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
Ukraine’s Drone Units are Using Russia’s Own Explosives Against it
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
Drones in Wales Used to Save Elusive Curlew Nests from Farm Machinery
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 Now Has 1.5M Licensed Drone Pilots
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
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
RTX’s Raytheon Demos KuRFS and Coyote Against Complex UAS Threats
– Raytheon, an RTX business demonstrated the capabilities of the Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor, known as KuRFS, the Coyote Block 2 kinetic effector, and the Block 3 non-kinetic effector during the U.S. Army’s annual summer test period. Continue reading
China Develops Osprey-Like VTOL Drone with 2-Ton Capacity
China has announced the development of a large tiltrotor drone capable of carrying up to 2 tons (4,400 pounds) of payload at a maximum speed of 340 miles (547 kilometers) per hour. Continue reading
Mitsubishi Showcases AI-Powered Combat Drones
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has revealed two models of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the International Aerospace Exhibition in Japan. Continue reading