Unmanned Systems: Air, Ground & Maritime
Unmanned systems across all domains: aerial, ground and maritime drones in defence and security.
Drone industry: Leonardo and Baykar to manufacture in Italy through LBA Systems
The TB2, TB3, Akinci and Kizilelma are to be built at three Italian sites. What the LBA Systems joint venture plans for the drone industry in Europe – and why certification for civil airspace remains the biggest hurdle.
Unmanned ground vehicle Ripsaw M3: Sweden becomes Textron Systems’ first European customer
For the first time, a European country is opting for the Ripsaw M3 unmanned combat vehicle. The unmanned ground vehicle from Howe & Howe features a hybrid drive, an open system architecture and an operating range of more than 290 kilometres.
Combat drone Kizilelma: Baykar UCAV engages F-16 beyond visual range in test
Off Sinop, the Turkish stealth combat drone Bayraktar Kizilelma engaged a jet beyond visual range with a Gökdogan missile. What role the UCAV could play in the GCAP programme in future – and what remains open about the test.
Loitering munition: NATO customer orders several hundred Hero systems from Rheinmetall
An order in the low three-digit million range, deliveries from early 2026, production in Italy: Rheinmetall is supplying Hero loitering munitions to an unnamed NATO state. An overview of the order and the Hero family.
Unmanned ground vehicles: Ukrainian General Staff turns to robotic strongpoints for defence
Remote-controlled weapon modules are to relieve Ukrainian infantry. How a Droid TW 12.7 held a crossroads for a month and a half – and why unmanned ground vehicles still depend on human operators.
Unmanned ground vehicle Mission Master SP: US Marines train with Rheinmetall UGV on Okinawa
No longer a demonstrator but platoon equipment: at Camp Schwab, US Marines are integrating the Mission Master SP unmanned ground vehicle into exercises for resupply, casualty evacuation and covert movement.
UGV Protector: Ukraine tests large ground drone with weapon station for the first time
Approved for the Ukrainian army since June, the Protector UGV has now fired with the Tavria-12.7 weapon station in a test by Armored Vehicles. What the SUV-based ground drone can do and what it is intended for.
Unmanned systems: Rheinmetall shows Mission Master at NATO exercises “Repmus” and “Dyms”
NATO armed forces, researchers and industry met in Troia and Sesimbra to test unmanned systems in the maritime environment. Rheinmetall brought the Mission Master, Battlesuite and a 360-degree defence concept.
Drone manufacturer Zala promotes “combat-efficient” Lancet drones in Dubai
With 4,000 attack videos, Russian drone manufacturer Zala backs up the claims for its Lancet-E system at the Dubai Airshow 2025. The T-20 and the “Geokosmos” system are also on show.
Ground drones for Ukraine: ARX Robotics wins major order for more Gereon systems
German UGV manufacturer ARX Robotics is delivering more Gereon ground drones to Ukraine and producing some of them locally. Networked via Mithra OS, this grows what the manufacturer calls the world's largest military robotics fleet.
Combat drone Bayraktar Kizilelma: Aselsan's Toygun targeting system sits inside a stealth UCAV fuselage
A targeting system previously reserved for fifth-generation fighter jets is now inside a Turkish combat drone: Baykar has integrated Aselsan's Toygun into the Kizilelma and tested it in two flights. According to the manufacturer, the way is clear for series integration.
Drone industry: BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace explore strategic UAS alliance
A memorandum of understanding is set to bring BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) together on unmanned systems. The drone industry partners are splitting the roles: TAI contributes development and production, BAE Systems sales in Europe.
Counter-UAS by interceptor swarm: Atreyd tests its “flying minefield” in Ukraine
Up to 1,000 interceptor drones from a container, controlled by AI: French start-up Atreyd is having its DWS-1 Counter-UAS system tested by a country for the first time – Ukraine. The system is intended as a last line of defence against Shahed drones and glide bombs.