This photo of a field in the Ukrainian war zone covered with fiber optic cables left by FPV drones appeared recently in reddit. Continue reading
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Operation Spiderweb: Analysis of Ukraine’s Deep-Strike Drone Offensive
The success of OPERATION SPIDERWEB highly likely indicates a porous Russian front line and also that Ukraine has integrated basic artificial intelligence (AI) targeting metrics into autonomous UAS platforms, enhancing precision and responsiveness. Continue reading
UK/Latvia Led Drone Coalition Allocates $3BN to Support Ukraine – Turkey and Belgium to Join
On Wednesday, May 28, during the Drone Summit, Minister of Defence of Republic of Latvia Andris Sprūds announced that Turkey and Belgium have expressed their intention to join the international Drone Coalition led by Latvia and the United Kingdom in support of Ukraine. Continue reading
QinetiQ US Wins $41M Task Order to Support Army Counter UAS
– QinetiQ US won a $41 million, three-year task order to provide software and technology integration support for a counter-UAS project under the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) C5ISR Center. Continue reading
New Technology to Wirelessly Power Drones in Flight
A research group led by Takayuki Matsumuro, a researcher at the Wave Engineering Laboratory of the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) in Japan, has developed a new technology for wirelessly transmitting power to drones in flight.
General Atomics Gets $8M USAF MQ-9A Support Contract for Spain
– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a ceiling $8,198,239 cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract for Spain MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft systems weaponization. Continue reading
Ukraine Hits Russian Bomber Bases with FPV Drone Swarm
Ukraine has launched what appears to be its largest drone-based operation to date, striking key Russian air bases that house strategic bombers used in long-range attacks against Ukrainian cities. Continue reading
Israel’s Iron Beam Laser Air Defence System Tested in Battle
Israel has used a new air defense laser to shoot down Hezbollah drones in the current conflict in the Middle East, it has been confirmed. What is described as an adapted version of the Iron Beam system made its combat debut last October, and the definitive version should be fielded by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) later this year, joining an already formidable, layered air defense network. Continue reading