Weapons based on commercial FPV-drones are not exclusive for the Ukrainian forces – Russians develop them, too, as well as ways of enhancing their combat effectiveness and EW protection. Continue reading
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Netherlands to Arm its Reaper UAVs
The Dutch defence ministry will buy bombs and missiles worth between €100 million and €250 million to arm its MQ-9A Reaper drones, state secretary for defence Christophe van der Maat announced on Tuesday. The decision was taken by the government in The Hague and follows a general trend seen in other EU countries, though notably not yet in Belgium. Continue reading
Airbus Offers SIGINT Add-On for German Heron TP
Airbus Defence and Space has outlined a signals intelligence (SIGINT) capability option for the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron TP unmanned aircraft systems provided to the German armed forces (Bundeswehr) under a service-level agreement. Continue reading
Ukraine Losing 10,000 Drones per Month to Russian Electronic Warfare
A new assessment of Russia’s military capabilities on the front line estimated that its forces were taking down about 10,000 Ukrainian drones every month. Electronic warfare is a “critical component” of Russia’s tactics and contributing to the staggering losses of Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, a report released Friday by the UK’s Royal United Services Institute found. Continue reading
Satellite Image Shows WZ-8 Supersonic Drone at Chinese Base
A satellite image obtained by Defense News shows what appears to be a WZ-8 supersonic reconnaissance drone parked outside one of two newly built hangars at China’s Lu’an Airbase. Continue reading
Propellers are Louder Over Ground, Researchers Find
The effects of the ground on propeller noise have been measured experimentally for the very first time by researchers in the Aeroacoustics research team at the University of Bristol. Continue reading
First US Drone-Based Micro-Weather Service
On May 23, 2023, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, Swiss firm Meteomatics is expected to start running what it claims is the first drone-based micro-weather service in the US (the firm calls it a ‘Meteodrone’ system). Continue reading
Czech Republic: 200 Smaller Drones Instead of Three Herons
The Armed Forces of the Czech Republic have announced a change in priorities regarding the procurement of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). Instead of three large tactical drones, Prague will prioritize the purchase of over 200 smaller unmanned aircraft of various types. Continue reading