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Ukrainian company General Cherry unveils Sweetheart reconnaissance drone

Ukrainian company General Cherry has unveiled the first reconnaissance drone in its UAV line, the Sweetheart, with a stated flight range of over 150 km.

Technology expert explains whether Shahed drones can automatically acquire targets

Flash said that autonomous target selection and guidance technologies for strike UAVs are currently undergoing the initial stages of combat testing.

Russia’s sea drones run on smuggled Starlink. Ukraine sank three before they reached shore

The Black Sea drone war now runs both ways

Ukrainian air defence downs 95 out of 101 Russian drones, six hits recorded

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 101 drones of various types on the night of 23-24 June. Air defence forces have intercepted 95 UAVs, although six strikes h…

Kyiv Smashed, Moscow Burned, Parsing Drone Operations

Russian forces struck Kyiv this week, damaging the historic Pechersk Lavra monastery and several other UNESCO-listed cultural sites. Ukraine responded with its…

A “fiery” night over occupied Crimea: Ukraine’s drone forces logged a 60-target sweep

Among other targets, the Unmanned Systems Forces now count 23 Russian air-defense assets destroyed this month, with two launchers, a radar, and an AA-gun added…

Ukraine has built 822 kilometers of anti-drone road tunnels. Each kilometer means safer evacuations and faster supply

In May alone, the State Special Transport Service rebuilt 115.5 km of conventional road, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.

US strikes Iranian sites after Iran launches drones, in latest Gulf flare-up

U.S. forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on Saturday after shooting down drones launched by Iran toward the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said.

Kronstadt, Russia’s major naval Base after Black Sea Fleet losses, gets hit by Ukrainian drones (VIDEO)

Russia was in the middle of hosting foreign investors.

Ukrainian forces take air control of part of land route to Crimea – video

UAVs operated by Ukrainian Special Operations Forces control the Melitopol-Chonhar route, complicating Russian logistics to temporarily occupied Crimea.

Kuwait and Bahrain targeted by Iran after exchange of fire with US

Iran attacks American bases in Gulf states after Washington shoots down drones and strikes Iranian radar sites Bahrain has said Iran fired ballistic missiles an…

US Forces Intercept Iranian Ballistic Missiles and Strikes Radar Sites

US forces intercepted multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones launched toward the Strait of Hormuz and neighboring Gulf states on Friday, June 5. The Ira…

US strikes Iranian radar sites after drone shootdown in Strait of Hormuz

American forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on Saturday after shooting down drones launched by Iran towards the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said, i…

Ukraine’s drones got bigger warheads. A Russian corvette in the Baltic just found out.

The Fire Point FP-1 that struck Boikiy at Kronstadt on 3 June crossed 1,100 km to get there — and arrived with a heavier warhead than the model that started Ukr…

Ukraine’s Bullet interceptor gets speed upgrade. It now has chemical accelerator to chase down Russian 500 km/h Geran-4

The accelerator burns chemical fuel rather than using jet propulsion.

How the Pentagon plans to spend $50 billion on drone warfare

As new drone startups proliferate, Pentagon and military leaders outline their priorities for building “drone dominance."

Latvia sends mobile intercept units to Russian border in wake of drone incursions

“The force teams we plan to deploy to the border in the coming days will be equipped with local interceptor drones,” a Latvian military official said.

China inventor creates sword-shaped aerial vehicle, bringing flying sword in fantasy novels to life

A Chinese influencer has turned the flying sword in Chinese xianxia fantasy novels into reality by creating a specially-shaped aerial vehicle. Fan Shisan, from…

"Russian losses amount to around 100": Ukrainian drones strike FSB HQ in occupied Kherson Oblast – video

Drones operated by Special Operations Centre Alpha, part of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), have struck a headquarters of Russia's Federal Security Servi…

Iraq pledges cooperation with Saudi Arabia over drone attack

Iraq says it is ready to cooperate with Saudi Arabia in investigating an alleged drone attack, while denying any evidence drones crossed Iraqi airspace

Why does the PLA object to Japan’s drone plans for its southern islands?

