As part of the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), Denmark has procured additional fire units for the IRIS-T SLM medium-range ground-based air defence system from
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Air Space Drone supplies Saint Barthélemy airport with a UTM system
Saint-Barthélemy airport, in Saint-Barth island, has installed a drone management and detection system developed by Air Space Drone. “After Monaco, a pioneer in the field, integrating
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SMARTSHOOTER 3000 C-UAS fire control system under evaluation in Australia
SMARTSHOOTER has secured a contract as part of the technology evaluation to the Australian Defence Force project LAND 156 LOE 2. The evaluation will determine
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Vertical Aerospace launches Valo eVTOL, UK network plans and announces Héli Air Monaco orders
Vertical Aerospace today revealed Valo, its new commercial eVTOL aircraft that will enter into service following regulatory approval. Valo will succeed Vertical’s VX4 prototype –
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How drones in China are transforming road traffic management safety
In cooperation with 7ITSNEWS https://www.7its.com/?m=home&c=View&a=index&aid=29447 In China, public authorities are developing increasingly complex drone operations to support public safety and road traffic management operations. Drone
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US Army plans to upgrade Mk19 grenade launchers to C-UAS role
The US Army plans to upgrade its venerable belt-fed MK19 automatic grenade launcher into a counter-UAS weapon. In November, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
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FAA seeks public/industry feedback on drone delivery environmental impact
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the availability of, and requests comments on, the draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) related to unmanned aircraft systems
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Eve Air Mobility, SkyGrid publish white paper on automated ATM for low altitude operations
Eve Air Mobility and SkyGrid announced today the joint publication of a white paper titled “Enabling Advanced Air Mobility – Automated Traffic Management Services for
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Building out an effective counter-drone system
General VanHerck joined D-Fend’s Advisory Board in October 2025. General VanHerck retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2024 after a distinguished career, culminating as
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C-UAS robotic ground vehicles – Ukraine, Russia field units while the West watches and waits
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes For battlefield commanders it is a powerful image: fleets of robotic vehicles charging around the battlefield autonomously identifying airborne threats and using
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