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Russia has followed Ukraine’s lead in adapting the propeller-driven Yak-52 primary training aircraft as an ad-hoc drone-killer. The Yak-52B2 includes a sensor turret to help detect long-range one-way attack drones and has a shotgun mounted under the wing for shooting them down. While it appears that Ukrainian Yak-52s have
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The Islamic Republic of Iran Army has taken delivery of three new domestically-designed and developed vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drones, which are versatile for various missions and can also transition to fixed-wing flight for increased efficiency and longer range. The military hardware, dubbed Homa, Dideban (Watchdog) and Shahin-1 (Falcon-1)
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A photo has emerged showing a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle loaded with at least three seven-shot 70mm rocket pods under its left wing. If the jet had three more pods on the right side, this would amount to a whopping 42 rockets, which could be carried together
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Croatia's Defense Minister Ivan Anuszić believes that his country can become a leader in the European Union in producing small combat drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles of this type have proven to be very effective weapons during the war in Ukraine. “Given the capacities and capabilities of our domestic
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U.S. Special Operations Command's innovation platform has opened submissions for its competition to identify modular, adaptable and scalable solutions for flexible and responsive intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to be used on uncrewed ground and aerial systems. The request for submissions is the second phase in the
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A helicopter-type cargo drone called SKY-TRUCK and an aircraft-type reconnaissance drone called Julietta were presented in Minsk. The drones were demonstrated at the MILEX-2025 international exhibition of weapons and military equipment. SKY-TRUCK was presented by UAVHELI, a company specializing in the creation of unmanned helicopter systems. The drone is primarily
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* Skyports Drone Services , a global provider of drone delivery and inspection services for healthcare, maritime, logistics and energy use cases, has been conducting a series of Proof-of-Concept Ship-to-Shore beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights and deliveries in Michigan’s Great Lakes region. Conducted in partnership with the Michigan
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Rip currents have already killed 11 people in the U.S. this year, but last week, a Florida teenager managed to avoid joining that group after a quick-thinking shark fisherman used his drone to save her. On Thursday, Andrew Smith went fishing at Pensacola Beach after work. Per WSVN, Smith
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* uAvionix, a provider of low-SWaP aviation-grade communications and surveillance technologies for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, has announced a significant software update to its muLTElink product family, enabling advanced link management for assured Command and Control (C2) and payload during UAS operations. muLTElink, which integrates up to four independent radios (C-Band, LTE,
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The U.S. Air Force is looking into the idea of air-launching Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drones from other airplanes in addition to other ways of reducing dependence on traditional runways. Air-launched CCAs also fit in with the service’s larger vision of CCAs having a disruptive impact on future
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* Evolve Dynamics, a British designer and manufacturer of advanced Unmanned Aerial Systems has announced the launch of two new miniaturised platforms specifically engineered to meet the rigorous demands of modern warfighters. The new platforms, Foxe and Wolfe, were spiral developed based on learnings from Ukraine battlefield deployment, and represent a
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The fourth prototype of China's Jiu Tian SS-UAV 'Drone Mothership' has completed its structural assembly and is currently undergoing installation and testing, with its maiden flight scheduled for next month. The vehicle has a 25 metre wingspan and can fly for 12 hours, with a maximum