Unmanned Systems: Air, Ground & Maritime
Unmanned systems across all domains: aerial, ground and maritime drones in defence and security.
Unmanned systems: Stark raises 500 million euros in funding round
500 million euros are flowing to Stark: investors such as Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund and the NATO Innovation Fund are financing research and production with which the company aims to bring unmanned systems in Europe to several thousand units per month.
Military drones for the Polish Navy: Shield AI to deliver MQ-35A V-Bat
Poland is buying MQ-35A V-Bat military drones from Shield AI in a contract worth around 16 million US dollars. Operating from ships, the vertical take-off systems are to provide reconnaissance and protect critical infrastructure – capabilities gaining importance in the Baltic Sea.
Unmanned systems made easier to operate: Quantum Systems relies on the Mosaic software ecosystem
Many drones, many ground stations, many interfaces: with Mosaic, Quantum Systems aims to bring unmanned systems from different manufacturers together under one user interface – open to partners, AI-supported and developed entirely in Europe.
Combat drone X-BAT: Greece's air force evaluates AI system from Shield AI
As a loyal wingman for its future F-35s, the X-BAT combat drone is of military and industrial interest to Greece. According to the specialist portal OnAlert, the air force is evaluating the system; Athens is competing mainly with Poland for possible production.
Unmanned systems in teaming: Leonardo M-346FA flies in formation with Baykar's Kizilelma
In Çorlu, Leonardo and Baykar have taken crewed-uncrewed teaming from simulation into the air. Further flight tests are planned for the K-SWARM programme, which aims to bring crewed jets and unmanned systems closer together.
Satellite communications for tactical UAVs: Gilat shows Viper Ka at Eurosatory 2026
Flat, fully digital and without moving parts: with the Viper Ka, Gilat subsidiary Raysat brings Ka-band satellite communications to tactical drones. The focus is on multi-orbit operation against latency, economical power management and scalability.
Loitering munition FV-014: Rheinmetall unveils CML multiple launcher at Eurosatory
Loitering munition from a container: Rheinmetall's new Containerized Missile Launcher (CML) holds up to 18 FV-014, can be operated without a crew, fired remotely and integrated into existing command systems via open interfaces.
Drone manufacturer Terra Drone prepares joint venture with Besomer and unveils Terra C1 reconnaissance drone
Drone manufacturers from Japan and Ukraine are joining forces: Terra Drone and Besomer plan to combine reconnaissance, surveillance and interceptor drones into a layered defence. New in the portfolio is the Terra C1 fixed-wing drone, and maritime drones are also planned.
Ground drone Themis: KNDS shows new counter-UAS and field power modules at Eurosatory
A ground drone with new tasks: for Milrem Robotics' Themis, KNDS presented a module for electronic warfare and counter-UAS as well as a 40 kWh mobile field battery in Paris – both as world premieres.
Ground drones for Ukraine: Quantum Systems and Tencore to build 2,000 Termit in QTI joint venture
Ground drones made in Germany: through Quantum Tencore Industries (QTI), Quantum Systems and Tencore plan to build the Termit UGV industrially. The German Ministry of Defence is providing the funding, and the Ukrainian armed forces are to receive 2,000 systems.
Loitering munition Toutatis: Thales and Renault aim to build up to 1,000 units a month from 2027
Loitering munitions in mass production: France is relying on Renault's manufacturing experience to build Thales' Toutatis kamikaze drone in large numbers. The goal is a sovereign French drone industry.
Unmanned systems working together: GDELS and Alpha Robotics seal MUM-T partnership at Eurosatory
Controlling unmanned systems from the Eagle 6×6: GDELS and Alpha Robotics want to offer MUM-T solutions built from proven products that are ready for use quickly. They already showed first applications for mobile counter-drone operations and force protection in Paris.
Loitering munition with impeller: Xynetic shows XLM 100 Minotaurus at DroneVation & Defence 2026
Loitering munition from Herford: for the XLM 100 Minotaurus, start-up Xynetic relies on a ducted fan, a cruising speed of 200 km/h and computer vision navigation. Together with a partner, up to 10,000 systems a year are to be possible.