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October 07, 2025
UAV NEWS
Revolutionising the Skies: How Helsing's CA-1 Europa Drone Could Transform Autonomous Warfare



Budapest, Hungary (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Amid rising geopolitical tensions, Europe is accelerating its push into autonomous military technology. German AI defence firm Helsing recently unveiled its fully autonomous combat drone, the CA-1 Europa, with operational deployment targeted for 2029. More than a drone, the CA-1 Europa could signal a strategic shift in how European forces plan, respond, and assert independence in aerial combat. The CA-1 Europa is a deliberate effort to place Europe at the forefront of modern warfare, where autonom ... read more

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UAV NEWS
Lockheed Martin Sikorsky unveils scalable Nomad drone family for autonomous long-range missions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
Less than a year after validating its rotor blown wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aircraft in flight tests, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), has introduced the Nom ... more
SPACEWAR
Firefly Aerospace to Acquire SciTec in $855M Deal Expanding National Security Portfolio
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire SciTec, Inc., a recognized leader in advanced national security technologies, in a transaction valued at approximately ... more
SPACEWAR
Russia regularly targeting UK satellites: space command boss
London (AFP) Oct 3, 2025
Russia is attempting to jam British military satellites on a regular basis, the head of UK Space Command has said, amid growing tensions between Moscow and some European countries. ... more
GPS NEWS
Navigating through interference at Jammertest
Paris (ESA) Oct 07, 2025
is essential to everything from tracking your morning jog to landing air ambulances. But as reliance on satellite navigation grows, so do the risks associated with its interruption, natural or inten ... more
TECH SPACE
TakeMe2Space and AICRAFT partner to deliver orbital data centre infrastructure
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025
AICRAFT of Australia and India's TakeMe2Space (TM2S) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to integrate AICRAFT's edge computing systems into the TM2S satellite constellation from 20 ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
ESA unveils Pulse framework to streamline mission management
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
The European Space Agency has launched Pulse, a new initiative designed to transform mission monitoring and control across its expanding portfolio of space operations. Developed under ESA's Operatio ... more
UAV NEWS
From Donbas to the desert: Mali Tuaregs borrow Ukraine's war tactics
Dakar (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
From explosive drones to inflatable decoy vehicles, Tuareg rebels in Mali have increasingly turned to tactics learnt from Ukrainian intelligence to strike the west African country's army and its Russian allies. ... more
NUKEWARS
China's premier to visit North Korea this week
Beijing (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
China's premier will pay an official visit to North Korea this week, Beijing said Tuesday, announcing the high-level diplomatic engagement to the isolated nuclear state. ... more

