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Saildrone unveils Spectre family of medium unmanned surface vessels for anti-submarine warfare and VLS strike

Saildrone introduced Spectre, its “largest, fastest” USV platform to date, pitched to close an anti-submarine warfare capability gap. The 52-meter system is offered in two variants—Spectre Silent Endurance and Spectre Stealth Strike—aimed at high-speed stealthy strike missions, with the launch shown at Sea Air Space.

2026-04-20T07:17:40.471464-07:00

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NAHEMA awards NH90 Block 2 architecture study contract to NHIndustries

2026-04-20T02:45:15.734683-07:00

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FAA investigating alleged illegal drone flights near Coors Field during Rockies games

2026-04-16T20:17:24.378554-07:00

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Pratt & Whitney selects PW500 turbofan to power Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue for USAF CCA flight evaluation

2026-04-17T15:16:11.915042-07:00

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Saildrone unveils Spectre family of medium unmanned surface vessels for anti-submarine warfare and VLS strike Saildrone introduced Spectre, its “largest, fastest” USV platform to date, pitched to close an anti-submarine warfare capability gap. The 52-meter system is offered in two variants—Spectre Silent Endurance and Spectre Stealth Strike—aimed at high-speed stealthy strike missions, with the launch shown at Sea Air Space.

2026-04-20T07:17:40.471464-07:00

Saildrone unveils Spectre family of medium unmanned surface vessels for anti-submarine warfare and VLS strike

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NAHEMA awards NH90 Block 2 architecture study contract to NHIndustries NATO’s Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA) has contracted NHIndustries to begin a major architecture study for the NH90’s next evolution, aligned with a “Block 2” upgrade path. The consortium—NH Industries (Airbus, Leonardo, and GKN Aerospace)—already has study work under way under a formal NAHEMA agreement.

2026-04-20T02:45:15.734683-07:00

NAHEMA awards NH90 Block 2 architecture study contract to NHIndustries

Breaking Defense

Northrop Grumman proves in-flight hot-swap autonomy on Talon IQ testbed, completing 3-hour mission software flight test Northrop Grumman completed an eighth mission-autonomy software flight test in Mojave, California, using the Talon IQ testbed. The company says it demonstrated mid-flight hot-swapping of “AI brains”/autonomy software—queueing different companies’ behaviors to control the platform—during a three-hour sortie.

2026-04-17T15:37:14.670447-07:00

Northrop Grumman proves in-flight hot-swap autonomy on Talon IQ testbed, completing 3-hour mission software flight test

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Pratt & Whitney selects PW500 turbofan to power Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue for USAF CCA flight evaluation Pratt & Whitney will supply the engine for Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue, an additional design under evaluation in the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. Northrop’s self-funded single-engine concept will use a PW500 turbofan variant as it moves into next-gen CCA flight testing.

2026-04-17T15:16:11.915042-07:00

Pratt & Whitney selects PW500 turbofan to power Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue for USAF CCA flight evaluation

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USAF tests Anduril YFQ-44A Fury semiautonomous jet-powered combat drone Air Force personnel have operated Anduril’s YFQ-44A Fury Fighter Drone through experimental trials, advancing a semiautonomous, jet-powered combat-drone concept designed to potentially fly alongside piloted fighters. The test activity signals movement from early integration toward more critical evaluation phases for the programme’s autonomy and combat-relevant systems.

2026-04-17T12:59:53.196480-07:00

USAF tests Anduril YFQ-44A Fury semiautonomous jet-powered combat drone

Breaking Defense

Baykar unveils K2 AI-enabled kamikaze drone with swarming capabilities as part of cost-effective defense solutions Baykar says its newly unveiled K2 kamikaze drone—designed around AI and swarming—fits within the company’s “cost-effective defense solutions” strategy. The K2 is positioned as a mid-range, battlefield-focused uncrewed system, drawing on lessons from early Ukraine-conflict drone performance.

2026-04-17T06:38:16.103923-07:00

Baykar unveils K2 AI-enabled kamikaze drone with swarming capabilities as part of cost-effective defense solutions

Air Data News

USAF puts operational crews in the loop for Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype flight tests The U.S. Air Force conducted an early field exercise at Edwards Air Force Base in which operational personnel, not test pilots, took direct control of a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) prototype. The effort—run by the Experimental Operations Unit (EOU)—aims to validate how the system fits real missions and tactics.

2026-04-17T02:01:02.552594-07:00

USAF puts operational crews in the loop for Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype flight tests

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2026-04-17T01:50:01.492317-07:00

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Saildrone unveils Spectre family of medium unmanned surface vessels for anti-submarine warfare and VLS strike

NAHEMA awards NH90 Block 2 architecture study contract to NHIndustries

FAA investigating alleged illegal drone flights near Coors Field during Rockies games

Pratt & Whitney selects PW500 turbofan to power Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue for USAF CCA flight evaluation

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