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– Prodrone, a Japanese industrial drone producer, plans to supply Ukraine with its drones for humanitarian demining. Tokyo has previously assisted Kyiv in mine clearance efforts. Japan delivered four ALIS systems to search mines and 50 metal detectors. Continue reading
The Skywolf family of unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) munitions developed by Turkish defense startup Astech is set to strengthen Turkey’s defense capabilities by joining the nation’s growing roster of UCAV munitions, a key export category in the Turkish defense industry. Continue reading
The British Army’s most farsighted eye in the sky has taken flight in the skies of Estonia. The Watchkeeper Uncrewed Air System (UAS), flown by 47th Regiment Royal Artillery, has had a recent upgrade of the sensors it uses when flying intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions. Continue reading
Leaked intelligence documents have revealed that Israel possesses a highly classified long-range unmanned surveillance drone capable of covert operations across the Middle East. Continue reading
The drone war, one of the defining features of the more than two and a half years of full-scale war in Ukraine, evolves at a blinding pace. Hundreds of airborne drones zip across the skies above the front lines each day, ticking off tasks ranging from reconnaissance to targeting, as well as kamikaze strikes designed to take out enemy armored vehicles, personnel and positions. Continue reading
Researchers have developed a new drone technique to locate and protect curlew chicks from being killed by machinery or predators. The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Wales have been working with farmers and using drones to find the nests of the elusive wader from the air. Continue reading
Turkey has witnessed a significant increase in the number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and licensed drone pilots, according to Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu. Continue reading
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