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Turkish combat drone maker Baykar hopes “soon” to be able to counter “kamikaze” drones in Ukraine, such as the Russian-operated Iranian drones recently threatening critical infrastructure, the company’s CEO told Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa). Continue reading →

AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. has announced that the Company’s eBee X series of fixed wing unmanned aircraft systems, including the eBee X, eBee GEO and eBee TAC, are the first and only drones on the market to comply with Category 3 of the Operations of Small Unmanned Aircraft System Over People rules published in the Federal Register by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in March 2021. Continue reading →

For 36 years, Burning Man has been a gathering place for art lovers across the globe. This year’s event showcased incredible art installations that festival goers very much welcomed after a two-year hiatus. One artistic display in particular has highlighted the self-defined city’s momentary beauty with spectacular drone shows that painted the night sky and has kept burners talking long after they have left. Continue reading →

The UK government has spent more than £1bn on contracts for surveillance technology to spot migrants crossing the English Channel. Continue reading →

Russia is preparing to deploy advanced Arash-2 Iranian kamikaze drones to supplement the Shahed-136s that have already inflicted serious damage on Ukrainian power infrastructure. The new and more capable loitering munitions are faster, smarter and longer-range, and likely to stretch Ukrainian air defenses even further. Continue reading →

Turkish drone magnate Baykar has delivered the first batch of Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) to Poland after signing an agreement back in 2021, a Baykar official said on Friday. Continue reading →

For the time ever, the German Armed Forces fired a shipboard laser weapon. On August 30th 2022, the German frigate Sachsen successfully engaged drones at short and very short range in the Baltic Sea near Putlos Major Training Area. Continue reading →

‘Yun Xiao’, a flapping robot bird independently developed by Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) in northwest China, was capable of flying for upmost 123 minutes continuously at one time, which was confirmed by a professional institute, said the university last week. Continue reading →