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Counter-UAS
NATO Jets Down a Drone Over Lithuania in a First for the Baltic Nation
Italian Eurofighters flying NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission shot down an explosive-laden drone that crossed into Lithuania from Belarus, the first such intercept in Lithuanian airspace and the second Baltic shootdown in 30 days.
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Counter-UAS
Águila Alta: Mexico's Anti-Drone Pact Delivers Zero Results
Three weeks into the joint US-Mexico Águila Alta counter-drone operation at the Tijuana border, Mexico has intercepted zero cartel drones while US forces have downed over 300 this year alone.
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Industry & Contracts
Canada's Drone Marketplace Goes Live With First Contract Awards Tied to Ukraine Partnership
Canada's new Defence Drone Initiative Marketplace issued its first C$50 million in contracts to six drone makers on Sept 10-11, with 30% of the resulting systems earmarked for Ukraine's Defense Forces under a broader C$1B+ bilateral package.
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Industry & Contracts
AeroVironment Guides to $2.1-2.2 Billion for FY2027 as Backlog Tops $1.2 Billion
AeroVironment posted 6% revenue growth in fiscal Q1 2027 and guided to $2.125-2.225 billion for the full year, days after a $464.8 million Army laser-weapon contract and a record fiscal 2026 backlog.
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Counter-UAS
Air Force Wants Cargo-Plane-Launched Drone Swarms That Build Their Own Defensive Perimeter
A new Air Force SBIR topic seeks swarms of autonomous drones deployable from C-130s and KC-135s that transition to coordinated flight and defend a ground perimeter using onboard sensors and encrypted links.
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Defense & Combat
Army Cuts Rafael, Advances Lockheed and Boeing-Anduril to Next Phase of IFPC Increment 2 Interceptor Race
The Army has narrowed its IFPC Increment 2 interceptor competition to Lockheed Martin and a Boeing-Anduril team, dropping Rafael's US arm as the program moves toward a competitive demonstration to fill the air-defense gap below Patriot and THAAD.
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Tech & Builds
Ukraine's Navy Claims History's First Drone-on-Drone Naval Battle in the Black Sea
Ukraine says its Sargan-3000 USV, cued by HUR intelligence, hunted down and destroyed a Russian Orcan-type attack drone boat on September 12, 2026 — the first recorded naval battle fought entirely between uncrewed vessels.
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Defense & Combat
Army Moves TITAN Targeting System Into Production With $192M Split Between Palantir and Anduril
The Army's TITAN ground-station program has left prototyping for full production, with Anduril taking a $65M hardware slice to build eight new mobile intelligence nodes alongside Palantir's software lead.
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Industry & Contracts
Army's 'Amazon-Style' Drone Marketplace Tops $750M in Sales, Now Adding Group 3 Systems
Six months after launch, the Army's UAS Marketplace has moved past $750 million in sales and is expanding from small Group 1/2 drones to systems weighing up to 1,320 pounds, with the UK and other allies exploring access.
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Policy & Regulation
Part 108's Clock Is Ticking: FAA's BVLOS Rule Hits Its 90-Day OIRA Deadline October 8
The FAA's long-awaited Part 108 drone rule has sat at White House regulatory review since July 10, with the standard 90-day window closing October 8 — while DoorDash, Zipline, Amazon and Joby all build ahead of a final text nobody has seen.
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Counter-UAS
SAFER SKIES Rule Puts Jamming and Takedown Powers Within Reach of 1,500 Local Agencies
A DOJ-DHS rule now in force lets state and local agencies certify to detect, and eventually disable, unauthorized drones — but as of publication only 61 officers across 46 agencies hold the harder mitigation credential.
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Defense & Combat
Russia Hits Nine Ukrainian Oblasts in a Single Night, Blacking Out Power From Kyiv to Kharkiv
A 161-drone barrage mixing Shaheds, jet-powered variants, Gerbera decoys and a loitering S8000 Banderol struck nine Ukrainian oblasts overnight September 11, knocking out power and hitting a chemical plant deep inside Russia in return.
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