Over the past week we have witnessed an escalation in Idlib, Syria. The escalation began with an airstrike conducted by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) against the Turkish Army, killing… Continue reading "The Turkish Offensive in Idlib"
The Bundeswehr’s procurement arm, BAAINBw, has ordered 10 sets of a novel anti-drone system. The system will be mounted on the GTK Boxers of Germany’s Very High Readiness Joint Task… Continue reading "BAAINBw Orders 40mm Airburst Anti-Drone RCWS"
Italian multinational aerospace company Leonardo acquired a minority stake in Skydweller, an American-Spanish startup specializing in the development of solar-powered high-altitude pseudo satellites (HAPS), alternatively known as high-altitude airships (HAA).… Continue reading "Leonardo Invests in Solar Powered Drones"
In recent years armed UAVs, namely the MQ-1C Gray Eagle and MQ-9 Reaper, have become a vital element of the counter-insurgency operations that the US has involved itself in. A… Continue reading "GBU-69 Glide Bomb Tested by USSOCOM Drone to Replace Hellfire"
The US Army’s Contracting Command have issued another request for information (RFI) for their Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS) after repeated delays to the programme. “The LMAMS is envisioned… Continue reading "US Army Looking for More ‘Suicide Drones’"
The Ballistic Low Altitude Drone Engagement (BLADE) system is the US Army’s latest attempt to deal with the small UAV threat. By combining a remote weapon station with a radar,… Continue reading "BLADE – The Radar-Guided Drone Killer"
Stars and Stripes reports that Serbia will receive Chinese-built Pterodactyl-1 drones in the coming months. This would be the first time Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles have been sold to a… Continue reading "Serbia To Receive Pterodactyl-1 Drones"
The US Army Contracting Command this week released a requirement for the integration of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) with the M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV). According to the published requirement;… Continue reading "US Army Assault Breacher Vehicle to Launch Drones"
The Expeditionary Warfare Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), developed by engineers at the US Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and their industry partner, Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, debuted at… Continue reading "Expeditionary Warfare Unmanned Surface Vehicle Demonstrated for Marine Corps and Navy"
The Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD) announced this month that two unmanned T-72B3 main battle tanks (MBT) are being developed by Uralvagonzavod (UVZ). The T-72B3 chassis was chosen based on… Continue reading "Remote Control T-72s?"