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FLOATING STEEL
Hegseth fires Navy chief of staff
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 4, 2025
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Friday fired U.S. Navy Chief of Staff Jon Harrison after the Senate earlier in the week confirmed Hung Cao as the Navy's undersecretary. ... more
CYBER WARS
Hong Kong to install surveillance cameras with AI facial recognition
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 3, 2025
Hong Kong plans to install tens of thousands of surveillance cameras that will make use of AI-powered facial recognition, the city's security chief said on Friday, bringing it closer to China where authorities often monitor public spaces with cutting-edge technology. ... more
AEROSPACE
India and China to resume direct flights after 5 years
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 3, 2025
India and China will resume direct flights between their two countries this month after a five-year suspension, officials said, with bookings opening on Friday. ... more
UAV NEWS
Swiss seek mini-drone defence system
Geneva (AFP) Oct 3, 2025
Switzerland's military said Friday it plans to acquire a defence system against "mini-drones", after several European countries recently reported incursions into their airspace, pointing the finger at Russia. ... more
PILLAGING PIRATES
Trump says U.S. in 'non-international armed conflict' with drug cartels
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 2, 2025
President Donald Trump last month notified several congressional committees that the United States is in armed conflict with drug cartels that he has designated as terrorist organizations. ... more
TRADE WARS
Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela not invited to Summit of the Americas
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 2, 2025
The Dominican Republic is preparing to welcome hemispheric leaders to the 10th Summit of the Americas on Dec. 4 to 5 in Punta Cana. But the Cuban, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan governments have been excluded. ... more
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WATER WORLD
Papua New Guinea approves contentious defence treaty with Australia: PM
Sydney (AFP) Oct 2, 2025
Papua New Guinea's cabinet has approved a contentious mutual defence treaty with Australia, the Pacific country's prime minister said Thursday, as Canberra seeks to deepen ties with the region and counter Beijing's rising influence. ... more
UAV NEWS
Ukraine finds Western parts in Russian drones, missiles: Zelensky
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 6, 2025
Ukraine found tens of thousands of foreign parts, some Western-made, in Russian drones and missiles fired on Ukraine over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday. ... more
SPACEWAR
Maintaining US space dominance requires rapid and reliable delivery of new systems
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Winning in space depends on accelerating the way capabilities are developed and delivered, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told thousands attending the Air, Space and Cyber Conference ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Starcloud partners with Mission Space to protect orbital datacenters with real time space weather intelligence
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2025
Mission Space, a space weather intelligence provider, has entered a strategic partnership with orbital datacenter company Starcloud to embed real-time space weather forecasting into orbital AI compu ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Terran Orbital finalizes Tranche 1 satellite bus delivery for Lockheed Martin
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Terran Orbital Corporation has completed delivery of all 42 satellite bus platforms for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer program. The spacecraft, built in partnership with Lo ... more
NUKEWARS
Iran says will not resume nuclear talks with Europeans 'at this stage'
Tehran (AFP) Oct 6, 2025
Iran does not plan to immediately resume nuclear talks with European nations after they reimposed sanctions, the foreign ministry said on Monday. ... more
UAV NEWS
Germany vows defence against Russia in drone warfare and in space
Berlin (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
Germany said Thursday it would step up its defences - from drone warfare to outer space - at a time of growing tensions between Russia and NATO while the Ukraine war grinds on. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
German military satellites to fly on Ariane 6 under new Arianespace contract
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Arianespace has secured a contract to launch two SATCOMBw Stufe 3 satellites for the German Armed Forces using Ariane 6 heavy-lift rockets from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The new satellite ... more
TECH SPACE
Australia Japan partnership to accelerate laser links for satellites
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
A new collaboration between the University of South Australia, Adelaide start-up RapidBeam, and Japan's Warpspace aims to speed development of next-generation space laser communications. The agreeme ... more
UAV NEWS
Russia reports power cuts after Ukraine drone barrage
Moscow (AFP) Oct 6, 2025
Russia said a Ukrainian drone barrage triggered power cuts in one of its border regions - one of Kyiv's largest attacks of the war. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
U.S. and U.K. execute joint satellite maneuver in milestone space operation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
U.S. Space Command and U.K. Space Command completed their first coordinated satellite maneuver from September 4 to 12, marking a significant advance in allied on-orbit operations. The mission demons ... more
FLOATING STEEL
N. Korea's Kim visits destroyer built to 'punish provocations'
Seoul (AFP) Oct 6, 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited one of the country's warships, saying the 5,000-ton destroyer should "punish the enemy's provocations", state media reported Monday. ... more
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French navy responds to drone threat with jamming and a 'wall of steel'
Toulon, France (AFP) Oct 3, 2025
The 76-mm cannon fires three shells into the sky, shaking the floor of the bridge. "UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) destroyed," shouts a sailor on board the French frigate Lorraine, his eyes glued to binoculars. ... more
WAR REPORT
Trump wants Nobel but 'forgotten' peacemakers more likely, experts say
Stockholm (AFP) Oct 2, 2025
US President Donald Trump has made it clear he wants the Nobel Peace Prize when it is announced next week but experts predict he has little chance against those toiling on forgotten causes outside the limelight. ... more
WATER WORLD
What is the high seas treaty?
United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 19, 2025
The high seas treaty aims to protect marine life in ocean waters worldwide that no country can claim as its own. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Northrop Grumman Hypersonic Navigation System Exceeds Rocket Test Milestones
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2025
Northrop Grumman's Advanced Hypersonic Technology Inertial Measurement Unit (AHT IMU) has surpassed expectations in its third major test, this time onboard a sounding rocket. The trial confirmed the ... more
AEROSPACE
We can build fighter jet without Germany: France's Dassault
Cergy-Pontoise, France (AFP) Sept 23, 2025
The head of French defence company Dassault said on Tuesday his firm could build the future European fighter jet by itself, as tensions persist with Germany over the multi-billion-euro project. ... more
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