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Industry & Contracts
Helsing Taps Rakuten as First Civilian Broker to Sell HX-2 Strike Drones to Japan
German defense-AI firm Helsing has enlisted Rakuten as its authorized Japan broker for the HX-2 strike drone, making the e-commerce giant the first civilian company certified under Tokyo's reformed arms-procurement rules while JGSDF field trials run through September 2026.
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Tech & Builds
GAO Says the FAA Still Has No Plan for How Drones Will Talk to Airplanes — Even as the Agency Touts NextGen Progress
A GAO review finds the FAA has no technical milestones for drone-aircraft communication even as its fleet swells toward 1.18 million by 2029, a gap exposed just as the agency published a NextGen fact sheet touting DroneZone, LAANC and Remote ID.
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Defense & Combat
Rheinmetall Fires Its FV-014 Loitering Munition From a Moving Truck-Mounted Container for the First Time
Rheinmetall launched its FV-014 loitering munition from a containerized launcher mounted on a moving HX truck for the first time, at a DLR test site in Germany last month.
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Counter-UAS
NATO's Fourth Romania Drone Shootdown of 2026: Spanish F-18 Downs Suspected Russian UAV
A Spanish EF-18M flying NATO's eAP-72 mission shot down a suspected Russian drone over Romania near the Moldova border before dawn on August 16 — the fourth such shootdown over Romanian territory this year.
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Policy & Regulation
Taiwan's Legislature Finally Passes Its Drone Budget — NT$63.4 Billion, After a Record 266-Day Delay
After a record 266-day standoff, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan approved the full NT$63.4 billion drone industry package on August 13-14, reversing an earlier KMT push to slash the funding by 70%.
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Commercial & Delivery
Uber and Zipline Team Up to Chase a Million Drone Deliveries a Day by 2029
Uber is investing in Zipline and folding its delivery drones into Uber Eats starting in Dallas and Houston this year, with both companies eyeing a million autonomous deliveries a day by 2029.
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Commercial & Delivery
DJI Wins Partial Reversal of Pentagon 'Chinese Military Company' Designation
A federal appeals court ruled the Pentagon's core rationale for blacklisting DJI rests on evidence so redacted no public justification exists, sending the case back for classified review — but DJI stays on the list for now.
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Counter-UAS
NATO Jets Down Drones Over Latvia and Romania in 48-Hour Span
Italian Eurofighters over Latvia and a Spanish F-18 over Romania shot down unidentified drones on consecutive nights, with neither government able to say where the aircraft came from.
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Industry & Contracts
Ondas Posts Record $83.8M Quarter as Defense-Tech Backlog Hits $757M
Ondas Holdings posted record Q2 2026 revenue of $83.8 million and a $757 million pro forma backlog, raised full-year guidance, and still watched its stock drop 7-8% on valuation jitters.
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Policy & Regulation
White House Imposes 100% Tariffs on Security-Sensitive Drone Imports
Trump's new proclamation sets a 100% tariff on large or thermal-equipped drones, 25% on smaller models, and preferential rates for allies — and drone stocks like Unusual Machines jumped on the news.
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Industry & Contracts
Army Opens Five Test Ranges to Private Drone and Counter-Drone Makers
The Army is throwing open five proving grounds — four stateside, one in Morocco — to any drone or counter-drone company, promising range access within 30 days and no federal contract required.
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Counter-UAS
Marine Corps Funds Epirus HAVOC Microwave Weapon as Pentagon Vows 46-Site Counter-Drone Shield
The Marine Corps handed Epirus $11 million for its HAVOC high-power microwave system, and JIATF-401's director revealed the Pentagon is hardening 46 priority U.S. installations and nearing an FAA/DHS pact to fast-track counter-drone tech.
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