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Rheinmetall and Boeing Australia team up to offer MQ-28 'Ghost Bat' to Germany

Rheinmetall and Boeing Australia have formed a strategic partnership to offer the MQ-28 Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft as an uncrewed 'loyal‑wingman' for the Bundeswehr, targeting Germany's fast‑track Luftwaffe CCA requirement and opening the door to wider European sales.

2026-03-31T00:45:43.158031-07:00

The Atlantic

Drone swarms over Barksdale AFB expose airspace security gaps, spur cUAS push

2026-03-31T04:18:32.812415-07:00

politico.eu

France deploys Tiger attack helicopters to Middle East to counter Iranian drones

2026-03-31T01:18:31.862785-07:00

Airbus

Airbus 'Bird of Prey' completes first autonomous missile‑armed counter‑UAS intercept

2026-03-30T03:20:51.648413-07:00

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Vertical Mag

Honeywell and Odys Aviation to build persistent airborne counter‑UAS using hybrid‑electric VTOL Honeywell Aerospace and Odys Aviation have teamed to develop a persistent airborne counter‑UAS solution built around Odys’s hybrid‑electric VTOL platform. The effort aims to provide continuous protection for critical infrastructure and strategic assets against rapidly evolving small‑drone threats.

2026-03-31T12:15:41.523651-07:00

Honeywell and Odys Aviation to build persistent airborne counter‑UAS using hybrid‑electric VTOL

The Atlantic

Drone swarms over Barksdale AFB expose airspace security gaps, spur cUAS push Unauthorized drones and apparent small‑drone swarms penetrated restricted airspace over Barksdale Air Force Base, prompting an official probe and accelerating calls to deploy counter‑small UAS (cUAS) technology to protect high‑value assets — including elements of the U.S. nuclear triad — after exposing detection and response gaps.

2026-03-31T04:18:32.812415-07:00

Drone swarms over Barksdale AFB expose airspace security gaps, spur cUAS push

Reuters

Multiple drones detected in Estonian airspace after Ukraine–Russia strikes; Latvia and Finland report related incursions Estonian forces detected several drones in national airspace after Ukrainian strikes on Russia; wreckage from one drone was recovered and authorities said none were shot down over Estonian territory. Latvia and Finland recorded related activity, and a Finnair flight to Tartu returned to Helsinki due to a drone threat.

2026-03-31T01:46:05.265489-07:00

Multiple drones detected in Estonian airspace after Ukraine–Russia strikes; Latvia and Finland report related incursions

politico.eu

France deploys Tiger attack helicopters to Middle East to counter Iranian drones France has deployed Tiger attack helicopters to the Middle East, General Pierre Schill said, to counter Iranian drone threats in the Persian Gulf. Paris is simultaneously exploring cheaper, lower-cost ways to defeat loitering munitions after costly fighter-missile engagements exposed supply and cost vulnerabilities.

2026-03-31T01:18:31.862785-07:00

France deploys Tiger attack helicopters to Middle East to counter Iranian drones

Aviation Week

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Rheinmetall and Boeing Australia team up to offer MQ-28 'Ghost Bat' to Germany Rheinmetall and Boeing Australia have formed a strategic partnership to offer the MQ-28 Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft as an uncrewed 'loyal‑wingman' for the Bundeswehr, targeting Germany's fast‑track Luftwaffe CCA requirement and opening the door to wider European sales.

2026-03-31T00:45:43.158031-07:00

Rheinmetall and Boeing Australia team up to offer MQ-28 'Ghost Bat' to Germany

Vertical Mag

Arcanus Aerial Systems raises US$3.15M lead tranche toward US$25M Series A Arcanus Aerial Systems said it has secured a US$3.15 million lead investment as it advances rapidly toward the final close of a targeted US$25 million Series A financing. The company reported the tranche as the lead contribution toward completing the round.

2026-03-30T12:25:25.268449-07:00

Arcanus Aerial Systems raises US$3.15M lead tranche toward US$25M Series A

Kyiv Independent

Russia fires Iskander and ~164 drones (≈90 Shahed); Ukrainian private air‑defence reports Shahed and Zala kills over Kharkiv Russia overnight launched an Iskander ballistic missile and about 164 drones, including roughly 90 Shahed‑type loitering munitions, striking Ukrainian targets and killing at least four with 35 injured. A private Ukrainian air‑defence firm says it shot down Shahed and Zala drones over Kharkiv and 13 more companies will join coordinated defenses.

2026-03-30T04:17:41.001206-07:00

Russia fires Iskander and ~164 drones (≈90 Shahed); Ukrainian private air‑defence reports Shahed and Zala kills over Kharkiv

Airbus

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Airbus 'Bird of Prey' completes first autonomous missile‑armed counter‑UAS intercept Airbus completed the first demonstration flight of its Bird of Prey interceptor, a modified Do‑DT25 uncrewed aircraft, autonomously detecting, identifying and engaging a kamikaze drone in northern Germany using a Mark I air‑to‑air missile from Frankenburg Technologies. Airbus says the low‑cost drone‑missile pairing enables economically viable large‑scale interception.

2026-03-30T03:20:51.648413-07:00

Airbus 'Bird of Prey' completes first autonomous missile‑armed counter‑UAS intercept

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Rheinmetall and Boeing Australia team up to offer MQ-28 'Ghost Bat' to Germany

Drone swarms over Barksdale AFB expose airspace security gaps, spur cUAS push

France deploys Tiger attack helicopters to Middle East to counter Iranian drones

Airbus 'Bird of Prey' completes first autonomous missile‑armed counter‑UAS intercept

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