The UK and Latvia will jointly lead a capability coalition, which will see thousands of drones supplied to Ukraine, including first-person view (FPV) drones, which have proven highly effective on the battlefield. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Sweden Selects French Parrot Drone for Home Guard
Sweden has selected a drone from French company Parrot for its Home Guard military reserve unit. The project stipulated the procurement of Parrot’s Anafi USA small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which is specifically designed to meet US Army requirements. Continue reading
Tower 22 ‘Logistics Outpost’ in Jordan is a Drone Base
Tower 22, the U.S. base in Jordan where three American service members were killed last month, is not simply a “logistics support base,” as the Pentagon has described it. Continue reading
Ukrainian Soldiers Capture Russian Drone Using Robotic Vehicle
Ukrainian soldiers have achieved a notable feat by capturing an almost undamaged Russian reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) known as the Orlan-30. Continue reading
Ukraine Clones Russia’s Lancet Kamikaze Drone
Ukraine has announced plans to start mass production of loitering munitions, which will look, for all intents and purposes, like a clone of the Lancet kamikaze drone. Continue reading
US Army Cancels Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Program in Favour of UAS
To meet emerging capability requirements in a resource constrained environment, the U.S. Army has announced it will rebalance its aviation modernization investments across new and enduring platforms. Warfighting is changing more rapidly than it has in decades, and the Army is continuously transforming based on lessons learned and a sober assessment of the modern battlefield. Continue reading
Australia to Invest a Further $260M on Next Generation Loyal Wingman Drone
The Australian Government has secured hundreds of highly skilled jobs while driving innovation in Australia’s local defence industry with the allocation of an additional A$399 million (USD 260M) for the ongoing development of the MQ-28A Ghost Bat. Continue reading
Russia Showcases Orlan-30 UAV at WDS 2024
The Orlan-30 unmanned aerial vehicle system, developed by the Special Technology Center under the Rosoboronexport brand, is currently being showcased at the World Defense Show 2024 in Saudi Arabia. Continue reading