[New] Manna Aero, the Ireland-based autonomous drone delivery startup, is scaling up in the United States with a factory and operations center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that it says will employ 1,000 in the next few years.
TechCrunch
[New] The plan heavily funds Project NYX, an initiative to field up to 24 armed autonomous drones designed to fly alongside and team with Army Apache helicopters by 2030, and the Storm Shroud, an uncrewed electronic-warfare drone. / UK
Ronin's Grips Analytics
[New] To support rapid procurement, NATO will establish a counter-drone marketplace that will ensure that systems are NATO-tested, NATO-compatible, and available for purchase.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
[New] As Russia's repeated drone probes against several European countries have demonstrated, sustaining deterrence and escalation dominance will require Western militaries to overcome their traditionally slow rates of adaptation.
Hudson Institute
[New] We launched a new major initiative, Nato's Drone Edge, which will see $40 billion invested by Allies in uncrewed systems over the next five years.
The Sofia Globe
[New] The Department of Homeland Security has stood up a new office with over a hundred million dollars to spend on drone threats.
SkyTrade
[New] Battlefield impacts of UAS in Ukraine and a growing domestic drone threat have prompted the EU to begin coordinating continental efforts.
Capstone DC
[New] VAMPIRE is effective at hunting and engaging drone threats affordably, which enables U.S. armed forces to sustain reliable defence of its personnel and infrastructure.
L3Harris Fast. Forward.
[New] The number of long-range drone strikes will increase.
RBC-Ukraine
[New] Kiev has urged its Western partners to take immediate decisions on air defence and sanctions after a large-scale Russian missile and drone attack on the Ukrainian capital killed at least 20 people, with the death toll expected to rise.
Euronews
[New] The UN has raised alarm over the growing use of drone strikes, warning that repeated attacks on civilian infrastructure are deepening the humanitarian crisis and making it harder for people to access essential services.
Al Jazeera
[New] Rising European interest in drone (UAS) and counter-drone capabilities from national militaries and civilian security agencies alike offers clear opportunities for investors.
Capstone DC
MBDA's new anti-drone system addresses the rapidly growing challenge of small, fast, and low-cost unmanned aerial threats, combining the kinetic interceptor DEFENDAIR with a high-energy laser effector providing overlapping engagement envelopes.
MBDA
Britain plans to invest billions in drone systems across all branches of the military.
Euronews
The Uncrewed Systems Centre (USC), based at the new DroneTEX facility, spans 545,000 sq ft and will serve as the UK's focal point for drone innovation, testing, and collaboration with industry and allies.
UKAuthority
Kinetic engagements in critical global waterways have underscored the vulnerability of commercial shipping to asymmetric drone strikes, prompting immediate kinetic retaliations from allied naval task forces.
Ronin's Grips Analytics
All of South Korea's military forces will be trained as drone operators in a sweeping overhaul of its warfare strategy.
The Guardian
The PRC could be training Russian troops to use PRC-made drone technology, which could explain why the more experienced Russian military received training from the PLA.
American Enterprise Institute - AEI
Last updated: 19 July 2026
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