On July 8, the Australian Department of Defense announced the purchase of the Switchblade 300 kamikaze drone system from American company AeroVironment as part of the Albanese government’s commitment to… Continue reading "Australia Orders Switchblade 300 Loitering Munitions From AeroVironment"
Russian media outlets announced on 18 September, that Android Technics, a Russian technology company, had developed an analogue of AeroVironment’s Switchblade 300 loitering munition. Imagery and footage of the BAS-80… Continue reading "Russia Tests Switchblade Clone"
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with the US government to purchase Switchblade 600 kamikaze drones. As a result, Lithuania became the second country after the United… Continue reading "Lithuania Purchases an Unknown Number of Switchblade 600 Drones From the US"
AeroVironment, manufacturers of the Switchblade loitering munitions and Puma UAS being sent to Ukraine by the US are also independently sending some small reconnaissance drones. The company have donated more… Continue reading "AeroVironment, Maker of Switchblade, Donates Drones to Ukraine"
On 1 April, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby outlined what would be included in the US’ latest aid package to Ukraine. The aid ranges from small arms ammunition and… Continue reading "Here’s What the US’ Latest $300 Million Assistance Package for Ukraine Includes"
US unmanned aerial systems (UAS) firm AeroVironment have been awarded two recent contracts for their Switchblade and Puma UAS platforms. Last week, the US Army agreed a deal for the… Continue reading "AeroVironment Flying High With Switchblade and Puma"
On July 15, the Australian Department of Defence announced that the long-running LAND 129 Phase 4B or DEF 129 programme, which was launched to replace the Wasp III SUAS used… Continue reading "Australia Expands Its Unmanned Aerial Systems Capabilites With Vector/Scorpion And Corvo X"
The United States State Department has approved the sales of loitering munitions to Taiwan worth up to $360.2 million, with the sales potentially seeing just over a thousand loitering munitions… Continue reading "U.S. State Department Approves Loitering Munition Sales To Taiwan"
On March 9, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) released video footage of a new ‘kamikaze’ drone being tested. The short video in question shows a new unmanned aerial vehicle… Continue reading "Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Unveils New Meraj-532 Kamikaze Drone"
Last week, a military exercise known as “Mighty Iran” was conducted by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Ground Forces (NEZSA) close to the Aras River in the nation’s north. The… Continue reading "The Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Newest Meraj-521 Kamikaze Drone Is On Its Way To Russia"