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  • [New] Europe is implementing a standardized digital airspace management framework that enables automated, low-altitude drone operations, with initial operational capabilities for air taxis expected in the coming years. Market Data Forecast
  • [New] Under another new High Visibility Project, five Allies (Denmark, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Turkey) will collaborate on innovative drone-based deep precision strike capabilities to meet existing and future operational requirements more efficiently. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
  • [New] As the El Paso test of the anti-drone laser weapon demonstrated, various blanket-wide spectrum tools, such as jammers, may interfere with and endanger civilian air traffic and legal commerce. Brookings
  • [New] Like other criminal groups around the world, they will further embrace the evolving aerial and, eventually, marine drone technology to conduct crime over larger distances and with fewer personnel. Brookings
  • [New] The Commission will step up its support to build a stronger drone ecosystem, fostering closer ties between governments and industry through the Drone Alliance with Ukraine. European Commission Representation in Cyprus
  • [New] Ukraine's and SpaceX's efforts to shut off Russian forces' access to Starlink terminals in Ukraine are reportedly disrupting Russian Rubikon Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies' short - and mid-range drone strikes in the immediate term, as ISW recently forecasted. Critical Threats
  • [New] In agriculture, drone-based analytics are rapidly becoming mainstream, with Farmonaut projecting that by the end of 2026, 70-75% of large farms will adopt drones and AI-driven data platforms to enable real-time crop monitoring, precision irrigation, and sustainable farming practices. stratviewresearch.com
  • [New] A proposed drone wall, designed to detect and destroy rogue drones from the Baltic states to the Black Sea, is expected to be operational by 2027. Caliber.az
  • [New] A turning point could come when Kiev can control space deeper than the front line and regain the edge in drone use. #
  • [New] The European Commission has published an Action Plan on Drone and Counter-Drone Security designed to foster a coordinated European response to threats from malicious drones. cuashub.com
  • [New] Closer collaboration with Ukraine through the Drone Alliance will accelerate affordable defence innovation and mass production capabilities. Aviation24.be
  • [New] China is developing fully autonomous drone swarms capable of executing complete kill chains in urban environments without human approval, specifically designed for a Taiwan invasion scenario where 23 million civilians could face algorithmic targeting decisions in dense metropolitan areas. Drone Warfare
  • [New] The Marine Corps' first NDAA-compliant 3D-printed FPV drone represents a strategic shift toward decentralized, secure, and rapidly adaptable unmanned systems that can be field-modified for kinetic, reconnaissance, or logistics missions while eliminating foreign supply chain vulnerabilities. Drone Warfare
  • [New] Taiwan's integrated counter-swarm and precision-strike portfolio suggests a deliberate effort to field asymmetric capabilities that could complicate PLA air superiority operations while offering exportable solutions to regional partners facing similar drone threats. Drone Warfare
  • Extensive urban airspace corridors are being mapped under the U-Space initiative to enable scalable drone and eVTOL operations by 2027. Market Data Forecast
  • The FAA acted over concerns that a military counter-drone laser system could pose risks to aircraft. Al Jazeera
  • A new United States military laser-based anti-drone system led authorities to halt air traffic in and out of El Paso, Texas, after aviation officials raised serious concerns about risks to commercial aircraft. Al Jazeera
  • Singapore must carefully calibrate its counter-drone capabilities to avoid creating new vulnerabilities while addressing existing ones. Maxthon | Privacy Private Browser

Last updated: 22 February 2026



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