The People’s Liberation Army has accused Japan of taking a “dangerous gamble” with its plan to deploy satellite-aided drones to its southwestern islands near Ta…

Hezbollah drone strike videos show evolving tactics against Israel

BBC Verify has examined dozens of videos of fibre-optic drone attacks carried out by the Lebanese armed group.

Killer Drone Downs Intruder Drones with Metal Chains

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a new concept for drone defence: Thin chains are fired at incoming drones, entangled i…

L3Harris turns handheld radios into counter-drone jammers

The forthcoming Wraith Shield software update uses the existing antenna to scan for drone control signals, identify enemy ones, and jam them, L3Harris executive…

“Future of war” meets Ukraine’s black soil: ground drone commander on why combat robots often don’t survive the first ba…

Ground drones are often considered a big part of the future of warfare, but a Ukrainian commander says real battlefield conditions quickly expose their limits,…

One radar sees 250 km out. The other measures altitude at 300 km range. Ukraine’s drones just took both out in Donetsk O…

Ukraine drone forces and SOF reported more of their middle-range strike across the occupied territories. Targets: radars, fuel depots, bases.

China’s Silent Hunter laser C-UAS system “now in use in UAE, Saudi Arabia and Russia”

China’s Silent Hunter directed-energy air defence system has reportedly been sighted in Abu Dhabi Airport in the United Arab Emirates. The system made its first

China continues supplying drone components to Russia and Iran despite sanctions – WSJ

Chinese companies are exporting dual-use drone components – including engines, batteries, fibre-optic cables and microchips – to Iran and Russia in disregard of…

Ukraine flipped the drone math—and Russia’s assault tempo just stopped buying ground

Russia pressed every Donbas sector in April, with assault tempo at a two-month high. The territorial line moved the wrong way anyway—and Ukrainian intelligence…

SOCOM Plans MQ-9 Drone Mothership

US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has requested increased funding in its fiscal 2027 budget to transform the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft system in…

Drones shatter months of relative calm in Sudan’s capital as international airport targeted

Sudan’s armed forces blamed a drone attack ⁠on Monday that targeted Khartoum airport on the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia, the latest in a barrage of assaul…

Iran’s killer drones increase slaughter in Sudan amid world’s forgotten war

Iran is accused of supplying Mohajer-6 attack drones to Sudan's armed forces as the civil war's death toll reportedly reaches as many as 400,000 people.

New foreign-made components discovered in Russian drones

New components produced in 2025 in the US as well as European and Asian countries have been found in Russian UAVs, indicating that Russia is still managing to c…

Marine Corps fields 3,500 first-person view attack drones

The U.S. Marine Corps had zero first-person view drones in service as of October 2025.

Bloomberg: Ukrainian Drone Strikes Push Russian Oil Processing to Lowest Level Since 2009

Bloomberg confirmed Ukrainian robot aircraft are systematically demolishing Russian energy infrastructure one day after Trump – confusing Ukraine with Iran – de…

More Ukrainian drones are hitting Russian supply lines. The hardened targets are fine.

Ukraine is extending its drone strikes into Russia's vulnerable logistical zone. But many drones lack hitting power.

Technology Russia and Ukraine refined on their battlefield just hit Israeli Black Hawk in Lebanon

Fiber-optic drones cannot be jammed by electronic warfare. No signal to block. No frequency to suppress. The wire carries the signal directly from operator to d…

Sikorsky/Robinson Unmanned Get $15M US Marine Corps Contract for Autonomous Aerial Logistics Program

The United States Marine Corps awarded a $15.5 million contract to Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, for the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle – Expeditionary L…

Hezbollah drone strikes target Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon

Ceasefire frays further as Israel also carries out airstrikes and issues new displacement orders for south Lebanon Hezbollah launched several drones at Israeli…

Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray carrier drone completes first test flight

The aircraft took off from Boeing’s facility at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., for an approximately two-hour flight.

