Marines to field light loitering munition to operational units in ‘June timeframe’: Official
Currently OFP-L systems from three manufacturers are being tested by units at Dugway Proving Grounds outside of Salt Lake City.
Rheinmetall lands multibillion dollar FV-014 loitering munitions framework contract
The framework contract signing comes after Rheinmetall announced in February a FV-014 demonstration in collaboration with a potential undisclosed NATO customer.
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EDGE Group teams up with Indra to establish weapons manufacturing firm in Spain
The company will focus on “the development, production, and lifecycle support of loitering munitions and smart weapons for Spanish and European defence programmes,” EDGE said.
Rafael unveils new high-speed L-Spike 4X loitering munition
The company said the weapon combines “high-speed transit, seeker precision and mission persistence for contested operational environments."
AV launches new Switchblade variants, VTOL drone design
The defense firm rolled out a new Switchblade design dubbed the Switchblade 400, as well as an update to its VAPOR vertical takeoff-and-landing drone.
KNDS’s Mataris loitering munitions finding contracts from French government
The effort falls under France’s “Larinae” project, launched in May 2022 by the French Defense Innovation Agency (AID) and the defense ministry’s procurement agency, to find domestic loitering munitions with a 50 km (31 mile) range and autonomy of at least 60 minutes.
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At first Paris Air Show visit, Anduril inks new partnership with Rheinmetall on drones, weapons
“Europe's having a moment right now. And it's really recognition of the threat, and it's recognition matched with funding,” said Greg Kausner, Anduril's senior vice president of global defense.
Ukraine orders 6,000 loitering munitions from Germany’s Helsing
"This new batch [of HX-2 loitering munitions] positions Helsing among the largest strike drone manufacturers in the world," said the company.
Iran unveils new loitering munition, announces separate push for 1,000 ‘strategic’ drones
The large order for unmanned aerial vehicles includes Ababil-4 and Ababil 5, which serve multipurpose missions from reconnaissance, patrolling and combat operations, according to Iranian media.
Cost, payload and EW defense: Israel’s Aeronautics CEO talks the future of tactical UAVs
Dan Slasky said he sees plenty of opportunity in the niche market of smaller, but not too small, drones.
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France begins delivery of 100 loitering munitions to Ukraine
Under the French Colibri (Hummingbird) project, 100 of the short-range loitering munitions are due for transfer to Ukraine, as part of broader plans by Paris to acquire 2,000 units of different types overall.
Loitering munitions firm UVision looking to expand in US: CEO
UVision's CEO Ran Gozali said his vision of the company also includes transitioning from “single loitering munitions towards autonomous, multi-launch arrays.”
Anduril debuts new ‘Bolt’ quadcopter for sensing, strike missions
“We're not just kind of rolling this out of the lab for the first time,” said Anduril Chief Strategy Officer Chris Brose. “This has been something that customers have seen and evaluated and tested and used.”
Anduril unveils new ‘Arsenal’ factory in bid to scale up weapons production
Anduril will "focus on building what we believe is the sort of supplementary capabilities that we can get quickly and we need to get quickly, which is autonomous systems and weapons of all classes," said Chief Strategy Officer Chris Brose.