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Primary Pentagon customer for counter-drone systems; awarded $20B Lattice contract and $135M to AeroVironment in 2026.
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#1228 Jun
Mentioned in: US Army Apache goes down near Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#1228 Jun
Mentioned in: Saudi Arabia left off the Patriot list
Iran Conflict 2026#1205 Jun
Mentioned in: Bahrain's missile shield runs near empty
Iran Conflict 2026#919 May
Mentioned in: Perennial wins first JIATF-401 IDIQ at $500M
Drones: Industry & Defence#87 May
Mentioned in: Red Cat lands NATO order via NSPA, Kyiv tie-up
Drones: Industry & Defence#107 May
Mentioned in: Dutch army picks Anduril for drone C2
Drones: Industry & Defence#84 May
Mentioned in: Switchblade 400 wins Army LASSO at $1.2bn ceiling
Drones: Industry & Defence#151 May
Mentioned in: Refineries hit 16-year low; drones flip
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#101 May
Mentioned in: UK tenders GBP 130M Watchkeeper swap
Drones: Industry & Defence#1130 Apr
Mentioned in: C-UAS spend looks like $29bn, reads $9bn
Drones: Industry & Defence#728 Apr
Committed $337.8 million from FY2028 to FY2031 to Joint Laser Weapon System
Drones: Industry & Defence: Army-Navy commit $676m to JLWS laser#721 Apr
Mentioned in: RTX demos reusable Coyote against swarms
Drones: Industry & Defence#615 Apr
Mentioned in: AeroVironment delivers four LOCUST X3 lasers to RCCTO for EHEL
Drones: Industry & Defence#615 Apr
Mentioned in: EHEL slip makes LOCUST delivery a competitive hedge for AeroVironment
Drones: Industry & Defence#614 Apr
Mentioned in: UKDI fibre-optic call mandates SAPIENT, commits no budget
Drones: Industry & Defence#510 Apr
pushed EHEL competition winner selection to Q4 FY26 or later from Q2 FY26
Drones: Industry & Defence: EHEL laser contest slips to Q4 FY26#610 Apr
Mentioned in: 75th Rangers fly live Powerus FPVs at Best Ranger
Drones: Industry & Defence#510 Apr
#129 Apr
Lockheed locks in $4.76bn Patriot run
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#129 Apr
#58 Apr
Mentioned in: UK concedes fibre drones beat its defences
Drones: Industry & Defence#128 Apr
“awarded pac3 mse production contract”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#57 Apr
awarded sole-source Ghost-X contract on 7 April with only one bid received
Drones: Industry & Defence: Army hands Anduril sole-source ISR deal#56 Apr
#102 Apr
Mentioned in: Sweden awards Saab SEK 2.6B C-UAS deal
Drones: Industry & Defence#430 Mar
Mentioned in: Red Cat Acquires Swarm Autonomy Startup
Drones: Industry & Defence#425 Mar
Mentioned in: AeroVironment Unveils $5 Laser for Drone Kill
Drones: Industry & Defence#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: 82nd Airborne HQ ordered to the Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#3614 Mar
Mentioned in: 10,000 drones diverted from Ukraine
Iran Conflict 2026#3713 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel critically low on interceptors
Iran Conflict 2026#267 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran general denies confirmed strikes
Iran Conflict 2026#276 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump receives six soldiers at Dover
Iran Conflict 2026#286 Mar
Mentioned in: Rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad
Iran Conflict 2026#184 Mar
Mentioned in: UAE and Kuwait recorded 1,088 intercepts
Iran Conflict 2026#122 Mar
Mentioned in: Saudi defences down eight drones, Riyadh
Iran Conflict 2026#102 Mar
Mentioned in: Kuwait Patriot fire kills three US jets
Iran Conflict 2026#82 Mar