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Industry / Procurement & context

US Army opens $4.15bn counter-drone contract pool under Domestic Shield

Ten new awards give the Army and other authorised buyers routes to acquire sensors, command systems and defeat technologies. The headline figures are contract ceilings, not confirmed spending or deliveries.

Published 30 September 2026Source date: 29 September 2026
News / News & context

EU approves 12-year DECODER drone and counter-drone project

The Council has formally selected DECODER for EU support. The project brings together 18 European countries and Ukraine, but approval is not yet an equipment order or proof of operational capability.

Published 29 September 2026Source date: 28 September 2026
Drone Warfare News editorial graphic about the 28 September attacks on Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipro, with reported casualty figures and an illustrative jet-powered drone.
Original editorial illustration, not a photograph. The map is schematic: its shading is not a verified front line or territorial-control map. Aircraft model and speed labels are illustrative estimates, not confirmed specifications of the drone used in this attack. The displayed quotation is a paraphrase of remarks made on 26 September, as reported by Reuters, rather than a verbatim statement made on 28 September. Graphic: Drone Warfare News · Original graphic.
News / News & analysis

Russian Jet-Powered Drone Strikes Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv

A strike on Kyiv’s National Academy of Sciences came amid wider attacks on Ukrainian cities, highlighting the growing challenge posed by faster jet-powered drones.

Published 28 September 2026Source date: 28 September 2026
News / News & context

Europe’s drone trials in Portugal: what EU OPEX will test

The campaign is scheduled to start on 28 September, bringing military users and developers together. A €1.8 million prize competition forms part of the programme, but procurement and deployment remain separate steps.

Published 28 September 2026Source date: 25 September 2026
Weekend / Sunday special · Issue 01

The Sunday Flight Check: five questions, five anagrams

Take a break with our first Sunday reader challenge. Test your news-reading instincts, untangle five aviation words and catch up on the week’s bigger ideas.

Published 27 September 2026Source date: 27 September 2026