Ukraine’s new B-2 drone is a mystery. Its kills aren’t.

Russian air defenses are collapsing as more and more different Ukrainian drones strike as far as 200 km.

Pentagon’s drone strategy calls for putting $54 billion DAWG in the fight

The Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, which oversees developing drones and other unmanned systems, could get a huge budget increase. The post Pentagon’s drone s…

US Navy’s First Production Boeing MQ-25 Stingray Completes Maiden Flight

The U.S. Navy’s production representative MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial refuelling aircraft has successfully completed its first flight on Apr. 25, 2026. The f…

Baykar Unveils AI-Powered Kamikaze Drones and Loitering Munitions

Turky’s Baykar unveiled two new unmanned combat platforms, the K2 kamikaze drone and the “Sivrisinek” (“Mosquito” in Turkish) loitering munition, during a live…

Ukrainian ground robot evacuates woman, 77, from grey zone – video

Drone pilots from Ukraine's 60th Separate Mechanised Brigade have used an unmanned ground vehicle to evacuate an elderly woman after she was spotted walking alo…

The US military wants a fleet of missile-killing laser drones

The U.S. military is once again pursuing flying directed energy weapons to counter threats to American airspace.

Fiery Shahed in morning sky: Ukraine's Air Force posts video of Russian drone being downed on 24 April

Ukraine's Air Force has released a video showing a Russian attack drone being downed on the morning of 24 April.

Chinese drone discovery sharpens focus on Asia’s undersea security race

A suspected Chinese underwater drone hauled out of Indonesian waters this month has sharpened global focus on a security race that analysts say has been years i…

WATCH: An-28 Aircraft Reconfigured as Flying Drone Platform to Hunt Russian Shahed UAVs

The concept is intended as a cheaper alternative to air-to-air missiles, relying instead on smaller, cheaper interceptor drones launched from the air.

Kratos and U.S. Army Integrate Kratos J85 Engine into Kratos Firejet Drone System

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that it has completed the initial flight series of the Kratos J85 engine version of the Firejet unmanned…

Rheinmetall Gets Multi-Billion Loitering Munition Contract from German Army

Rheinmetall has received a major order from the Bundeswehr for FV-014 loitering munition systems. A contract to that effect was signed on April 22nd in Koblenz.…

President Zelenskyy Showcased over 50 Types of Ukrainian Weapons

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy recorded a video address on Arms Makers’ Day against the backdrop of the latest Ukrainian developments that have alread…

Battlefield sees 159 clashes, Russians have used 9,096 kamikaze drones in 24 hours – Ukraine's General Staff

A total of 159 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day.

US Tests Drone Delivered Bunker Busting Warhead

In a significant leap forward for battlefield technology, U.S. Army Infantry Drone Operators have successfully tested a new warhead designed to be delivered by…

Sweden to Supply Ukraine with Advanced Counter-Shahed Systems

The Defence Forces of Ukraine will receive advanced BAE Systems Tridon Mk2 air defence systems from Sweden. These systems will enhance Ukraine’s air defence cap…

Ukraine air defence downs 189 out of 215 Russian drones, hits recorded at 13 locations

Ukraine’s air defence forces intercepted 189 out of 215 Russian drones during a large-scale overnight attack, with strikes reported at several locations.

Russia Develops New Lys-2 Interceptor Drones with Automatic Target Acquisition

The Russian military has begun receiving Lys-2 interceptor drones capable of shooting down Ukrainian UAVs. This was reported by an analyst from The Dead Distric…

Ukraine Hits Tuapse Refinery Again as Drones Strike Rail, Oil Sites Across Russia

Overnight strikes disrupted rail traffic near military sites in Russia's Rostov region, while Ukraine confirmed hitting the Tuapse refinery – a key Black Sea oi…

British air defence system helping to shoot down Shahed drones over Ukraine

Ukraine's Defence Ministry has revealed details of the Rapid Ranger air defence system, which detects targets at up to 15 km and engages them with laser-guided…

Hackers Breach Russian Ministry Call, Reveal China Supplies ‘90%’ of Drone Electronics

A recording of the meeting, published by Ukrainian prankster Yevgen Volnov, captures officials discussing supply chains for unmanned aerial vehicles.

