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Policy & Regulation
State Department Approves $364M APKWS II Sale to Italy for Eurofighter Counter-Drone Role
The US has cleared a $364 million sale of 5,031 APKWS II laser-guided rocket kits to Italy, arming Eurofighter Typhoons with a sub-$120,000 interceptor for the drone threat that costly air-to-air missiles were never built to answer.
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Defense & Combat
Saab Unveils A3-001: A Stealthy, Supersonic Uncrewed Wingman for Sweden's Future Combat Air System
Saab has publicly revealed a full-scale mock-up of the A3-001, a tailless, DSI-equipped uncrewed combat aircraft it says goes beyond the US Air Force's CCA class, with first flight targeted before the end of 2027.
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Commercial & Delivery
DJI Is 97% of US Construction Drone Fleets a Year Into the FCC's Chinese-Drone Squeeze
A new ABC member survey finds 97.1% of construction firms that fly drones still fly DJI as their primary platform, with Skydio at zero, even as the FCC moves to ban imports of already-authorized "military-grade" UAS.
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Counter-UAS
Dutch Navy to Field Destinus's Rocket-Launched Hornet B2 Interceptor Against Drone Swarms
The Royal Netherlands Navy has signed a development contract with Swiss/German firm Destinus for the Hornet B2, a canister-launched, AI-guided interceptor drone meant to shoot down swarming attack drones far more cheaply than missiles.
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Tech & Builds
GKN Aerospace Rolls Out Turbojet UAV Demonstrator for Sweden's FMV in Under a Year
GKN Aerospace unveiled a full-scale turbojet UAV demonstrator for Sweden's FMV just nine months after contract award, with engine testing already underway toward an 18-month program goal.
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Industry & Contracts
Patria Teams With Ukraine's General Cherry to Build Combat-Tested Drones in Finland
Finnish defense manufacturer Patria signed a letter of intent with Ukraine's General Cherry to co-develop and produce battle-proven FPV-strike and interceptor drones in Finland, with Janes reporting the Bullet and Air Speed UAVs among the models planned for local manufacture.
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Commercial & Delivery
Amazon's Sixfold Prime Air Expansion Runs Into a City-by-City FAA Bottleneck
Amazon wants Prime Air drone delivery in nearly 500 U.S. cities by end of 2026, but each new site still needs its own FAA environmental review — and Chicago's three centers are still waiting.
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Defense & Combat
US Army Shuts Down 173rd Airborne's Experimental Drone Battalion in Europe
Less than a year after standing up a 600-soldier drone battalion modeled on Ukraine's tactics, the Army is dissolving it and sending the 173rd Airborne back to core infantry duty.
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Policy & Regulation
FCC Opens Formal Comment Period on Banning Foreign 'Military-Grade' Drones Under NDAA Covered List
The FCC formally opened a 30-day comment window on banning sale and import of foreign UAS and components tied to its Covered List, with a disclosed May 2026 probe into US-based Anzu and warnings from DJI that farm drones could get caught in the net.
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Counter-UAS
Unauthorized Drones Keep Grounding US Wildfire Aircraft as Incursions Hit 67 for the Year
Oregon officials warn that a single unauthorized drone can ground an entire wildfire air fleet, as the U.S. Forest Service logs 67 incursions nationally in 2026 — including 26 in one day over Washington's Spokane Complex fire.
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Commercial & Delivery
Amazon's Prime Air Drone Delivery Set to Expand Sixfold to Nearly 500 US Cities
Amazon plans to grow Prime Air drone delivery more than sixfold by the end of 2026, from 11 sites in seven states to nearly 500 US cities, under new FAA beyond-visual-line-of-sight authorization.
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Defense & Combat
Army Awards Elroy Air $46M to Advance Chaparral Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone
The Army awarded Elroy Air a $46 million Phase III SBIR contract to add GPS-denied navigation, encrypted comms and expeditionary planning tools to its runway-independent Chaparral cargo drone.
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