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RoboFalcon 2.0: The Drone That Flies Like a Bird
Drone Research

RoboFalcon 2.0: The Drone That Flies Like a Bird

For every drone pilot who has watched a bird effortlessly glide on the wind and felt a pang of jealousy, this one’s for you. Researchers at Northwestern Polytechnical University have unveiled RoboFalcon 2.0, a flapping-wing drone that so perfectly mimics the flight of a bird that it can take off and fly slowly on its…

China's New "Type B" Stealth Drone Shocks the West
China

China’s New “Type B” Stealth Drone Shocks the West

Just when we thought we had a handle on China’s rapidly growing fleet of stealth drones, another one appears. This week, as TWZ reported, a new, mysterious, twin-jet engine flying-wing drone has been spotted on the ground at the Changchun Air Show, and its appearance is sending another ripple of shock and awe through the…

drone mq-9 reaper
Weaponized drones

US Eases Export Rules for Armed Drones

Military drones like the MQ-9 Reaper are now easier to buy for allied nations. The US has reinterpreted its export rules to make it significantly easier

Kamikaze Drones with 1,200-Mile Range Spotted in Sudan’s Darfur Conflict
Drone Strike

Kamikaze Drones with 1,200-Mile Range Spotted in Sudan’s Darfur Conflict

More than a dozen advanced kamikaze drones with ranges of up to 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) were identified near Nyala airport in Sudan’s Darfur region in May, signaling a major escalation in the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) drone capabilities, according to images analyzed by the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab and verified by Reuters. The new…

U.S. reopens Reaper exports: MTCR shift puts Saudi MQ‑9 buy in play
United States

U.S. reopens Reaper exports: MTCR shift puts Saudi MQ‑9 buy in play

Washington is set to reopen the Reaper export door—with a triple‑digit Saudi order waiting in the queue. The United States is preparing to expand exports of heavy attack drones by reinterpreting the 1987 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), enabling Foreign Military Sales of MQ‑9 Reaper–class systems to U.S. partners, according to Reuters. Policy change reframes…

Trump Administration Targets Chinese Drone Imports in September Crackdown. Artist impression. Not a real photo.
China

Trump Administration Targets Chinese Drone Imports in September Crackdown

The Trump administration announced plans Friday to issue rules this month targeting Chinese drone imports and heavy-duty vehicles, marking the latest escalation in national security restrictions against Chinese technology. New Rules Target Drones and Heavy Vehicles The U.S. Commerce Department said it will issue regulations as early as September 2025 addressing national security risks involving…

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