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Croatia’s Defense Minister Ivan Anuszić believes that his country can become a leader in the European Union in producing small combat drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles of this type have proven to be very effective weapons during the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Vladimir Putin’s helicopter was forced to shoot down drones while he was aboard, a Moscow official said on Sunday. The Russian president’s aircraft was involved in an “air defence battle” after an “unprecedented Ukrainian drone assault”, Maj Gen Yuri Dashkin, an air defence commander, told state television. Continue reading
U.S. Special Operations Command’s innovation platform has opened submissions for its competition to identify modular, adaptable and scalable solutions for flexible and responsive intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to be used on uncrewed ground and aerial systems. Continue reading
A helicopter-type cargo drone called SKY-TRUCK and an aircraft-type reconnaissance drone called Julietta were presented in Minsk. The drones were demonstrated at the MILEX-2025 international exhibition of weapons and military equipment. Continue reading
Russian soldiers are struggling to hide from Ukrainian drones, despite being given coats and blankets designed to hide them from thermal and night vision sensors. The garments are intended to mask body heat, making soldiers harder to detect with night-vision and infrared optics. Continue reading
– Skyports Drone Services , a global provider of drone delivery and inspection services for healthcare, maritime, logistics and energy use cases, has been conducting a series of Proof-of-Concept Ship-to-Shore beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights and deliveries in Michigan’s Great Lakes region. Continue reading
– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and Ultra Maritime have announced a strategic partnership to substantially advance the state of the art in unmanned airborne detection and tracking of enemy submarines. Continue reading
– John Deere announced the acquisition of Sentera, a provider of remote imagery solutions for agriculture headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. This acquisition will advance the capabilities of John Deere’s existing technology offerings, providing farmers and ag service providers with a more comprehensive set of tools to generate and use data to make decisions that improve farm profitability, efficiency, and sustainability. Continue reading