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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

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…

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.

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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 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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

Lockheed Martin Selects Fortem Technologies to Protect Critical Infrastructure from Drones

Fortem Technologies, a global provider of airspace security, has announced a contract with Lockheed Martin to deploy autonomous counter-drone systems to protect…

Spotter Global’s new radar “detects 50 targets every 56 milliseconds”

Spotter Global has announced the launch of its GAX500-3D, “built on Compact Holographic 3D (CH3D) radar technology that detects and tracks live drone threats of

UK Develops New Way of Tackling Drone Threats

A team of UK-based engineers is developing a new approach to counter hostile drones. The project is funded and led by BAE Systems, the country’s largest defence…

AV unveils LOCUST X3, latest entrant into laser counter-drone race

The unveiling at AUSA’s Global Force comes as militaries the world over race for cheaper ways to confront the drone threat.

The Shahed Story – the Weapon that Changed 21st Century Warfare

In the Beginning: Die Drohne Antiradar (DAR) In the mid-1980s, Germany and the United States launched a joint project to develop a specialized, single-use unman…

ANELLO Photonics and Q-CTRL Announce Strategic Collaboration to Redefine Resilient Navigation for UAV’s in GPS-Denied En…

ANELLO Photonics, the creator of the Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscope (SiPhOG™) and a leader in

Germany just funded 15,000 of Ukraine’s fastest drone hunters. STRILA hits 355 km/h and needs no GPS to find its target

It operates through the SineLink module, and is built to hunt Russian Shahed strike drones

Ukrainian intelligence agency reveals inner components of Russian Lancet and Scalpel drones

Ukraine's intelligence agency has published interactive 3D models, components, and electronic parts of the Russian Lancet and Scalpel drones, along with data on…

Russia’s $400,000 SKAT drone is so rare that fewer than 20 have ever been destroyed. Ukraine just downed another one

Ukraine also destroyed the Klin, a newly developed UAV equipped with cutting-edge Li-AFB battery.

Why is China’s ASN-301 suicide drone more deadly than its Iranian counterpart?

While Iranian Shahed-136 suicide drones recently drew attention for destroying key US radars and striking targets as far away as Cyprus in the US-Israel war on…

Adviser to Ukraine's defence minister reveals contents of new Russian Klin drone

The contents of the Klin, a rare Russian strike drone, have been revealed by Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov, an adviser to Ukraine's Minister of Defence and a radio…

Texelis, Scata team up on medium-heavy vehicle that can do drone defense

The 18-ton vehicle, named the MK1, was developed in less than a year and is envisioned as a multirole platform incorporating lessons from the Ukraine war.

Ukrainian Fiber-Optic FPV Drone Downs $16M Russian Ka-52 Near Pokrovsk

The helicopter crew attempted to escape. However, drones operated by USF pilots “eliminated” them.

High-Precision Local Positioning System for GPS-Denied Drones & Robotics

Agilica is the developer of an innovative local positioning system that enables UAVs to take off, land and navigate with... The post High-Precision Local Positi…

High-speed combat drone production starts at new US Anduril plant in days

Anduril Industries will begin building its new loyal wingman drones in the coming days at a new facility in Ohio.

Gulf nations ‘trying to reach out’ for Ukrainian counter-drone capability

Kyiv’s forces have unique experience in defending against Iranian-made drones, making Ukrainian industry and expertise a hot commodity.

Who Owns the Drones? Why Modernization of Army Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Should Be a Maneuver Responsibility

At first glance, placing Army modernization of small unmanned aircraft systems—sUAS—under the leadership of the aviation branch seems reasonable. After all, sUA…

Anduril secures $87M contract for a common counter-unmanned C2 program

The agreement is part of a larger $20B license for the federal government to buy any Anduril product.

The Reaper just won’t quit: Try as they might, the military can’t ditch the MQ-9

The military is turning the aging drone into an effective system, extending its life with new weapons, boosting its range and electronic warfare capabilities. T…