Boeing Sees Chinook Air-Launching Swarms Of Drones

With orders for the twin-rotor helicopter still rolling in, Boeing has provided details on its future plans for the venerable H-47 Chinook, including adding lau…

How the PLA may use stealth drones in a swarming boat attack from Taiwan

A Chinese military magazine has suggested that if Taiwan sends a swarm of uncrewed combat boats across the strait – a strategy inspired by Ukraine – Beijing cou…

China’s ‘land aircraft carrier’ charges flying drone with microwave beam

A vehicle that can zap energy into a fleet of drones, allowing them to fly indefinitely, is getting closer to becoming a battlefield reality. Scientists in Chin…

Ukrainian Revolution: How Drones, Technology Replaced Artillery, Tanks

Ukraine is redefining warfare – and Kyiv Post will show you the inventions and products that are setting new standards of military art and shaping a new agenda…

Ukrainian drones hit 16 Russian military assets – video

Ukrainian drone forces have attacked air defence systems, Iskander and Rubikon bases, oil depots and Russian storage sites in Crimea and other temporarily occup…

Ukraine’s drone forces count their air defense kills by the fortnight — 12 in the first two weeks of April alone

BS commander Robert Brovdi's video release shows the pace of Ukraine's systematic anti-air campaign: Tor-M1s in Mariupol and Luhansk, a Pantsir-S1 in Donetsk Ob…

Marines on way to Middle East seen using rifles with anti-drone smart scope

The company that makes the SMASH 2000L advanced fire control system confirmed that a recent series of photos show deployed Marines using the smart scope. The po…

1:5 kill ratio: Ukraine inflicts heavy Russian losses using drones, says Finnish president

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said during his visit to Washington that Ukraine is in a much better place than it has been at any stage of the war thus far.

Ukrainian Warfare Revolution: How Drones Replaced Artillery, Tanks

Forced to innovate by manpower and ammunition shortages, Ukraine has turned drones into its most versatile weapon. We visit the manufacturers redefining modern…

INTERCEPTOR DRONES – Best of…

The surge in the use of one-way effectors, loitering munitions, otherwise known as ‘kamizake drones’ or strike drones, has created the demand for effective defe…

Ukraine tips drone war in its favor

Ukraine innovates fast, Russia scales hard. Ukraine is starting to do both.

Joint Ukrainian Operation Hits Russian S-300V System, UAV Command Node

Ukrainian forces say a coordinated multi-service joint operation hit a Russian S-300V (NATO: SA-12 “Gladiator”) system, UAV control point, and electronic warfar…

Ukrainian drones in Germany: how Frontline Robotics has become Ukraine's first exporter of military technology

BAE Systems trials low-cost counter drone solution for Eurofighter Typhoon

A BAE spokesperson told Breaking Defense that the air-to-surface test was internally funded, “as part of our commitment to invest in the advanced capabilities o…

AFCENT awards Kraus Hamdani $270M for solar-powered, long-endurance drones

The K1000ULE broke endurance records with a three-day flight and has featured in multiple military exercises. “We’ve proven ourselves to the warfighter across m…

Ukraine's forces are using 30% more strike drones than Russians

Ukraine's defence forces are reportedly using 30% more strike drones than Russian troops.

OSINT analysts reveal details of Russian interceptor drone that reaches 200 km/h

Ukrainian OSINT channel Mortis Æterna has released an instruction manual for the Russian Yolka interceptor drone, which is used to counter Ukrainian UAVs.

