While drone applications can bring significant benefits, successful integration will depend on ensuring that operations are not only safe and efficient, but also socially acceptable.
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ICAO: Drone threat to aviation is increasing and needs a unified response
International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar is leading coordinated action by member states to address the risks of uncrewed aerial systems
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Counter-drone swarm specialist Skapion raises USD38 million in seed funding
Skapion, a defence technology company developing a mobile counter-swarm defense system for large-scale drone attacks, today announced that it has secured USD36 million in seed
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JIATF 401 handbook aims to synchronise C-UAS understanding and efforts
The United States Department of Defense’s Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401) has published a handbook designed to aid government, industry and academia in
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Belgium, the Netherlands agree joint EUR3.1 billion air defence programme as NATO ups spending
Belgium and the Netherlands have announced confirmed a joint EUR3.1-billion purchase of layered air defence systems, including ammunition, at NATO’s annual summit in Ankara. The
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MBDA, Rheinmettall win “hundreds of million euros” contract to supply the German Navy with a laser C-UAS system
On 9 June 2026, the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use of the Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) signed a contract with the Arbeitsgemeinschaft (ARGE) HEL
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GUAMobility consortium to lead advanced air mobility programme in Oman
The GUAMobility consortium has been awarded the mandate to lead the national Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) strategy of Oman, in line with the Oman Vision
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Firebolt Engineering reports “first jet-powered drone interception of a Geran-2”
Multiple Ukrainian press reports say a British-Ukrainian company Firebolt Engineering Griffen jet-powered interceptor drone has shot down a Russian Shahed (Geran-2) kamikaze drone for the
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UK CAA publishes new AMC and GM for implementing the UK SORA framework
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) earlier this month published ORS9 Decision 60, adopting new and updated Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC) and Guidance Material
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EOS selected for Australia’s Mission Syracuse counter-drone capability
Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has been selected as an industry partner under Mission Syracuse, an Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator initiative to accelerate counter-uncrewed aerial systems
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