France Might Bail Out of the Eurodrone UCAV Programme
France, as one of the four main partners, is considering a quit from the multi-national Eurodrone MALE UCAV programme, which aims for an MQ-9 alternative.
MQ-9 News
Unmanned Systems
Unmanned Systems
Italy Acquires Six MQ-9 Block 5 UAS
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Italy of MQ-9 Block 5 Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $738 million.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
U.S. Completes the Departure from Niger
The U.S. completed its withdrawal from Niger as the last Air Force C-17 Globemaster III took off from Air Base 101 in the Sahel Country.
Unmanned Systems
India Close to Signing the Deal for MQ-9 UCAVs
The Indian Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar has announced that DAC approved the acquisition of 31 MQ-9 Reaper UCAVs for various services.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
MQ-9 has Landed on a Highway for the First Time
During Exercise Agile Chariot, the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) landed UAVs on two highways.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
US Deploys Eight MQ-9 Reaper UAVs to Greece
The US has deployed eight MQ-9 Reaper UAVs to Larissa Air Base in central Greece, where a new American base is being created.
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
Expo and Air Show
G.A. Unveils MQ-9B STOL UAV
GA-ASI unveiled a new MQ-9B UAV variant at INDO PACIFIC 2022 expo in Australia; The MQ-9B STOL designed to operate from amphibious vessel decks.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
France to get Communications Intelligence Sensor Pod Suites
The State Department approved an FMS to France of MQ-9 Communications Intelligence Sensor Pod Suites and related equipment for an estimated cost of $88 million.
Logistics
Unmanned Systems
France to get MQ-9 Logistic Support
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible FMS to France of MQ-9 Follow-on Contractor Logistics Support for an estimated cost of $300 million.
Unmanned Systems
The Royal Netherlands Air Force MQ-9 Roll-Out Ceremony
Netherland organised a Roll-Out Ceremony for the first MQ-9 UAV that Royal Netherlands Air Force will receive.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
