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Manna Air Delivery raises $50M Series B to scale U.S. drone delivery operations

Manna Air Delivery closed a $50 million Series B to accelerate expansion of its proven drone delivery operations in the United States. The capital will fund scaling of its operational network and capabilities as the company moves from pilots toward larger commercial rollouts.

2026-04-02T01:30:52.410163-07:00

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Podcast: Aergility CEO Nick Hall on unmanned hybrid VTOL for logistics

2026-04-02T01:30:52.600364-07:00

Reuters

Sweden awards SEK 8.7bn for air‑defence and counter‑drone buys to Saab, BAE, Nammo and SISU

2026-04-02T01:01:25.894511-07:00

Reuters

Haftar forces deploy Chinese- and Turkish-made combat drones at eastern Libya airbase despite UN embargo

2026-04-02T00:10:30.805311-07:00

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Podcast: Aergility CEO Nick Hall on unmanned hybrid VTOL for logistics New podcast episode: Aergility CEO Nick Hall joins The Airflow to discuss unmanned hybrid VTOL for logistics. Hall outlines Aergility’s approach to vehicle design, autonomy and commercial logistics use cases, and the operational and regulatory hurdles for unmanned vertical-lift freight.

2026-04-02T01:30:52.600364-07:00

Podcast: Aergility CEO Nick Hall on unmanned hybrid VTOL for logistics

eVTOL Insights

Manna Air Delivery raises $50M Series B to scale U.S. drone delivery operations Manna Air Delivery closed a $50 million Series B to accelerate expansion of its proven drone delivery operations in the United States. The capital will fund scaling of its operational network and capabilities as the company moves from pilots toward larger commercial rollouts.

2026-04-02T01:30:52.410163-07:00

Manna Air Delivery raises $50M Series B to scale U.S. drone delivery operations

Reuters

Sweden awards SEK 8.7bn for air‑defence and counter‑drone buys to Saab, BAE, Nammo and SISU Sweden has awarded SEK 8.7 billion in air‑defence and counter‑UAS contracts to Saab, BAE Systems Bofors, Nammo and SISU. Saab's order is about SEK 2.6 billion for a mobile, modular C‑UAS with deliveries in 2027–28; BAE's Tridon Mk2 award is roughly $180m.

2026-04-02T01:01:25.894511-07:00

Sweden awards SEK 8.7bn for air‑defence and counter‑drone buys to Saab, BAE, Nammo and SISU

Reuters

Haftar forces deploy Chinese- and Turkish-made combat drones at eastern Libya airbase despite UN embargo Satellite imagery shows at least three new combat drones—experts identify Chinese and Turkish types—parked at an eastern Libyan airbase under Khalifa Haftar's control. The placement appears to contravene a UN arms embargo and signals continued external support to forces in Libya's contested east.

2026-04-02T00:10:30.805311-07:00

Haftar forces deploy Chinese- and Turkish-made combat drones at eastern Libya airbase despite UN embargo

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

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Manna Air Delivery raises $50M Series B to scale U.S. drone delivery operations

Podcast: Aergility CEO Nick Hall on unmanned hybrid VTOL for logistics

Sweden awards SEK 8.7bn for air‑defence and counter‑drone buys to Saab, BAE, Nammo and SISU

Haftar forces deploy Chinese- and Turkish-made combat drones at eastern Libya airbase despite UN embargo

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