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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Wingcopter and TAF Industries Form Strategic UAV Defense Alliance

Wingcopter and Ukraines TAF Industries launch a German-based joint venture to manufacture battlefield-proven reconnaissance drones for European defense.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Drone swarms for greater awareness — Parrot ANAFI trials with French Army STAT

France's army STAT is trialling Parrot ANAFI micro‑drone swarms controlled by EZ‑Chains to boost ISR and tactical awareness from vessels and armoured vehicles.

A small quadcopter drone flying near an airport runway with terminal buildings in the background.

industry

SkeyDrone and Airport Intelligence partner on airport drone defence

SkeyDrone has partnered with Airport Intelligence to integrate drone detection and operational workflows for airports to improve situational awareness, speed incident response, and reduce flight disruption.

Textron eVTOL concept aircraft hovering over terrain with rotors visible and a clear sky background.

industry

Textron Systems integration expands UAS capability to protect warfighters

Textron Systems has announced a UAS integration that strengthens connectivity, modular payload flexibility and operator workflows to improve warfighter safety.

Harmattan AI branding with an unmanned aerial system image indicating drone autonomy partnership.

industry

Dassault leads $200M Series B in Harmattan AI

Dassault Aviation led a $200 million Series B in Harmattan AI to accelerate integration of autonomy into aircraft and drones and bolster European defence technology capabilities.

Virtual Surveyor screenshot showing road and terrain models generated from drone photogrammetry.

industry

Virtual Surveyor adds Local Coordinate System in v10.2

Virtual Surveyor 10.2 introduces Local Coordinate System tools so surveyors can author drone-derived models in site-centric grids and streamline integration with CAD and local engineering workflows.

Skeyetech drone-in-a-box deployed for Arctic methane sensor testing and field campaigns.

eu

Skeyetech drones deployed for MISO Arctic methane monitoring

Azur Drones deployed its Skeyetech autonomous drone system across three field campaigns for the EU MISO project to map methane and CO2 in wetlands and the Arctic.

pan-europe

Parrot appoints five distributors to expand ANAFI UKR reach in CEE and Asia-Pacific

Parrot has appointed five regional defence distributors to expand sales, support and deployment of its sovereign ANAFI UKR micro-UAVs across Central and Eastern Europe and the Philippines.

A quadcopter receiving a directed laser power beam from a ground emitter over open terrain.

innovation

Laser charging system seeks indefinite drone flight

A laser power‑beaming system could allow drones to stay aloft for extended periods by beaming energy from ground or airborne transmitters, but technical, safety and regulatory hurdles limit near‑term operational use.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal (L) and his Norwegian counterpart, Tore O. Sandvik, in a photo published on Nov. 30, 2025. (Denys Shmyhal/X)

ukraine

Ukraine and Norway launch joint drone production

Ukraine and Norway have launched a joint drone production effort to boost Ukrainian manufacturing and supply of unmanned aerial systems.

A Nokia-branded drone flying equipped with a battery pack over a landscape.

industry

Nokia boosts 5G drone platform with Amprius SiCore batteries

Nokia is integrating Amprius SiCore silicon‑anode batteries into its 5G drone platform to extend endurance and payload for commercial and government missions.

industry

Kongsberg to fund manufacturing of Ukrainian Seawolf drones in Poland

Kongsberg will fund manufacturing of Ukrainian Seawolf drones in Poland to boost production capacity and shorten supply lines to Ukrainian forces, according to theDefender.