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DJI Ronin 4D Captured 327 Shots in F1 Movie While Sony Got All the Credit
We’ve been following DJI’s quiet infiltration of Hollywood for years, but the scope of their contribution to the $300 million F1 movie might be the most impressive example yet. In a revealing new interview with Oscar-winning cinematographer Claudio Miranda, YouTube…
CENTCOM Deploys New LUCAS Drone Force in the Middle East
The United States has officially deployed its first line of Low Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System drones in the Middle East, marking a clear shift in how Washington plans to counter Iranian influence. The new formation, known as Task Force…
Ukraine Interceptors Take On Russia’s New Jet Shaheds
Russia is sending more of its new jet powered attack drones into Ukrainian airspace. These drones are called the Geran 3, and they are Russia’s version of the Iranian Shahed-238. The jets are faster, harder to hit, and designed to…
Drone Mystery in New Jersey Still Not Solved
More than a year has passed since a series of drone sightings over New Jersey created one of the strangest aviation stories in recent memory. The events started on November 13, 2024, when a large drone appeared inside the restricted…
France Races Year-End Deadline For Ukraine Drone Deals As UK And Germany Dominate Funding
French drone manufacturers are scrambling to finalize co-production agreements with Ukraine before 2025 ends, but face stiff competition from Britain and Germany, which have already established direct funding channels and secured battlefield-proven partnerships. The November 17 meeting between Presidents Emmanuel…
Ukraine Launches Mass Production Of Octopus Interceptor Drones As Russia Unleashes 430-Drone Attack On Kyiv
Ukraine has begun mass production of its domestically developed Octopus interceptor drone system, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on Friday, just hours after Russia launched one of the war’s deadliest drone attacks on Kyiv. The announcement marks a critical escalation…
Russia Recruiting 12,000 North Korean Workers For Shahed Drone Factory At $2.50 Per Hour
Russia plans to import 12,000 North Korean workers to its primary drone manufacturing facility by the end of 2025, where they’ll assemble the Shahed attack drones pounding Ukrainian cities for just $2.50 per hour, according to Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence. Ukraine’s…
US Sanctions Ukrainian Firms Supplying Drone Parts to Iran—The Same Drones Russia Uses to Attack Ukraine
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned two Ukrainian companies Wednesday for supplying critical aerospace components to Iran’s state-owned drone manufacturer HESA—the same entity producing Shahed-136 drones that Russia has launched by the tens of thousands against Ukrainian cities throughout 2025. The…
US Slaps Sanctions on Global Network Fueling Iran’s Drone Rebuilding Effort After June War
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned 32 individuals and entities across eight countries on Wednesday for operating procurement networks that supply Iran’s ballistic missile and drone production programs, marking the latest attempt to prevent Tehran from reconstituting military capabilities destroyed during…
African Women Tricked Into Building Russian War Drones
When 23-year-old Adau left South Sudan for Russia, she thought she was taking a step toward a better future. Instead, she ended up helping to build weapons of war inside one of Russia’s most secretive drone factories. BBC made a…
Russia Deploys Ring-Wing “Kometa” Drones Over Ukraine As Experimental Design Triples Range
Ukrainian forces have spotted unusual Russian drones with circular ring-wing designs operating over front lines, marking the first combat deployment of an experimental aerodynamic configuration that could extend strike range by up to three times compared to conventional quadcopters. The…
Ukraine Deploys 9,000 Drones Daily in Staggering Scale of Modern Warfare
Ukraine is deploying approximately 9,000 drones per day against Russian forces, according to a top Ukrainian military official, revealing an operational tempo that dwarfs global drone production capacity and underscores how completely unmanned systems now dominate modern warfare. Ivan Pavlenko,…