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Unmanned Report

June 26, 2024

Pentagon to identify next Replicator capability set this summer

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said the Pentagon plans to propose Replicator 2.0 funding in its fiscal 2026 budget. Read More

Boeing’s aircraft woes drive drone focus at Leonardo facility

Leonardo had told unions in Rome that the plant at Grottaglie would need to shut down for four months. Read More

European gun makers trial small arms as drone stoppers

Makers of shotguns and machine guns are finding new ways to target unmanned aerial vehicles on the cheap. Read More

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US approves loitering munitions sale for Taiwan’s ‘porcupine strategy’

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency approvals include 291 Altius 600M-V loitering munitions from Anduril, plus 720 Switchblade 300s from AeroVironment. Read More

Chinese military’s rifle-toting robot dogs raise concerns in Congress

Lawmakers want U.S. military officials to examine the threat posed by new Chinese robot dogs armed with rifles. Read More

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Ground robots hauling drones into battle is a trend at Paris arms fair

Teledyne Flir and Rheinmetall have proposed combos of robots on land and in the air. Read More

France rethinks military light-drone acquisition as Army falls behind

French defense leaders seek ways to short-circuit the military-acquisition bureaucracy, as drones remake the battlefield in Ukraine. Read More

Defense Innovation Unit seeks systems to counter Red Sea drone attacks

France and Italy are the latest countries to join a group devoted to rushing unmanned aerial vehicles to help Ukraine in its defense. Read More

Latvia-led drone coalition for Ukraine gains more funding, members

France and Italy are the latest countries to join a group devoted to rushing unmanned aerial vehicles to help Ukraine in its defense. Read More

Robot craze in Russia-Ukraine war shines light on their drawbacks

Experts say the deployment of unmanned ground vehicles in combat remains a costly affair in terms of labor and their vulnerabilities. Read More

Romania’s second Patriot system operational after drone-destroying drill

Certifying the Patriot was a national objective identified by Romania’s Defence Ministry as part of the NATO-led Ramstein Legacy exercise. Read More

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