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ISDM ZemledeliyePro
Russia's ISDM Zemledeliye uses a truck-mounted rocket launcher to scatter mines remotely. Its role in Ukraine includes replacing obstacles after lanes have been cleared.
Russia · Ukraine · Land
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HD Hyundai and Anduril Run a 368-Ton Ex-Navy Test Ship Uncrewed off Long Beach
The shipbuilder-plus-software team put its uncrewed vessel autonomy in front of US Navy observers as Anduril chases the Navy's medium USV program with commercial yards.
USA · Naval · Anduril
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Russia Fires 16 Ballistic Missiles at Ukraine's Grid as Kyiv Again Gets No Warning
Ukraine's Air Force tally lists no ballistic interceptions, and Zelensky says partners again gave no warning, a day after he said U.S. intelligence sharing had resumed.
Ukraine · Russia · air defense
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By Light's Florida Plant Will Build Croatian-Designed Orqa Drones Under a $38 Million Pentagon Order
Orqa U.S., formed by Croatia's Orqa and By Light, won a $38 million Drone Dominance contract for 8-inch MRM2 indoor drones that By Light will build in Port Orange, Florida. The program leaderboard lists 7,000 drones; no delivery schedule is public.
USA · Europe · drones
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Zelensky Says Ukraine Could Triple Some Drone Output. Europe Has Not Found the €70 Billion
Kyiv says money, not factory space, caps its drone output, and EU loan money already pays for Ukrainian drones. The extra €70 billion it wants for 2027 has no source yet.
Ukraine · Europe · Funding
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Hegseth Puts $50 Billion for Drones and Robots in a Reconciliation Bill Congress Has Not Passed
The Pentagon's autonomy build-out now rides on a reconciliation request of at least $350 billion that the House has budgeted at $60 billion.
USA · Autonomy · Autonomous Warfare Command
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Brussels Fast-Tracks a Satellite Merger. Ukraine Lost a Network, Not a Factory.
Brussels wants to clear the Airbus-Thales-Leonardo satellite merger fast after the Starshield cap hit Ukraine's drones. The merger combines factories; Ukraine's dependency sits in the network, the terminals and the rockets.
Europe · Ukraine · USA
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Bundeswehr Signs Net-Drone Framework Reported at €1.1 Billion With 2023 Startup ARGUS
Germany's procurement office signed a seven-year deal for net-launching interceptors to stop spy and sabotage drones over its bases, a framework hartpunkt values at more than €1.1 billion for a company founded in 2023.
Europe · air defense
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Bulgaria Asks NATO for Jets and Counter-Drone Systems as Ship Strikes Reach Romanian Waters
Drone strikes on merchant ships off Bulgaria and Romania now reach the Danube outlet that carries Ukraine's exports, and Bulgaria wants allied aircraft and air defenses to answer them.
Europe · Russia · Ukraine
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Trump Gives Up on Ukraine: America Keeps Its Missiles as Kyiv Runs Out of Patriots
On Newsmax, Trump said the U.S. is keeping its new munitions and will let allies buy again once it is "really stocked." Kyiv, out of Patriot interceptors, cannot wait that long.
Ukraine · USA · Russia
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Hadrian Will Put a 24-Machine Automated Cell Inside Lockheed's Missile Parts Plant in Early 2027
Hadrian will bring a 24-machine automated machining cell into Lockheed Martin's Grand Prairie missile parts plant in early 2027 under a seven-year agreement. Work starts on PAC-3 and PrSM parts; neither company disclosed the value or the added output.
USA · Policy · Partner Signal
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Kyiv's U.S.-Dependent Air Defenses Faltered in One Week. It Answered With Refinery Strikes
A reported Patriot run-out, missing launch warnings and a 160 km/h cap on drone links arrived in the same week. The refinery campaign Kyiv resumed depends on none of them.
Ukraine · Russia · USA
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Ukraine Says NATO-Built AI Can Now Forecast Russian Drone Attacks at the Front
Model No. 13 forecasts where, when and with which drones Russia will strike near the front, Ukraine's defense ministry says, while a second NATO-Ukraine tool that ranks artillery plans is still in trials.
Ukraine · Autonomy · NATO
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Lockheed Lines Up Avio as a Second PrSM Motor Source, With Production Set for 2029
Lockheed is reserving capacity at Avio USA's new Virginia plant to loosen a two-supplier solid rocket motor market, but the motors still have to qualify and the plant is not scheduled to build any until 2029.
USA · Europe · Policy
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Ukraine's Navy Says Neptune Hit Six Su-34M Bombers at Borisoglebsk
Six bombers hit in one night would exceed every Su-34 delivery Russia has publicly announced this year, by Defense Express's count.
Ukraine · Russia · Air
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Schaeffler Will Assemble France's New Damocles Batch as Delair Targets 100 Drones a Day
France's DGA ordered a new batch of MX-10 Damocles loitering munitions from KNDS and Delair on Oct. 13. The companies say German auto supplier Schaeffler will assemble it, with Delair's CEO claiming capacity rises from 10 to 100 a day from November.
Europe · drones · Partner Signal
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Ukraine Cut Direct Chinese Drone-Part Imports to 28%. The Rest Sits Where Pentagon Rules Tighten in 2027Pro
Ukrainian drone makers have replaced many Chinese parts with their own. Magnets, battery cells, chips and thermal sensors still come from China, and magnets are the first of those parts US sourcing rules police, from Jan. 1.
Ukraine · China · USA
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Army Turns Futures and Concepts Command Into FASCOM and Lines Up Autonomy Test Units
The Oct. 1 autonomy memo now has a three-star command and named test units, with a fiscal 2028 deadline to field priority autonomous systems.
USA · Autonomy · FASCOM
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Ukraine Says SpaceX Caps Starshield at 100 MPH, Disrupting Drone MissionsPro
A presidential adviser says the cap threatens the interceptor drones he calls Ukraine's most effective defense against jet-powered Shaheds.
Ukraine · drones · spacex
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Raytheon Wins $729 Million in Counter-Drone Awards It Calls the First Coyote and KuRFS Exports
The radar and interceptor at the center of the U.S. Army's LIDS counter-drone system go to Qatar and Jordan as Raytheon tests a faster, rocket-powered Coyote.
USA · air defense
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Russia Fires 39 Ballistic-Trajectory Missiles at Ukraine's Grid; Air Defenses Down Four
Ukraine's air defenses stopped 90% of the drones but four of 39 missiles, and 600,000 people lost power three days after Trump announced an energy ceasefire.
Ukraine · Russia · air defense
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Dominion Dynamics Signs MoU to Build Tencore's TerMIT Ground Robots in Canada for Ukraine
Dominion Dynamics and Ukraine's Tencore signed a memorandum on Oct. 13 to build the TerMIT ground robot in Canada for Ukraine's military. No value has been reported, and Dominion's chief executive is still seeking Canadian government funding.
Ukraine · Autonomy · Partner Signal
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Saudi Arabia Is Running Low on Patriot Interceptors as It Probes the Riyadh Airport StrikesPro
Riyadh is investigating why its air defenses failed after Houthi missiles killed at least 13 at King Khalid airport. Officials say the kingdom is short of interceptors, and the American stocks that would resupply it are depleted.
Iran · USA · air defense
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Fedorov Says New Interceptor Downed Two Geran-5 Jet Drones Over Kyiv, With AI Autonomy Next
Ukraine downs 57% of Russia's jet-powered drones, by President Zelensky's count. His former defense minister says a month-old interceptor has hit two and that AI will fly it next.
Ukraine · Russia · Autonomy