Category Archives: Loitering Munitions – One Way Effector (OWE)

Ondas to Build Israel’s Next Generation of Military Tactical Attack Drones

Ondas Inc. has been awarded a multi-million-dollar strategic tender by the Israeli Ministry of Defense to develop and produce the next-generation tactical attack drone capabilities. The program represents a broader effort to advance the IMOD’s tactical drone capabilities. Under the program, Ondas will lead the development of a new generation of low-cost tactical attack drones designed to meet evolving operational requirements and enable scalable deployment across frontline combat units. Continue reading →

F-DRONES Unveils Ukrainian Medium-Range Strike Drone CAPITAN

F-DRONES in Ukraine has presented a new middle-strike class unmanned strike system, CAPITAN at the Technological Forces of Ukraine event. CAPITAN is a Ukrainian middle-strike drone system designed to detect and engage stationary and mobile enemy targets at an operational-tactical depth of up to 100 km.

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Germany to Build Ukraine’s Long-Range BARS Strike Drones

Ukraine and Germany have signed an implementation agreement to jointly produce Ukrainian-designed BARS jet-powered strike drones, with Germany financing the initial production phase and all completed systems destined for Ukraine’s Defence Forces. Continue reading →

SOCOM Seeks a Long-Range Kamikaze Drone

U.S. Special Operations Command is looking for a small but long-range kamikaze drone. The goal is to develop an air-launched loitering munition “with an extended range and capabilities beyond the current SOPGM [Stand-Off Precision Guided Munition portfolio],” according to a June 26 SOCOM Request For Information. Continue reading →

Ukraine’s Behemoth, a Shaheed-like Drone with a 200 Mile Range

Ukraine has introduced the Behemoth, a chess-like drone that strikes targets at a distance of hundreds of kilometers with two warheads at once. Continue reading →

Ukraine Releases Data on Russia’s New Geran-4 Jet Drone

Russia has started combat use of a new jet-powered Geran-4 strike drone capable of speeds up to 500 kilometers per hour (311 miles per hour). The UAV uses Chinese-made turbojet engines alongside foreign electronic components Continue reading →

AV Expands Huntsville Facility to Accelerate Production of Next-Generation Freedom Eagle-1 Interceptor

AeroVironment, Inc. has announced an additional government investment of $20.2 million in AV’s Huntsville, Alabama facility to increase quantities of Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) and accelerate future Full-Rate Production (FRP) of the Next-Generation Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System Missile (NGCM), known as Freedom Eagle-1 (FE-1). Continue reading →

US-Saudi Venture to Build Shahed Drone Clones in Riyadh

A joint venture between a US defence startup and a Saudi firm is building a factory near Riyadh to manufacture combat drones modeled on Iran’s Shahed system, which has been used to pummel Gulf countries over the past few months. Continue reading →