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Operation Airdrop Mobilizes Aircraft and Volunteers to Aid Texas Hill Country Flood Victims

Aircraft and volunteer crews with Operation Airdrop are flying critical supplies, water and medical kits into Texas Hill Country communities cut off by deadly flooding, conducting daily missions from makeshift airstrips and navigating damaged infrastructure to reach isolated residents.

2025-07-07T11:23:25.504527-07:00

Reuters

Ukrainian F-16 Downed and Pilot Killed in Massive Russian Drone-Missile Strike

2025-06-28T23:15:14.263691-07:00

aa.com.tr

Baykar Completes Piaggio Aerospace Purchase, Plans Avanti Evo Relaunch and UAV Production

2025-06-30T16:09:09.387240-07:00

Breaking Defense

RTX and Shield AI team up to integrate Hivemind autonomy and ViDAR sensors on counter-drone weapons

2025-07-01T11:31:23.266014-07:00

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Sky News

Drones Cede Airspace Over UK Category A Prisons, Sparking Inmate Escape Fears The HMP chief inspector of prisons warns that police and prison services have effectively ceded airspace over two Category A jails, heightening concerns that drones could smuggle contraband or even airlift inmates, posing a 'threat to national security.'

2025-07-07T16:59:31.385089-07:00

Drones Cede Airspace Over UK Category A Prisons, Sparking Inmate Escape Fears

Flying Magazine

Operation Airdrop Mobilizes Aircraft and Volunteers to Aid Texas Hill Country Flood Victims Aircraft and volunteer crews with Operation Airdrop are flying critical supplies, water and medical kits into Texas Hill Country communities cut off by deadly flooding, conducting daily missions from makeshift airstrips and navigating damaged infrastructure to reach isolated residents.

2025-07-07T11:23:25.504527-07:00

Operation Airdrop Mobilizes Aircraft and Volunteers to Aid Texas Hill Country Flood Victims

Janes

Singapore plans 2025 MUM-T trials for H225M helicopters The Republic of Singapore Air Force plans 2025 manned-unmanned teaming trials, integrating its Airbus H225M medium-lift helicopters with unmanned aerial vehicles under joint control. The exercise will test onboard systems enabling helicopter crews to command UAVs in real time, advancing RSAF’s rotorcraft autonomy and mission flexibility.

2025-07-07T07:07:19.633098-07:00

Singapore plans 2025 MUM-T trials for H225M helicopters

tectonicdefense.com

Harmattan AI Lands Over $10M NATO Contract for AI-Enabled Small Drones Harmattan AI announced it has secured a double-digit million contract from a large NATO country to supply AI-enabled small drones, marking its first Program of Record award. Terms including delivery schedules, platform capabilities and duration were not disclosed as Harmattan positions its solution to meet growing allied defense demand.

2025-07-07T02:30:59.588744-07:00

Harmattan AI Lands Over $10M NATO Contract for AI-Enabled Small Drones

Aviation Week

Eric Schmidt-Backed Swift Beat To Produce Hundreds of Thousands of Drones for Ukraine Swift Beat LLC, a stealth drone manufacturing venture launched by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, will supply Ukraine with “hundreds of thousands” of unmanned aerial vehicles, scaling Kyiv’s domestic drone output. The deal underscores Ukraine’s pivot to high-volume, low-cost drone warfare amid its conflict with Russia.

2025-07-07T02:19:09.123562-07:00

Eric Schmidt-Backed Swift Beat To Produce Hundreds of Thousands of Drones for Ukraine

uasvision.com

Northrop Grumman’s New MQ-4C Triton Variant Enters US Navy Trials Northrop Grumman has begun testing its latest MQ-4C Triton maritime surveillance drone with the US Navy, evaluating upgraded sensor suites and endurance enhancements to strengthen high-altitude oceanic ISR capabilities.

2025-07-06T23:07:49.397162-07:00

Northrop Grumman’s New MQ-4C Triton Variant Enters US Navy Trials

Associated Press

Russia and Ukraine Exchange Swarms of Drone and Missile Strikes, Inflicting Civilian Casualties and Disrupting Air Travel In early July, Russia unleashed over 550 drones and missiles across Ukraine, killing four civilians and injuring several in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Kostyantynivka, while Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Belgorod and Moscow airspace, wounding civilians and triggering flight suspensions at Sheremetyevo and Pulkovo airports.

2025-07-06T08:43:04.823463-07:00

Russia and Ukraine Exchange Swarms of Drone and Missile Strikes, Inflicting Civilian Casualties and Disrupting Air Travel

Yonhap News Agency

South Korea drops 36 AH-64E Apache buy after National Assembly slashes budget Seoul’s National Assembly has effectively cancelled the procurement of 36 additional AH-64E Apache attack helicopters by slashing the supplementary budget from 4.7 trillion won to just 300 million won. Remaining funds will be reallocated to other defense programs, reflecting a pivot towards unmanned systems and advanced technologies.

2025-07-05T22:47:23.175265-07:00

South Korea drops 36 AH-64E Apache buy after National Assembly slashes budget

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