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Operation Absolute Resolve: 150+ U.S. aircraft and 160th SOAR Night Stalkers supported Delta Force helicopter raid on Maduro

Operation Absolute Resolve was a high‑risk U.S. special‑operations mission in Venezuela that marshalled over 150 aircraft — fighters, bombers, helicopters and drones — and employed the 160th SOAR Night Stalkers to insert Delta Force troops by helicopter after months of preparation; an RQ‑170 stealth drone supported strikes.

2026-01-03T14:30:57.356227-08:00

AINonline

FAA Nears Final BVLOS Rule: Historic Overhaul of Low‑Altitude Airspace

2026-01-02T07:07:46.876845-08:00

insidedefense.com

USAF identifies Northrop Grumman's Talon as leading Collaborative Combat Aircraft candidate (YFQ-48A)

2026-01-02T10:15:25.612683-08:00

Flying Magazine

FEMA awards $250M for counter‑UAS systems to secure World Cup venues

2026-01-03T05:07:15.400566-08:00

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Operation Absolute Resolve: 150+ U.S. aircraft and 160th SOAR Night Stalkers supported Delta Force helicopter raid on Maduro Operation Absolute Resolve was a high‑risk U.S. special‑operations mission in Venezuela that marshalled over 150 aircraft — fighters, bombers, helicopters and drones — and employed the 160th SOAR Night Stalkers to insert Delta Force troops by helicopter after months of preparation; an RQ‑170 stealth drone supported strikes.

2026-01-03T14:30:57.356227-08:00

Operation Absolute Resolve: 150+ U.S. aircraft and 160th SOAR Night Stalkers supported Delta Force helicopter raid on Maduro

Flying Magazine

FEMA awards $250M for counter‑UAS systems to secure World Cup venues FEMA will deploy $250 million to equip World Cup venues with counter‑UAS systems to detect, track, identify and mitigate unmanned aerial threats during one of the world’s largest sporting events. The funding targets sensor deployments and response capabilities across stadiums and surrounding airspace.

2026-01-03T05:07:15.400566-08:00

FEMA awards $250M for counter‑UAS systems to secure World Cup venues

insidedefense.com

USAF identifies Northrop Grumman's Talon as leading Collaborative Combat Aircraft candidate (YFQ-48A) The U.S. Air Force has identified Northrop Grumman’s Talon — a heavily reworked autonomous "loyal wingman" derived from an updated CCA pitch — as a leading candidate for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme, designating the prototype YFQ-48A as it pursues multirole unmanned partners.

2026-01-02T10:15:25.612683-08:00

USAF identifies Northrop Grumman's Talon as leading Collaborative Combat Aircraft candidate (YFQ-48A)

Unmanned Airspace

Ukraine's 'Army of Drones' incentive drives production of 500–800 C‑UAS interceptors per day Ukraine is producing 500–800 counter‑UAS interceptor drones per day, Kyiv Post reports, as part of a new procurement push to field layered counter‑drone defence networks. Commander‑in‑Chief Oleksandr Syrsky said the surge seeks to blunt enemy exploitation of weather and sustain persistent protection of Ukrainian airspace.

2026-01-02T10:03:02.172296-08:00

Ukraine's 'Army of Drones' incentive drives production of 500–800 C‑UAS interceptors per day

AeroTime

Ukraine trains nearly 100 cadet pilots in 2025 as Western-backed aviation and drone training expands Ukraine trained nearly 100 cadet pilots in 2025, the defense ministry said, while expanding aviation and drone training pipelines with Western partners. Kyiv says the effort increases pilot throughput and unmanned-systems proficiency as it rebuilds combat aviation and strengthens ISR and counter-UAS capabilities.

2026-01-02T08:10:30.716295-08:00

Ukraine trains nearly 100 cadet pilots in 2025 as Western-backed aviation and drone training expands

FlightGlobal

Tekever ramps up AR3 Evo UAS testing in West Wales after 50,000+ operational hours in Ukraine Tekever has expanded flight testing of its AR3 Evo uncrewed aerial system at a West Wales range after its UAS fleet logged more than 50,000 operational hours over Ukraine. The UK trials bring battlefield-proven flight experience into a formal testing environment for the AR3 Evo.

2026-01-02T07:27:17.209636-08:00

Tekever ramps up AR3 Evo UAS testing in West Wales after 50,000+ operational hours in Ukraine

AINonline

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FAA Nears Final BVLOS Rule: Historic Overhaul of Low‑Altitude Airspace The FAA is nearing a final rule to enable beyond‑visual‑line‑of‑sight (BVLOS) operations, a historic rewrite of low‑altitude airspace that industry says will reshape how drones, delivery UAS and eVTOLs operate and force changes to airspace management, safety oversight and infrastructure planning.

2026-01-02T07:07:46.876845-08:00

FAA Nears Final BVLOS Rule: Historic Overhaul of Low‑Altitude Airspace

AeroTime

China completes first flight of Jiutian unmanned 'mothership' capable of deploying dozens of combat UAVs China has completed the first flight of the Jiutian unmanned 'mothership', a large drone designed to carry and deploy dozens of smaller combat UAVs. The sortie validates an air‑launched 'mothership' concept intended to field concentrated drone swarms in a single operation.

2026-01-02T05:21:28.367430-08:00

China completes first flight of Jiutian unmanned 'mothership' capable of deploying dozens of combat UAVs

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Operation Absolute Resolve: 150+ U.S. aircraft and 160th SOAR Night Stalkers supported Delta Force helicopter raid on Maduro

FAA Nears Final BVLOS Rule: Historic Overhaul of Low‑Altitude Airspace

USAF identifies Northrop Grumman's Talon as leading Collaborative Combat Aircraft candidate (YFQ-48A)

FEMA awards $250M for counter‑UAS systems to secure World Cup venues

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