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Next generation Dronebuster 4 upgrade program launches for advanced counter drone defense
Aug 25, 2025 (SPX)
Over the last ten years, leading drone manufacturers have incorporated advanced radio protocols, higher transmission power, and multiband satellite navigation, ...
Drone hits Russian nuclear site; Trump backs Ukraine on Independence Day
Aug 24, 2025 (UPI)
The Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, located just 38 miles from the Ukrainian border, said in a statement Sunday that a Ukrainian drone was shot down just after midni...
Poland accuses Russia over military drone blast
Aug 20, 2025 (AFP)
Poland said on Wednesday that a Russian military drone flew into its airspace and exploded in farmland in the east of the country overnight, calling it a "provo...
Leonardo DRS completes first sea trials of maritime counter drone system for small uncrewed vessels
Aug 13, 2025 (SPX)
The demonstrations, held in realistic sea states, validated the MEP's ability to detect, identify, and track drone threats while also performing counter-surface...
Royal Canadian Navy selects MDA Space for next generation drone surveillance systems
Aug 06, 2025 (SPX)
The first contract, worth roughly $39 million, covers the procurement of two cutting-edge UAS units, with options for four more. The second, an in-service suppo...
Lithuania requests NATO help after Russian drone incident
Aug 05, 2025 (AFP)
Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys said that the incident was one of several similar recent ones, calling them "an alarming sign of the spillover of Russia's aggr...
Next generation of autonomous drones will harness wind like an albatross
Aug 01, 2025 (SPX)
UC Assistant Professor Sameh Eisa and his research partners hope to harness their amazing abilities for the next generation of drones. He received a $700,000 gr...
Designing compact drones to safely navigate air ducts
Jul 30, 2025 (SPX)
The team focused on quadrotor drones, which are small enough to traverse narrow ducts. However, the confined geometry causes their airflow to recirculate and de...
African armies turn to drones with devastating civilian impact
Jul 25, 2025 (AFP)
On this important holiday for Ethiopian Orthodox and Protestant Christians, many families had gathered in the morning to repair the local primary school. But ou...
Russia faces intense barrage of drones, shutting down Moscow airports
Jul 20, 2025 (UPI)
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a series of statements that between 7:45 a.m. local time on July 19 and 5:40 p.m. on July 20, its air defense systems repor...
Iraq says drones that struck military radars are foreign-made
Jul 18, 2025 (AFP)
On June 24, the Iraqi government said that several small suicide drones targeted multiple Iraqi military sites and bases, including the radar systems at Camp Ta...
Russia fires hundreds of drones at Ukraine, defying Trump warning
Jul 16, 2025 (AFP)
The attacks left one woman dead and wounded more than two dozen people across multiple regions, while a missile attack cut power and water in Ukrainian Presiden...
Drone downed near Iraq airport hosting US troops: Kurd forces
Jul 14, 2025 (AFP)
"At 02:20 (1120 GMT) an explosive-laden drone was downed near Arbil International Airport, without causing casualties or damage," said the counterterrorism serv...
Russia fires 136 drones at Ukraine ahead of Trump-NATO head meeting
Jul 14, 2025 (UPI)
The overnight attack began at 6:39 p.m. Sunday, and consisted of four surface-to-air missiles launched from Russia's Kursk region and the drones from several ar...
Six killed in massive Russian drone, missile attack across Ukraine
Jul 12, 2025 (AFP)
"The Russians continue to use their specific tactics of terror against our country, striking concentrated blows at one city or another, at one region or another...
Ukraine says Russia launched largest drone, missile attack of war
Jul 09, 2025 (AFP)
The attack comes just after US Donald Trump said he would increase weapons deliveries to Ukraine -- reversing an earlier US policy announcement -- and accused h...
Canada turns to drones for reforestation after wildfires
Jul 02, 2025 (AFP)
This area of northern Quebec province was ravaged by megafires in the summer of 2023 and for the second year in a row a pilot project has been using drones to p...
First SIRTAP tactical drone prototype completes assembly ahead of ground trials
Jun 30, 2025 (SPX)
Over the coming months, the prototype will undergo extensive testing, including structural checks, validation of key components, and software trials. The series...
Chinese journalist hurt by Ukrainian drone attack in Russia: network
Jun 27, 2025 (AFP)
Lu Yuguang, a reporter with the state-affiliated Phoenix TV, "was wounded in the head" on Thursday afternoon and was sent to hospital for treatment, the broadca...
Russia fired 352 drones and 16 missiles at Ukraine overnight; Iran FM to meet key ally Putin
Jun 23, 2025 (AFP)
"In total, 352 drones were launched, including 159 (Iranian-designed) Shaheds just overnight, along with 16 missiles. Preliminary reports indicate that ballisti...
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