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A DJI Matrice 400 drone paired with the Zenmuse L3 LiDAR payload is now scanning the Mirador Basin in northern Guatemala, where archaeologist Dr. Richard Hansen has spent 47 years documenting one of the densest concentrations of ancient Maya cities on Earth. DJI Enterprise published a video profile of the project this month. The video…
The Ukrainian military has tested an FPV (First-Person View) drone that carries both fiber optic and radio control channels at once, giving operators a live fallback the moment the fiber cable breaks or loops mid-flight. Tetyana Chornovol, a Ukrainian journalist, current Verkhovna Rada MP, and Armed Forces platoon commander, disclosed the development on March 22,…
Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, is bleeding Russia’s army faster than Moscow can replace it. A detailed profile published today in The Economist reveals that December 2025 was the first month in four years of war when verified Russian losses to Ukrainian drones exceeded Russian recruitment. Since the start of winter,…
The U.S. Army has placed an order exceeding $52 million with Skydio for more than 2,500 X10D drones, the company announced today. It is the largest small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) procurement from a single vendor in Army history. The contract moved from bid to award in under 72 hours, bypassing the multi-year acquisition timelines that…
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces have expanded the battlefield kill zone to 150km. Discover how the new Deep Strike Command Centre is using AI-enabled drones to dismantle Russian air defenses and strangle rear logistics.
Anduril Industries accelerates FURY combat drone production at its new $1B Arsenal-1 facility in Ohio, hitting milestones four months ahead of schedule. Learn how commercial tech is reshaping the U.S. Air Force's CCA program.
Ukraine is scaling production of 3D-printed interceptor drones like the P1-SUN and STING to 2,000 units per day. As Gulf states eye these $1,000 systems to counter Iranian-designed threats, we analyze the five key models and the looming challenge of jet-powered Shahed-238 drones.
Ukraine's 66th Mechanized Brigade has shifted its drone targeting from Russian infantry to high-value "systems": drone operators, logistics, and shelters. Discover how this tactical evolution is reclaiming ground on the Lyman axis.
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