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18 June

A Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System (THeMIS) unmanned ground vehicle firing on a drone

Milrem, Frankenburg Partner on Mobile Counter-Drone Missile System

Estonian companies Milrem Robotics and Frankenburg Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop an unmanned, mobile counter-drone missile capability.

18 June

Troops prepare an unmanned aerial system

Rojoef Manuel

India Approves Major Drone Warfare Hub in Uttar Pradesh

India has cleared a $52.9 million National Military Drone Technology Hub in Uttar Pradesh, advancing its push to develop indigenous unmanned systems and counter-drone capabilities.

18 June

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Israel’s DroneWeaver System Looks to Take the Delay Out of Drone Defense

As drones become an increasing challenge for soldiers on the modern battlefield, Israeli firm TSG is presenting an AI-enabled counter-unmanned aerial system designed to neutralize them within seconds.

18 June

Ethan M. Encarnacion

LUNA NG Drone Joins Germany’s Recon-Strike Kill Chain

Rheinmetall’s LUNA NG successfully integrated with the Bundeswehr’s unmanned management system during recent trials at the Army Combat Training Center.

17 June

BLAZE is a radar-guided autonomous interceptor drone system designed to counter fast-moving aerial threats.

Giulia Bernacchi

France Selects BLAZE Interceptor Drone, Launches Local Production Plan

France has selected the BLAZE autonomous interceptor drone system from Latvia's Origin Robotics and its French partner, DSV.

17 June

Soldier operating a Hellcat small unmanned aerial system. Photo: Red Cat

Rojoef Manuel

Red Cat Introduces ‘Hellcat’ Small UAS With Ukraine-Informed Design

Red Cat Holdings rolled out its new Hellcat unmanned aerial system, positioning a small-class drone option for modern battlespaces where communications and GPS signals may be disrupted.

17 June

Airman 1st Class Orlando Saenz, services specialist, 184th Force Support Squadron, finds a Pokéstop in the airpark at McConnell Air Force Base July 27. The purpose of Pokémon Go is to get gamers off the couch and out in the community through an interactive game.

Rojoef Manuel

Pokémon Go Data Quietly Trained AI for Drone Battlefield Mapping

Millions of Pokémon Go players spent years scanning real-world locations for in-game rewards, unaware their data would later help train artificial intelligence tied to military drone navigation systems.

17 June

Jodesz Gavilan

Safran, Theon Launch Joint Venture for Military Drone Sensors

Safran Electronics & Defense and Theon have agreed to create a joint venture aimed at accelerating the development of electro-optical and infrared systems for military drones.

16 June

An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) drone operator assigned to 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) releases a UAV for a flight demonstration at a counter- drone range in Ellerbe, North Carolina, May 5, 2026. UAVs are flown using First Person View (FPV) goggles to see real-time, immersive video feed from the drone's internal camera. This photo has been altered to protect the identity of the operator. (U.S. Army photo by Ssg. Gabriel E. Davis)

Rojoef Manuel

USSOCOM Opens Search for AI-Enabled Drone Vision Trainer

US Special Operations Command has launched a competitive effort to acquire a synthetic data generation tool that will train computer vision models for unmanned systems.

16 June