North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a test of suicide drones and ordered a mass production of the aerial weapon, saying the introduction of such drones around the world requires an urgent update of military theory. Continue reading
Category Archives: Loitering Munitions
Secretive Phoenix Ghost Kamikaze Drones Rushed to Ukraine Revealed
The secretive Phoenix Ghost kamikaze drone, first developed for the U.S. Air Force and supplied to Ukraine in its ongoing fight against Russia, has finally emerged publicly. We now know for sure that Phoenix Ghost is not a single design, but a family of increasingly larger and longer-ranged one-way attack munitions from AEVEX Aerospace, some of which have been seen before, while at least one was only revealed last week. Continue reading
France Sends First Domestically-Made Kamikaze Drones to Ukraine
On Wednesday, October 16, French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu announced the first delivery of French-made kamikaze drones to Ukraine in the coming weeks. Continue reading
Russia has Enhanced the Shahed-136 Drone with New Technology and Long-Range Capabilities
Recent reports from Russian military media suggest that Russia has developed an upgraded version of the Shahed-136 drone, now equipped with an electro-optical homing head and potentially enhanced with satellite communication for long-range capabilities. Continue reading
Russia Shows Shahed Launch Site for First Time
The first daytime photo of the launch position of russian Shahed-136/131 kamikaze drone taken during the full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine appeared on social media. Continue reading
AeroVironment to Manufacture Switchblade 600 in Ukraine
The American company AeroVironment has signed an agreement with a Ukrainian company to localize the Switchblade 600. The agreement was signed at the International Defense Industries Forum in Kyiv. Continue reading
UK to Build 20 Large One-Way Attack Drones per Month
The UK Ministry of Defence has revealed plans for a new long-range strike weapon under the codename Project Brakestop, which aims to produce a minimum of 20 units per month. Continue reading
Anduril Gets $9M US Army to Develop Launched Effects Technology
– Anduril Industries Inc., Washington, D.C., was awarded a $9,000,000 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract to develop and demonstrate launched effects technology using the Agile-Launched, Tactically Integrated Unmanned System. Continue reading