Chinese manufacturer Shengying Technology has begun mass production of the H-07, a compact interceptor designed to engage fixed-wing, delta-wing and multirotor UAVs. The 7-inch platform can be launched from the ground or by hand, with the manufacturer claiming a maximum speed of 320 km/h, a range of up to 15 km and endurance of approximately ten minutes.
The importance of the H-07 lies less in its specifications than in the transition to mass production. Counter-drone warfare is increasingly becoming an industrial competition in which inexpensive interceptors must be available in quantities comparable to the threats they are intended to defeat. China already possesses a substantial commercial drone manufacturing base, and adapting that ecosystem to interceptor production could give it a significant advantage in scaling low-cost kinetic C-UAS systems.
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Hermeus will integrate Anduril’s Lattice autonomy software into its Mk 2 Quarterhorse high-speed unmanned aircraft. The companies plan to begin autonomous flight testing next year, with Quarterhorse ultimately designed to reach speeds of up to Mach 3. Anduril will provide an end-to-end autonomy stack covering aircraft operation and ground-control functions.
The partnership shows autonomous software moving beyond relatively conventional UAVs into highly demanding high-speed flight regimes. For Anduril, Quarterhorse provides an opportunity to prove that Lattice can control very different aircraft rather than remaining tied to its own platforms. This separation between the airframe and the autonomy layer may become increasingly important: future military customers could select aircraft, mission systems and autonomous-control software independently, creating a defence ecosystem more comparable to modular computing than traditional vertically integrated aircraft programmes.
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The Indian Navy has issued an RFI for a Medium Range Loitering Munition capable of launching from both ships and land vehicles and striking targets at ranges exceeding 1,000 km. Requirements include more than nine hours of endurance, GNSS-denied navigation, satellite connectivity and the ability for a control station to simultaneously manage up to ten weapons.
India’s requirement demonstrates how the boundary between loitering munitions and cruise missiles is becoming increasingly blurred. A 1,000-km weapon capable of loitering, autonomous navigation and networked targeting gives warships a comparatively inexpensive deep-strike capability while potentially providing much greater magazine depth than high-end missiles such as BrahMos. The ability to transfer control between ships and shore stations is equally significant, pointing toward distributed maritime kill chains in which weapons can be launched by one platform and controlled by another.
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Ukraine’s Wild Hornets has integrated its Sting interceptor UAVs aboard the MAGURA MV11 unmanned surface vessel. The interceptors and communications architecture were modified for maritime operations, while imagery shows the MV11 equipped with as many as 18 protected launch containers. Ukrainian intelligence has reportedly already operated Sting interceptors from MAGURA platforms at sea.
This represents an important evolution from an unmanned vessel carrying drones to a genuinely multi-domain unmanned combat system. Positioning interceptors offshore can extend the geographic coverage of Ukraine’s counter-UAS network while allowing launch platforms to relocate continuously. More broadly, MAGURA illustrates how unmanned motherships can overcome the limited endurance and range of smaller drones by carrying them closer to their operational area. Similar architectures could eventually combine reconnaissance, strike, electronic-warfare and air-defence drones aboard the same autonomous vessel.
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Shield AI has licensed its Tracker C-UAS software to L3Harris for integration with the VAMPIRE counter-drone system. Tracker uses AI and computer vision to detect, classify and follow aerial threats through electro-optical and infrared imagery without requiring radar or radio-frequency emissions, providing VAMPIRE with a passive detection capability.
Passive detection is becoming increasingly important as drones adopt lower-emission communications, greater autonomy and improved electronic-warfare capabilities. Unlike radar or active RF sensors, EO/IR-based AI detection does not reveal the defender’s position through emissions and cannot be defeated simply by changing an aircraft’s radio frequency. The VAMPIRE integration therefore illustrates the move toward multi-sensor counter-UAS architectures, where radar, RF detection, passive imaging and kinetic effectors operate together rather than relying on a single detection method.
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Volkswagen’s Osnabrück plant to transition toward production of Rafael air-defence equipment
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Thales to localise production of 70-mm rockets in India
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Leonardo seeks partnerships with Ukrainian defence companies
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Heven AeroTech launches multi-site manufacturing network for hydrogen-powered UAVs
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Axon Vision receives Israeli counter-UAS order worth up to NIS 15 million
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Chinese state-owned company reportedly supplies raw materials used in Russian Geran drones
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BlueBird Tech unveils modular Bebradrone Kit
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Aevum advances Ravn X autonomous launch aircraft programme in Long Beach
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Elroy Air completes first unmanned autonomous flights under FAA eVTOL pilot programme
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Japan considers Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat for coastal-defence missions
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AEVEX Aerospace and Divergent Technologies partner on a new autonomous aircraft
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Polish WSP-110 UAV undergoes testing in Ukraine
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Frankenburg demonstrates rapid development of a low-cost interceptor against jet-powered drones
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German Navy to receive a new active close-range counter-UAS system
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ROCA Defense begins testing Mexico’s Pombero interceptor drone
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US Air Force to acquire 60 Dronebuster counter-drone systems
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Leonardo X-Gun selected for Poland’s SAN counter-UAS programme
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US Marine Corps selects V2X Tempest counter-UAS vehicles
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ARMMO unveils ARW39CAT USV armed with Bandit-X drone interceptor and air-defence missiles
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Azerbaijan begins local production of naval drones
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US Navy certifies Rolls-Royce engines for autonomous vessels
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Japanese shipbuilder moves into drone-boat production targeting Japanese and US orders
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STM develops NETA from a lightweight mine-hunting AUV into a networked underwater-system node
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UK accelerates maritime role for Protector drones
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US Army Rangers evaluate a drone-launching mothership
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India unveils new drone swarm system
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Ukrainian AI-enabled drone strikes reportedly increase tenfold in 2026
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Poland unveils new precision-strike drone
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Ukraine reveals BARS jet drone with 1,000-km range and 60-kg payload
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Ukrainian LASAR drones destroy Russian Zhitel electronic-warfare system 55 km behind the front
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