Unmanned Systems News
The latest news on unmanned systems, counter-UAS and the defence industry, from Europe and around the world.
Drone industry: Quantum Systems plans massive expansion of production in Germany
More manufacturing in Germany: at a press briefing, Quantum Systems presented its expansion plans. Founder, sales and advisory board justify the move with the security situation and the call for a shift from words to deeds in the drone industry.
Counter-UAS with open architecture: Lockheed Martin shows new solution in field tests
Detect, track, identify, defeat: in a first series of field tests, Lockheed Martin has demonstrated a scalable, layered Counter-UAS system. Further demonstrations are to follow in the coming weeks and months.
Drone technology from Lithuania: Mitekas Systems turns drones into weapon carriers
Upgrading freely available components and drones into weapon carriers without putting operators at risk from improvised fuzes: this is the drone technology Mitekas Systems from Lithuania presents. Mindaugas Milasauskas explains the system.
Counter-drone at Enforce Tac: Diehl Defence exhibits Sky Sphere with eMissile Cicada
Net or fragmentation warhead: the electrically powered eMissile Cicada is designed for counter-drone defence against class 1 and 2 drones. Diehl Defence is already talking to potential customers and plans to launch Sky Sphere from 2026.
Drone manufacturer Height Technologies: tethered from a box to a permanent eye in the sky
A box on a truck, combat vehicle or autonomous quad with a tethered drone inside: Dutch drone manufacturer Height Technologies relies on autonomous aerial surveillance with its EZ product family – and launches the MI-4 in April.
Counter-UAS and detection: Aaronia shows Zetros 6×6 with Aartos and Aartos X2 tablet at Enforce Tac
A Mercedes Zetros 6×6 with a fully integrated Aartos system and a tablet for mobile display: in Nuremberg, Aaronia presented two world firsts for drone detection and Counter-UAS – many visitors were mainly interested in electronic warfare.
Unmanned systems: the Netherlands aims to boost drone production through a national consortium
A presentation at the barracks in Oirschot focused on unmanned systems and the armed forces' enormous need for expansion. State Secretary Gijs Tuinman urged speed in a video message.
Quadruped robot from Inmotion Robotic: reconnaissance on four robotic legs
Rhino is the name of the quadruped robot from Inmotion Robotic in Frankfurt. Industrial customers use it for inspections, while police and military are testing it for reconnaissance and logistics. A visit to managing director Kai Leuze at Enforce Tac 2025.
Quantum Systems drones are battle-proven
The drones of German manufacturer Quantum Systems have gained international recognition through their use by the Ukrainian armed forces. A visit to Marius Wolter, Head of Governmental Sales, at the company's stand at Enforce Tac 2025.
Ground drones for the MENA region: Milrem Robotics and Pearson Engineering form UGV partnership
Mine clearance meets combat robots: at IDEX 2025, Milrem Robotics and Pearson Engineering signed a memorandum of understanding. The focus is on ground drones for end users in the Middle East and on integrating the RCV-Pioneer mission payload.
Counter-drone in urban areas: RWS presents Urban Drone Defence ammunition (UDD) in 7.62×51 calibre
Small commercial drones over events or densely populated areas: for this counter-drone role, RWS showed a polymer round at Enforce Tac whose danger zone is around 80 per cent smaller than that of conventional ammunition.
Attack drone Sarisa II fires Thales FZ275 – the rocket the Austrian Armed Forces will soon use
What the Austrian Armed Forces are procuring for their new AW169 helicopter is already launched from an attack drone in Greece: SAS Technology has tested guided and unguided Thales FZ275 rockets with the Sarisa II.
Drone ships in series: Saronic plans its own shipyard with Port Alpha
Almost 600 million euros from a Series C round are to go into Saronic's Port Alpha. The shipyard is intended for the rapid series production of drone ships and is to expand the US Navy's hybrid fleet.