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Drone carrying M250 machine gun completes firing test

October 14, 2026
A heavy-duty quadcopter carrying Sig Sauer’s new M250 light machine gun has completed a test requiring it to identify and engage targets from the air, the company announced Tuesday. Sig Sauer completed the test in concert with Israel Aerospace Industries, maker of the Fire Storm 250, a reusable drone that can stay airborne for two hours and is designed with a stabilized machine-gun…
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Italy eyes MBDA armaments for new Italo-Turkish drone

October 14, 2026
ROME — Italy is holding tests with MBDA to mount the European firm’s armaments on the new Astore Levante drone being built by Turkey’s Baykar and Italy’s Leonardo, the head of the Italian air force has said. The Italian air force is due to acquire six of the drones…
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Dutch firm uses AI to help drone systems ‘talk’ on Ukraine’s battlefield

October 11, 2026
A high-velocity drone launched at a disused Dutch airbase by the North Sea roars through the clouds and intercepts a mock enemy target detected by radar and verified using artificial intelligence. The test by software company Intelic, which has a €30-million ($33.5-million) contract with the Dutch Defence Ministry to upgrade its air defenses, is an example of how technology is being developed…
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US Army Corps of Engineers failed to explain drop in environmental mitigation work: Watchdog

October 10, 2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did not seek to mitigate environmental damage for more than 50 projects over the past five years and did not provide detailed explanations to Congress, a government watchdog found. Measures to prevent environmental damage were proposed in only 22 of 74 civil works projects the Corps submitted to Congress for approval from 2020 to 2025, according to a report…
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German pilots prepare for CH‑47F fleet with US Army flight simulator

October 9, 2026
A U.S. Army flight simulator at a barracks in Germany stands as a center of critical training for NATO’s aviation community. The U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach’s Stock Barracks in Illesheim houses the Illesheim Flight Simulator Complex, or IFSC, providing one-of-a-kind training opportunities ahead of the German Armed Forces preparing to field CH‑47F Block II Chinook helicopters next fall…
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