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Anduril Arsenal-1 manufacturing complex under construction in Pickaway County Ohio

Anduril's Arsenal-1 Facility Will Build Thousands of YFQ-44A Drones

FlightBrief Apr 3, 2026

Multiple small drones flying in formation representing the emerging drone swarm threat to military bases

The Drone Swarm Threat Is Coming. Counter-UAS Is Not Ready.

FlightBrief Apr 3, 2026 3 min read

European Commission headquarters in Brussels representing EU Ukraine Support Loan drone defense procurement

EU Unlocks €28.3B for Ukraine Defense, Starting With Drones

FPV interceptor drone in flight representing General Cherry UAV production agreement with Wilcox Industries

Ukraine's General Cherry Will Build Interceptor Drones in New Hampshire

Small military drone flying over terrain during UK Army explosive ordnance detection trial in Essex

UK Army Trialled AI Drones for Landmine Detection — and It Worked

Romanian and Ukrainian defense officials meeting in Bucharest to discuss joint drone production agreement

Romania and Ukraine Are Negotiating €200M Joint Drone Production Deal

Aerial rendering of a large-scale defense manufacturing and industrial campus

Unusual Machines Is Making a Public-Market Bet on Defense Drone Manufacturing

Anduril Fury YFQ-44A drone on factory production line inside Arsenal-1 facility

Anduril starts Fury production at Arsenal-1 facility

DJI drone hovering over urban Beijing skyline with restricted airspace signage

Beijing bans unlicensed drone sales and limits storage from May 1

Shahed-136 drone on launch ramp at night, exhaust visible, military operation

Russia is shipping upgraded Shahed drones back to Iran

AH-64E Apache helicopter launching A700 drone during test flight

US Army tests Apache-launched A700 drone in six months