Ukrainian Defense Forces discovered video footage from a Chinese manufacturing facility inside a Russian “Gerbera” drone that was recently shot down. Continue reading
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Pentagon Establishes Joint Interagency Task Force to Deliver Affordable C-sUAS Capabilities
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that he has directed Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll to formally establish a joint, interagency task force to counter hostile unmanned aerial systems, commonly referred to as drones. Continue reading
Saab Reveals New Low Cost C-UAS Missile – Nimbrix
– Saab has revealed Nimbrix, its first ever dedicated Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) missile. The missile is developed to counter the increasing threat from small drones on the battlefield. Continue reading
New US Army Course Trains Soldiers to 3D Print FPV Drones
The U.S. Army is training soldiers to 3D print drone components as part of its new Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course (UALC). Headed by the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence (AVCOE), UALC trains military personnel in producing, maintaining, and operating small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), including first-person view (FPV) drones. Continue reading
US Navy Fighter Pilots Need to Gain Trust in Pilotless Wingmen by Actually Flying with Them
Naval aviators need to be able to trust any future drone wingmen as much as their human counterparts, a U.S. Navy strike fighter tactics instructor has told TWZ. This echoes past comments from members of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps, and is set to be a critical factor in turning the Navy’s still very nascent and evolving crewed-uncrewed teaming vision into a reality. Continue reading
From $300K to $70K: How Russia Mass-Produced Cheaper Shahed Drones
Russia has significantly reduced the unit cost of its long-range Shahed-type attack drones over the past three years, according to Ukrainian intelligence and independent defense analysts. Continue reading
Ukrainian Drones Sinks Russian Cargo Ship Carrying Drone Parts in Caspian Sea
Ukraine has carried out an audacious drone strike on the Caspian Sea port of Olya, in Russia’s Astrakhan region, hitting one cargo vessel that Kyiv says was being used to transport arms from Iran. Continue reading
Russia Develops Fiber-Optic Drone Launch Vehicle
Russian engineers have developed a new unmanned ground platform designed to deliver and launch drones using a fiber-optic control link, according to the Scientific and Technical Center (STC) ‘Kornei.’ Continue reading