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Saab and GA-ASI complete first flight of LoyalEye, integrating airborne early warning radar onto the MQ-9B Sky Guardian unmanned platform, shifting AEW from crewed to attritable systems.
Smart Shooter's SMASH 2000LE fire control system achieves cross-branch U.S. military adoption, signaling a pathway to program-of-record status and validating AI-enabled counter-drone capability under operational conditions.
Weekly drone conflict assessment tracking 1,437 attack events globally, with Ukraine and Russia accounting for 91% of tempo. Analyzes extended-range strike doctrine evolution and C-UAS developments.
U.S. Air Force confirms three parallel autonomous strike programs—Anduril Fury, AEVEX Disruptor, DZYNE IonStrike—as MQ-9 losses in Iran drive shift toward cheaper, expendable platforms.
Ukrainian drone units expand strikes on Russian logistics 150 km behind front lines, signaling operational maturation and sustained production capacity across multiple regions.
Ukrainian long-range drones strike Russian oil pumping station in Vladimir region, demonstrating operational maturation of autonomous strike systems at 1,000+ km range.
AVPL International claims 5M+ acre drone spraying collaboration with IFFCO across eight Indian states, but lacks independent corroboration ahead of planned IPO and merger.
Weekly intelligence briefing tracking 1,609 drone attack events across 10 countries, with Ukraine accounting for 55.7% of global tempo and confirmed attrition of 30+ U.S. MQ-9 Reaper aircraft during Operation Epic Fury.
Northrop Grumman's YFQ-48A Talon Blue completes first taxi test with Crane Aerospace brakes, advancing the Air Force's $25B+ Collaborative Combat Aircraft program toward 2026 flight demonstrations.
Terra Drone deploys fixed-wing interceptor Terra A2 to operational status in Ukraine, marking the company's first battlefield validation and entry into the counter-drone market.