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The U.S. military has used LUCAS kamikaze drones in combat for the first time, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed Saturday. The ground-launched drones were deployed by Task Force Scorpion Strike (TFSS), a unit established in December to “flip the script on Iran,” according to a U.S. official at the time. Continue reading
Russian Geran-2 (Shahed) kamikaze drones are built largely from foreign-made components produced in both Western and Eastern countries, despite sweeping international sanctions on Moscow. That is the conclusion of an investigation by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). Continue reading
Rheinmetall has successfully demonstrated its new FV-014 loitering munition system to a potential NATO customer. The live demonstration took place on 18 February 2026 at the National Test Centre for Unmanned Aerial Systems operated by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) in Cochstedt, Saxony-Anhalt. Continue reading
In 2024, the defence ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom launched the European Long-range Strike Approach (ELSA), a joint initiative to strengthen Europe’s long-range strike capabilities and reinforce NATO’s deterrence and defence posture.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and Taiwan’s NCSIST have successfully tested the integrated Mighty Hornet IV attack UAV—an upgraded MQM-178 Firejet target drone—validating the NCSIST payload and mission system without requiring design changes. Continue reading
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is accepting solution briefs for the Containerized Autonomous Drone Delivery System (CADDS). Today’s unmanned aerial systems (UAS) often require a one-to-one human-to-platform model, where soldiers must manually launch, recover, and refit each drone. Continue reading
– Ondas Inc., through its Ondas Autonomous Systems (OAS) and Ondas Networks units, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Rotron Aero, a UK developer of advanced unmanned aerial systems and long-range autonomous platforms for extended-reach operations. Continue reading
French company EOS Technologie has delivered its first Rodeur 330 strike drones to Ukraine, AFP reports. A limited number of units have already arrived. The loitering munitions can fly up to 500 kilometers, remain airborne for five hours, and strike targets in fully autonomous mode. Continue reading