targeting 70 billion forints in revenue and around 800 jobs within five years.
Tactical drones for Spain: Indra to deliver 147 Tarsis aircraft under the Santam programme
With Tarsis-W and Tarsis-VTOL, Spain's Army, Air and Space Force and Navy will receive domestically developed tactical drones from 2028. Indra is relying on Spanish technology, around a dozen partner companies and 500 new jobs.