Turkish defence firm STM unveiled a long-range kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicle for the first time , bringing a national capability to long-range strike UAV systems. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
SOCOM Plans MQ-9 Drone Mothership
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has requested increased funding in its fiscal 2027 budget to transform the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft system into a drone “mothership,” while scaling back its planned fleet of armed reconnaissance and light attack aircraft. Continue reading
US Navy Selects Insitu’s ScanEagle and Integrator UAS to Deliver ISR Services with Advanced AI-Assisted Payloads
Insitu, a Boeing Company, has been selected to provide ISR support services to the United States Navy (USN), United States Marine Corps (USMC) and other United States Government (USG) customers as directed, under a Contractor-Owned, Contractor-Operated (COCO) model. Continue reading
Dutch Startup Intelic Creates Drone Procurement Hub for Europe
Dutch defence-technology startup Intelic has set up a European military drone marketplace that brings together drone manufacturers from nine European countries, in a bid to speed up procurement by allowing militaries to compare various available unmanned systems. Continue reading
Shoddy Russian Shahed Drones Fall Apart in the Air
Ukrainian air defence personnel engaged in intercepting Russian Shahed series of long-range one-way attack drones have published footage showing multiple examples of the weapons literally disintegrating in the air before reaching their targets — a visible sign of deepening manufacturing failures at Russia’s Alabuga drone production complex. Continue reading
52 Drone Hits Fail to Destroy Ukrainian Leopard Tank During Daylong Assault
During a nearly daylong attack, a Ukrainian Leopard 1A5 tank withstood 52 strikes from Russian FPV and Molniya drones. The crew had reinforced the vehicle with layered anti-drone protection. Continue reading
Elbit Systems Opens UAS Facility in Romania
Elbit Systems has announced the inauguration of a new Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) facility in Chitila, Romania, marking another milestone in the company’s ongoing expansion across Europe and its long‑standing partnership with Romania’s defence industry. Continue reading
US Navy’s First Production Boeing MQ-25 Stingray Completes Maiden Flight
The U.S. Navy’s production representative MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial refuelling aircraft has successfully completed its first flight on Apr. 25, 2026. The flight, initially planned by the end of 2025, marks a major milestone in the service’s effort to field the first operational carrier-based unmanned aircraft. Continue reading