Unmanned Systems: Air, Ground & Maritime
Unmanned systems across all domains: aerial, ground and maritime drones in defence and security.
Ground drones for Ukraine: Milrem Robotics and VDL Defentec start Themis production in Born
A new final assembly line for the Themis UGV is running in the Netherlands. The first vehicles built there went to the Dutch government, which is passing them on to Ukraine – the start of more than 100 ground drones financed by the Netherlands.
FPV drones with record range: Ukrainian Phoenix unit hits targets more than 100 kilometres away
Two days, two records: at the end of May, pilots of the “Phoenix” border guard unit from Luhansk Oblast flew FPV drones 102 and 103 kilometres. In their own assessment, the limit has not yet been reached.
Drone Dominance Program: Pentagon selects eleven suppliers for "Gauntlet 2"
Under the Drone Dominance Program, around 300,000 low-cost FPV attack drones are to go to the US armed forces by 2027. After the first test round with 25 suppliers, eleven companies remain – with larger quantities and falling prices.
Drone attack on St. Petersburg: Ukraine hits oil terminal and Kronstadt as forum opens
Of all days, a Ukrainian drone attack struck St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast at the opening of the SPIEF-26 economic forum. The corvette "Boikiy" was also hit – according to Russian sources, by two types of drone.
Drone production at the front: how Nordyn is changing war logistics with mobile micro-factories
Nordyn is moving drone production, including assembly and maintenance, into mobile micro-factories on vehicles and trailers. Head of engineering Vitalii Pogrebniak explains why distributed units are harder to hit – and where the real bottleneck lies.
Defence tech from Munich: ARX Robotics announces next growth phase and new brand
A new headquarters with production in Munich, an office in Berlin and twice as many employees by the end of 2026: defence tech provider ARX Robotics is expanding and presenting a new global brand identity.
AI drone Virtus: the decision remains in human hands
The German defence tech start-up Stark Defence develops AI-supported loitering munitions. Martin Rudolph, Director Business Development, talks about the AI drone Virtus, lessons from Ukraine and the role of humans on the battlefield of the future.
Counter-drone laser from Germany: Austrian UGV Ziesel with Inleap Photonics for Ukraine
Hentschel System is mounting the counter-drone laser from Inleap Photonics on its UGV Ziesel, whose base comes from Hawe Mattro in Tyrol. How the technology works, what it is expected to cost and which questions its use in Ukraine must answer.
Drone manufacturer Schiebel: Camcopter S-300 to fly for EU anti-submarine warfare project SWORD
For SWORD, a project funded by the European Defence Fund and led by TKMS Atlas Elektronik, Austrian drone manufacturer Schiebel is supplying the aerial platform. Within three years, a system against underwater threats is to be developed.
Combat drones from Turkey: Indonesia buys twelve Bayraktar Kizilelma UCAV for its air force
Twelve Kizilelma firm, forty-eight more as an option: Indonesia is turning to Turkey for combat drones. Global Data sees this as a leap for the country's air warfare – and points to local production, teaming with the Kaan and the Strait of Malacca.
Ground drones for the US Department of War: American Rheinmetall and Harbinger develop new UGV
Integration expertise from American Rheinmetall meets Harbinger's hybrid drive-by-wire platform: together, the two companies aim to deliver affordable, scalable ground drones for combat and logistics. First demonstrations are planned for the summer.
Reconnaissance drones for Romania: Quantum Systems to supply more Vector via SAFE
Romania's Ministry of Defence is enlarging its Vector fleet and financing the additional reconnaissance drones through the EU instrument SAFE. For Quantum Systems, the order is one of the very first SAFE projects.
Counter-drone laser on a UGV: Inleap Photonics shows mobile Fastlight Shield in Erding
Laser effector from Inleap Photonics, vehicle from Hentschel System, software from Stark: the mobile counter-drone system premiered with the Bundeswehr in Erding – in step with a product review for mobile C-UAS systems from 2027.