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Ukrainian defence company VARTA has unveiled the DroneHunter, a drone-mounted kinetic interceptor designed to neutralize small and medium-sized Russian UAVs on the battlefield. Militarnyi’s correspondent reported the details of this Ukrainian innovation during the Drone Summit 2025 held in Riga. At the defence exhibition, the Ukrainian company VARTA presented
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Over the churning waters of the Pacific in 1944, a new kind of warfare was unfolding. Armed with cutting-edge technology, the US Navy unleashed its secret weapon: the Interstate TDR, a fleet of unmanned drones, each a harbinger of destruction. These mechanical birds of prey, laden with explosives, soared towards
The UK is investing a record £350m this year to increase the supply of drones to Ukraine from a target of 10,000 in 2024 to 100,000 in 2025. The UK is ramping up its support for Ukraine with a target to achieve a tenfold increase in production and
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– Piasecki Aircraft Corporation, a pioneer in vertical flight, announced that it has entered into a key partnership with Volz Servos, a German manufacturer of high-reliability, redundant electromagnetic actuators. Volz will supply its advanced actuator systems for Piasecki’s Adaptive Digital Automated Pilotage Technology (ADAPT) program, supporting the next generation of
The crew of a Merlin helicopter turned off their radar – and instead relied on a drone and its controllers to close in on ‘suspect’ vessels in the Atlantic. It’s the first time the Royal Navy has used a drone to help direct the actions of crewed aircraft and helps
Sgt. 1st Class Jovani Vasquez spent a week learning about the new aircraft that he would fly for the Army — a small, commercially available drone that is cheap enough to break and replace without a lot of paperwork. To keep the football-sized quadcopter flight-ready and improve his own flying skills,
A Russian drone manufacturer with ties to President Vladimir Putin’s daughter has published the country’s first school textbook on operating drones, the company announced. “This is currently the only school publication on unmanned aircraft systems that has passed state expertise,” said drone maker Geoscan. Titled “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles:
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* Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. and GE Aerospace have announced a formal teaming agreement to advance propulsion technologies for the next generation of affordable unmanned aerial systems and Collaborative Combat Aircraft-type (CCA-type) aircraft. Eric DeMarco, President and CEO of Kratos, said, “Kratos’ strategically important Teaming Agreement with GE Aerospace
One of Russia's propaganda channels shared a video claiming to show "the first shots of a combat laser from a mobile air defense unit," allegedly used by the so-called Kochevnik special forces unit. russians talk about "new threats" that "forced them to look
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French company Elistair, specialised in tethered drones, has announced its participation in the European project SMAUG (Smart Maritime And Underwater Guardian). This collaborative program, funded by the European Union with nearly €6 million, brings together 21 partners from 7 countries around a common goal: strengthening surveillance and protection of sensitive
Emerging threats from peer and near-peer uncrewed systems (UxS) have reshaped the character of war, necessitating the development of new solutions at a faster pace. Warfighters require UxS systems today to meet urgent operational needs. The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is using a new and agile process to evaluate new
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* Altitude Angel, a leading global UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, has announced that the Marina de Lagos on Portugal’s Algarve coast is deploying its Approval Services platform which allows drone operators, and in the future eVTOL pilots, the ability to request and pay for operations within the marina