Aug 3, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC

BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin collaborate on modular Blizzard drone

BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin are developing the Blizzard modular uncrewed aerial vehicle, offering flexible multi-platform deployment options.

Defense contractors BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin are collaborating on a new multi-role uncrewed aerial vehicle named Blizzard, designed to offer operational flexibility across multiple domains. According to BAE Systems, the modular system is engineered for rapid adaptation to diverse mission requirements. The Blizzard drone features versatile deployment capabilities, allowing it to be launched from land platforms, naval vessels, wide-body transport aircraft, or via air-drop systems. This multi-platform design aims to provide armed forces with adaptable operational options in varying combat scenarios.

Sources: Defence Turk.

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Housing prices across the European Union rise by 60 percent since 2010

Residential property prices across the EU grew by 60.5% between 2010 and mid-2025, with Baltic nations recording increases above 160%.

Housing prices across the European Union recorded an average surge of 60.5 percent between 2010 and the second quarter of 2025, according to recent statistical data.

The increase has been particularly pronounced in Baltic and Eastern European member states. Estonia experienced the sharpest rise within the region, with residential property values escalating by 250 percent over the fifteen-year period. Lithuania registered a 202 percent increase, while prices in Latvia climbed by 162 percent. In Poland, home values more than doubled, rising by 104 percent.

The rapid growth in property costs has intensified concerns regarding affordability, as wage growth across several EU nations continues to lag behind real estate price appreciation.

Sources: Point.

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Andalusia confirms two new West Nile virus cases in Seville province

Andalusia reported two new human cases of West Nile fever in Seville province, raising the summer total to 14 and triggering a health alert in Dos Hermanas.

Health authorities in the Spanish region of Andalusia have confirmed two additional human cases of West Nile fever in the province of Seville, bringing the total number of infections reported this summer to 14.

The newly detected cases occurred in the municipalities of Dos Hermanas and La Puebla del Río. Following the diagnosis of meningoencephalitis in Dos Hermanas, regional officials placed the municipality under a formal health alert until August 30. Enhanced mosquito control and surveillance measures also remain active in La Puebla del Río to curb further transmission of the mosquito-borne virus.

Sources: Canarias7.