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The use of the Spike FireFly drone by the Israeli Defense Forces was first caught on video. The newest UAV was probably used in Janina. This was reported by The War Zone. The footage captured on video shows the use of two drones, Moaz and FireFly. The events took place in the West Bank. The […]
A test flight of the Ukrainian analog of the Shahed-136, a AQ 400 Scythe kamikaze drone, which can fly up to 750 kilometers. The video was published by journalist and military correspondent Andriy Tsaplienko. The drone is reported to have a “swarm” function, which means that the main UAV can be accompanied to the target […]
The Ukrainian military has received the initial batch of new AQ 400 Scythe attack drones. An important feature of drones is their low cost and the possibility of mass production. This is evidenced by published photos by Terminal Autonomy, a company formerly known as One Way Aerospace. In an official statement, the company also announced […]
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the destruction and interception of 33 drones over the territories of Lipetsk, Rostov and Volgograd regions by air defense forces on the night of December 17. The target of at least some of them was most likely a military airfield near Morozovsk, Rostov region, the newspaper Astra said . […]
India has tested a drone with a flying wing aerodynamic design. It is known that the drone uses a Russian-made engine. This is reported by the Ministry of Defense of India. The tests were conducted by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) at the Chitradurga Air Test Site in Karnataka. The UAV was designed […]
Ukrainian engineers have developed and launched the production of Cobra airplane-type attack drones. The drone has a metal body made of riveted steel. This technology has simplified and reduced the cost of UAV production. The body of the Cobra UAV is made using the same technology as the airplane body. This allows to increase the […]
Russia has started mass production of Termit helicopter drones, but they do not pose a strong threat to Ukraine. This is says the report of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), citing Russian sources. It is noted that on December 12, Russians, including a well-known state propagandist, said that the country was producing […]
The AKINCI combat drone made by the Turkish company Bayraktar has successfully passed a test firing a supersonic UHA-122 missile at a distance of 55 km. This was reported by Baykar. “AKINCI successfully passed the supersonic firing test with the IHA-122 missile at a range of 55 km,” the statement said. Bayraktar #AKINCI ✈️🐳🚀 IHA- […]
The US military tested an anti-drone system manufactured by Dynetics at Fort Sill. It uses CUGAR interceptor UAVs to destroy air targets. According to the Defense Blog, the Pentagon wants to strengthen the protection of stationary military facilities from unauthorized intrusion by drones. Dynetics, a subsidiary of Leidos, proposed to use the MFP anti-drone system, […]
The found documents show that European sanctions are disrupting the Russian Defense Ministry’s state contract for the supply of the Granat-4 UAV system, which was signed in June 2013 with NPO Izhevsk Unmanned Systems LLC. The contract expires on 15.12.2023, but it is already known that it will not be fulfilled due to the inability […]