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Tennessee Army National Guard Trains First Wave of Military Drone Master Instructors

The Tennessee Army National Guard has graduated its first 12 soldiers from the Small Unmanned Aircraft System Master Trainer Course, expanding the US Army’s cadre of drone specialists.

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Hanwha Builds Missile-Armed Robot Warship With 290-Km Strike Range

Hanwha may be reshaping Korean naval operations with a new USV designed to coordinate strikes alongside manned ships and command posts.

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Redwire to Provide Taiwan’s Coast Guard With Penguin Tactical Drones

Redwire Corporation has received a contract to supply its Penguin Mk2.5 vertical takeoff and landing drone to the Republic of China Coast Guard.

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L3Harris Fires Up Next-Gen Solid Fuel Ramjet System in Full-Scale Test

L3Harris has reached a key milestone in next-gen propulsion, successfully testing its solid fuel ramjet propulsion system at full scale for the first time.

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UK Firm Unveils AI-Powered ‘Drone Base in a Box’

British firm Urban-Air Port is targeting one of modern warfare’s key operational challenges: enabling rapid, scalable unmanned aerial vehicle launch, recovery, and sustainment.

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US Coast Guard Finalizes $3.3B in Contracts for Six Arctic Security Cutters 

The US Coast Guard has finalized two contracts worth 3.3 billion for the construction and delivery of six Arctic Security Cutters.

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British Strike Drone Completes First Warship Launch Trial

For the first time, the Royal Navy launched the Nyan drone from a warship at sea, extending a one-way attack system previously tested by the British Army on land.

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India Gives Drone Launches a Faster Exit Strategy

Indian firm N3X Defence has given its WRATH unmanned aerial vehicles a new way into the fight, unveiling a concept designed to support shoot-and-scoot tactics.

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Germany’s New Stealth Drone Packs 950-Km Reach Into Blended-Wing Airframe

A long-range unmanned aerial system under development by German firm Quantum Cyber features stealth architecture intended to reduce detectability from adversary radar in contested airspace.

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Edgewing Lands Over $6B Contract to Advance GCAP Trinational Fighter Jet

Edgewing, the Global Combat Air Programme prime contractor and design authority, has secured a 4.6-billion-pound contract to drive the next phase of the trinational fighter jet’s development. 

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