Shield AI announced Wednesday that Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force has ordered its V-BAT vertical landing and takeoff drones for use as its first ever shipborne aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance… Continue reading "Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force Acquires V-BAT Drones"
The start of another winter in Ukraine also marks the start of a new Russian campaign to destroy Ukrainian electricity, heat, water and other utility services using ballistic missiles, cruise… Continue reading "Interview: Fortem Technologies And Adaptation In Ukraine"
Shield AI has announced a strategic partnership with Indian defense company JSW Defence Pvt. Ltd. to build Shield’s V-BAT unmanned aerial systems in India, with components for the drones also… Continue reading "Shield AI Announces Partnership To Build V-BAT Drones In India"
In a world where drones are omni-present, shooting them out of the sky is an ever-present concern. And, with how cheap drones can be compared to many modern air defense… Continue reading "AUSA 2024: Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 Takes on Drones"
As the US military prepares for conflict scenarios in the Pacific, logistics is one of the greatest challenges facing planners. Supplies must be transported across vast distances to small, forward-deployed… Continue reading "AUSA 2024: Revolutionizing Resupply with Kaman’s KARGO UAV"
A Russian Sukhoi S-70 “Okhotnik” stealthy unmanned combat aerial vehicle is reported to have crashed in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, with the drone allegedly shot down by another Russian aircraft.… Continue reading "Prototype Russian S-70 Stealthy Drone Crashes In Eastern Ukraine"
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has reached another important milestone in its Flying Wing Unmanned Combat Aircraft development program. With an X post shared on September 20, the company announced that… Continue reading "TAI’s ANKA-III Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle Performed Its First Live Firing"
Bayraktar TB2, with tail number S5, produced by Turkey’s renowned drone manufacturer Baykar Teknoloji, has completed 10,000 hours of flight time, becoming the first unmanned aerial vehicle to complete its… Continue reading "Turkey’s First Bayraktar TB2 UAV was Retired After Ten Years Of Service"
On 23 August, Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar Technology company announced in a post on its X account that trainees from Kenya completed their Bayraktar TB2 UAV training at the Baykar… Continue reading "Kenya Will Soon Become The Newest African Operator Of Bayraktar TB2 Drones"
An Ukrainian first-person view drone has struck a Russian Mi-28 Havoc attack helicopter in flight, with released footage of the drone operator’s point of view making it the first documented… Continue reading "Ukraine Claims FPV Drone Hit On Russian Attack Helicopter"