The former chief executive of Russian drone manufacturer Transport of the Future, who briefed Russian leader Vladimir Putin in January 2025 on plans to produce up to 300,000 UAVs a year, has been arrested on large-scale fraud charges linked to a state defense order
Ukraine excels in manufacturing weapons systems the U.S. has not previously prioritized. One Ukrainian manufacturer plans to produce more than 3 million low-cost first-person-view military drones in 2026. The U.S. built only 300,000 in 2025, by comparison.
Conceived under DARPA’s EWA effort, the demonstrator serves as a broader validation platform for Otto’s laminar-flow research, providing data applicable to future energy-relay UAV concepts
More than 22,600 drones were prepared at Lur Gang Central Park. Then, as the clock struck 10 p.m., the challenge officially began. Within moments, thousands of drones lifted off in perfect synchronization transforming the night sky into a vast moving canvas.