Iran Shoots Down Seventeenth US MQ-9 Reaper

U.S. officials have confirmed that at least 16 MQ-9 Reaper drones have been lost during ongoing operations involving the United States and Iran, highlighting a…

Northrop Grumman Demos Lumberjack to US Army

Northrop Grumman Corporation has showcased the autonomous mission capabilities of its Lumberjack Group 3 Unmanned Aircraft System during the U.S. Army 101st Air…

Sweden to Supply Tridon Mk2 Air Defense Systems to Counter Shahed Drones

Sweden will allocate €400 million for Tridon Mk2 air defense systems to augment and strengthen Ukraine’s ability to counter drones and other aerial threats, Ukr…

Ukraine strikes Russian Frigate Admiral Grigorovich, launching its air defense missiles at drones in Russia’s primary Bl…

Admiral Grigorovich carries the missiles that strike Ukrainian cities. Last night, it learned what it feels like to be on the receiving end.

Ukrainian soldier downs two Shahed drones using Sting interceptors from distance of 500 km

A Ukrainian drone operator shot down two Russian Shahed-type UAVs using STING interceptor drones while operating 500 km from the launch point. The manufacturer…

Ukrainian air defence downs 26 Russian missiles and 515 drones, strikes recorded at 20 locations

Russia carried out a combined strike on Ukraine's critical infrastructure on the night of 2-3 April and on the morning of 3 April using attack UAVs and air-to-s…

Iran War Live Updates: Drone Hits Kuwaiti Oil Refinery in New Attack on Gulf Energy Sites

The strike set several refinery units ablaze, its operator said. President Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s infrastructure but there was no sign of a deal to…

The limit of Soviet aviation's legacy: is Russia really making progress in fifth-generation fighter jets?

There is currently much discussion about a possible direct confrontation between Russia and NATO forces. Some believe that Russia has surged ahead thanks to its…

Iran live updates: Israel, UAE, Saudi Arabia report drone and missile attacks

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.

Quantum Frontline Industries Dispatches First Batch of Drones to Ukraine on Schedule

Quantum Frontline Industries (QFI) has completed production of the first batch of drones. The systems will be delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The deli…

Ukrainian FPV Giant Partners to Build Drones in the U.S.

One of Ukraine’s largest drone manufacturers, General Cherry, has signed a deal to produce unmanned aerial vehicles in the United States, the company announced.…

Air Force reactivates Reaper drone squadron at Nevada base

The squadron activation is part of an organization of Reaper units brought about by new technology that automates the takeoff and landing process. The post Air…

Last 24 hours saw ‘lowest number’ of Iranian missile and drone attacks, Hegseth says

The defense secretary and joint chiefs chairman declined to answer what troop deployments mean for ground invasion.

Are Russian Shaheds mounting radar-hunting modules?

"Russian forces are equipping Shahed drones with passive radar homing." This claim made a splash in Ukrainian media…

War boosts counter-drone sales, joint ventures

Recent weeks have seen a flurry of partnerships by defense-tech companies and orders from nations under fire.

‘Smarter, More Advanced, More Modern’ – Inside Ukraine’s Drone War

In an exclusive interview in Kharkiv, a commander of Ukraine’s Typhoon special unit explains drone operations, electronic warfare, and how Ukraine adapts on the…

Ukrainian drones destroy three Russian multiple rocket launchers in Crimea

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces struck a Tornado multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) base on the night of 28-29 March, destroying three BM-30 Smerch/Tornado…

European intelligence agencies believe Russia is supplying drones to Iran, says official

Intelligence reports find Russia is close to completing phased shipment of drones, medicine and food Middle East crisis – live updates Intelligence agencies in…

Ukrainian air defences down 93 Russian drones, but strikes reported at 8 locations

Ukraine’s air defences intercepted 93 out of 102 drones launched by Russia overnight, although strikes were recorded at several locations.