Mr. T is a Lisbon-based analyst and founder of DroneIntel.eu, mapping Europe’s drone, defense, and policy landscape. Former tech advisor, he connects multilingual sources, verifies OSINT, and delivers clear insights for professionals and the public.
defense
Germany is considering Australia’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat loyal-wingman drone, signalling a test-first procurement shift and potential diversification beyond US/European combat-air suppliers.
defense
US Army officers warn that drones that look viable in testing can fail in Ukraine-like EW; resilient navigation, switchable C2 links and low-cost counter-UAS are now central priorities.
industry
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defense
France is proposing a “national security state of alert” to suspend selected rules for faster mobility and procurement, alongside €8.5bn more for munitions and a France Munitions bulk-buy SPV.
innovation
Baykar K2 swarm tests signal a new era of low cost AI driven saturation warfare threatening to displace European defense primes in the loitering munition market
innovation
ABZ Innovation, a Hungarian drone start-up, reports an $8.2m raise to scale and compete with China-led heavy-duty ag/industrial drone makers.
defense
Politico says Moscow floated halting intel-sharing with Iran if the US stopped aiding Ukraine with intelligence—Europe fears a wedge play with real operational risk.
france
Oise emergency services deployed a tethered Hercules 20 High-Dra multirotor at a Kallista Energy wind farm to demonstrate firefighting capabilities at turbine nacelle height.
regulation
A Deloitte-led consortium held an initial workshop to outline cybersecurity and supply-chain requirements for a European Trusted Drone Label, targeting public-sector procurement within the EU Drone Strategy 2.0 framework.
counter-uas
Poland formalized a contract on January 30, 2026, to deploy the SAN Counter-UAS System — a mobile, multi-layered anti-drone architecture valued at approximately €3.5 billion (USD 3.8 billion).
regulation
The European Commission's Action Plan on Drone and Counter-Drone Security proposes that drones heavier than 100g be technically incapable of take-off without a valid operator registration number, extending Remote ID obligations to nearly all consumer and professional platforms.
finland
Police drone deliberately destroyed by armed suspect in Europe's first recorded kinetic attack on law-enforcement UAS.