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Ukraine's Defense Ministry will contract 25,000 unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in the first half of 2026, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced April 18, more than doubling the 2025 total as Kyiv pursues full automation of frontline logistics. "Our goal — 100% of frontline logistics should be performed by robotic systems," Fedorov stated after meeting domestic UGV manufacturers....

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NATO's Support and Procurement Agency has selected Sweden's Saab and Canada's Bombardier to replace the alliance's aging Boeing E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control system fleet with the GlobalEye platform, according to French defense publication La Lettre and confirmed by German press agency DPA. The decision, pending formal announcement, marks the first time since 1982 that a non-Boeing aircraft will serve as NATO's common airborne surveillance backbone....

Australian Defence Minister Pat Conroy announced on April 21 that the country will more than double funding for counter-drone defenses to A$7 billion ($5 billion USD), reflecting growing concern over unmanned aerial systems as a military vulnerability. The announcement followed the release of Australia's Integrated Investment Program on April 16....

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces reported on April 20 that its 412th Brigade Nemesis successfully intercepted a Russian Shahed drone attack by launching a Sting interceptor drone from an unmanned seaborne vehicle, marking the world's first successful use of this method to counter Iranian-designed drones. The development addresses a critical vulnerability in Ukraine's air defense....