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German companies Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany are planning to set up a joint venture to develop a shipboard laser weapon. This was reported by Hartpunkt.
The Ukrainian Defence Forces have received new Shield AI MQ-35A V-BAT drones, which have already started operating at the frontline.
The Ukrainian company Dron ZP has developed a turret capable of shooting down enemy drones. It was tested by soldiers of the Unmanned Systems Battalion of the 15th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine.
The cost of fibre-optic drones has dropped significantly due to large-scale production and may fall even further for Ukrainian companies. This is reported by Ekonomichna Pravda with reference to Ukrainian manufacturers.
The US military is working to integrate Launched Effects (LE) unmanned platforms into Bombardier aircraft suspension units, including the G6500 model.
Norway has allocated about 60 million euros (700 million Norwegian kroner) to purchase drones for Ukraine. This was announced by Norwegian Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram during a meeting in the Ramstein format.
Ukraine is to receive 30,000 FPV drones as part of an international initiative known as the Drone Coalition. This was announced by UK Defence Secretary John Healey and his Latvian counterpart Andris Spruds during a meeting in the Ramstein format in Germany.
At the end of 2024, unidentified drones were observed over the Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany, but were not shot down or intercepted. This was reported by the Ministry of the Interior of this federal state and sources of the Bild tabloid.
The British arm of the Italian Leonardo company has unveiled the Proteus maritime unmanned helicopter concept, created in cooperation with the Royal Navy and the UK Ministry of Defence.
The UK government, together with the Ministry of Defence, has announced the launch of a project to create a stealthy maritime drone designed to perform combat missions in Ukraine and abroad.
The Lithuanian Military Logistics Directorate has signed contracts with the United States to purchase Switchblade 600 drones and radios to equip the army.
The French military is testing modern approaches to combat operations, combining the capabilities of attack and reconnaissance drones with helicopter aviation. The goal is to create new doctrines that take into account the lessons of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Israeli company Elbit Systems has signed a $60 million contract with a NATO member state in Europe to supply a multi-level anti-drone system.
Chinese companies supplying servos for Shahed guided bombs and drones to Russia are illegally using the name of the Taiwanese company TRC to avoid sanctions.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting military tests of Black Widow 2 small riverine unmanned kamikaze boats designed to perform combat and reconnaissance missions in difficult conditions.
