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A new type of long-range strike unmanned aerial vehicle based on a sports plane has been added to the arsenal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Forbes reports that one of these UAVs was found on the territory of Russia, about 1000 km from the Ukrainian border. The drone is likely based on the Skyranger […]
Ukraine’s long-range drone Liutiy uses a machine vision system. What is known The information was shared by the American edition of CNN, citing its sources. Ukraine uses the Lutyi UAV to conduct precision strikes on Russian oil refineries. Thanks to AI, the drone can navigate the terrain and avoid obstacles. That is, the UAV is […]
The Russian military found an unidentified Ukrainian attack drone that had crashed in a field. Canadian physicist and drone expert DanielR analyzed on his Twitter page the photos that appeared on the Russian Telegram channel “One foot here, one foot there!” (combat_engineer). “Colleagues dropped an enemy kamikaze UAV, which fell, was found and neutralized by […]
Militarnyi informs: the Ukrainian company ALTAIR Technologies demonstrated the Loki drone at the World Defense Show 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Loki drone is 1 meter long and has a wingspan of 1.5 meters. The UAV can perform flight missions for up to 45 minutes. The flight range of 45 km can be increased […]
South African defense company Milkor presented the Milkor 380 UAV at the World Defense Show 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The developers have called the drone “the most advanced combat drone to date.” More information about the device is provided by Army Recognition Group. The developers state: Milkor 380 can perform a wide range of […]
The BQM-177A UAV simulates the behavior of an anti-ship missile and is equipped with electronic warfare capabilities. It is needed to train the crews of ships and aircraft of the US Navy. The US Navy has placed a new order with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. for the production of subsonic BQM-177A target drones […]
WaveAerospace from Connecticut (USA) announced a “new class of aircraft” – quadcopters with a jet turbine in the center. Such a UAV is capable of accelerating to almost 500 km/h and is not affected by adverse weather conditions. The developers offer the Huntress II Turbojet to the military, rescuers, and anyone who values speed and […]
Anduril became the contractor that officially announced its support for the US Air Force’s program to develop advanced unmanned aerial vehicles. The US Air Force has selected the company to develop unmanned combat aircraft (UCA) with artificial intelligence such as “trusted partner”. Anduril acquired Blue Force Technologies, a small aviation company that was developing an […]
The Armed Forces of Ukraine can launch a flock of drones on the battlefield, flying over long distances accompanied by another repeater drone. A Russian soldier who survived the bombing described one such case. The military innovation that worried the representative of the Russian Armed Forces was reported on the Newsweek portal. The portal’s journalists […]
The Japanese unmanned helicopter K-Racer-X2, which has a motorcycle engine, lifted 200 kilograms of cargo tied to a cable into the air. Tests have proven that the K-Racer-X2 is the heaviest-duty drone developed in Japan today. This is what New Atlas is talking about. K-Racer-X2 is a development of the Japanese company Kawasaki Heavy Industries, […]