Global Scans · Drones · Weekly Summary

• [New] Japan: Japan is projected to record 14.0% CAGR over the assessment period as urban safety and disaster monitoring support drone adoption. FactMr
• [New] The US, UK and Australia say they will develop underwater drone technology to protect undersea cables and boost defence, under their military alliance known as Aukus. BBC News
• [New] The introduction of a jet-powered kamikaze drone could complicate Ukrainian air defences. Caliber.az
• [New] Israel's spoofing and jamming activities increased significantly after: Iranian drone threats; Hezbollah UAV activity; regional missile escalation. Robert Lansing Institute
• [New] The US military said it had at the weekend struck Iranian air defences, a ground control station and two drones that were threatening ships after aggressive Iranian actions, including shooting down a US drone over international waters. The Daily Star
• Broader drone services markets - which include DaaS - are projected to expand even further, with estimates reaching $100+ billion to $200+ billion globally in the 2030s depending on adoption rates and regulatory expansion. CNW Group
• At least one allied Indo-Pacific military, likely Australia or South Korea, could publicly express interest in or initiate evaluation of comparable low-cost biodegradable drone target systems, correlating with shared regional threat environments and interoperability priorities. Drone Warfare
• The Pentagon recently placed the largest drone order in American history - 30,000 one-way attack drones, with plans to scale past 300,000 by early 2028. Yahoo Finance
• The completed drone is expected to begin initial field flight testing at the end of Q3 2026 to further advance its development for defence and security applications. Cision PR Newswire
• The U.S. is considering raising its defence budget to $1.5 trillion in fiscal 2027, potentially freeing up more funds for the federal government to strike more deals with drone manufacturers. CNBC
• The U.S. Army is moving beyond battling individual drone threats as it experiments with tactics to combat - and attack with - throngs of unmanned aircraft in saturated skies. Military Times
• Aerospace technologies developed in Alberta could be used by the 3rd Canadian Division, which is significantly expanding its drone inventory as part of its effort to advance frontline capabilities. Investment Monitor
• The Honeywell-Odys airborne C-UAS system is a credible threat to low-cost drone saturation tactics, but its dependence on a single UAV platform for persistent coverage suggests that targeting or disabling the Laila carrier aircraft remains a viable countermeasure. / China Drone Warfare
• Formation-integrated, sub-$10,000 micro-missile interceptors could compress the sensor-to-shooter timeline sufficiently to make cost-effective counter-UAS viable at the tactical armored formation level, potentially shifting the economic calculus that currently favors drone attackers over defenders. Drone Warfare
• Predictive Analysis: Ukraine will likely intensify requests for additional air defence interceptor resupply from NATO partners, as the 33% drone penetration rate in Ternopil demonstrates that current intercept capacity is insufficient against 400-plus drone salvos. Drone Warfare
• Predictive Analysis: Ukraine will likely expand air-launched interceptor drone operations to at least one additional crewed platform, such as the Yak-52 or a light helicopter, given the documented institutional interest and the modular nature of the P 1-Sun airframe. Drone Warfare
• The Trump administration is seeking approximately $55 billion for drone and autonomous warfare programs in the fiscal 2027 defence budget, up from approximately $225 million the prior year, representing the largest single-year drone procurement increase in U.S. history. Cision PR Newswire

Last updated: 07 June 2026