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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,…
Ukraine’s $2,500 Interceptor Drones Are Rewriting Air Defense Doctrine as NATO Scrambles to Learn
What Ukrainian troops dismissed as “Star Wars” fantasy a year ago has become the most cost-effective air defense innovation of the war—and now NATO is racing to adopt the same technology. Ukraine’s cheap interceptor drones are hunting down Russian attack…
Iran Summons Polish Envoy Over London Display Of Captured Russian Shahed Drone
Iran summoned Poland’s ambassador in Tehran on Thursday to formally protest Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski’s participation in a UK Parliament display of a captured Shahed-136 drone allegedly used by Russia in Ukraine, according to Press TV. The diplomatic summons…
UK Parliament Displays Captured Iranian Shahed Drone as NATO Confronts Growing Threat to European Airspace
The British Parliament hosted the first public display in Europe of a captured Iranian-made Shahed-136 attack drone on Monday, showcasing the weapon system that has become Russia’s primary tool for striking Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure. The event at Speaker’s…
South Africa Investigates How Civilian Laser Sensors Ended Up in Russian Attack Drones
South African authorities are investigating how laser range finders manufactured by Pretoria-based Lightware Optoelectronics ended up in Russian Garpiya-A1 suicide drones attacking Ukraine. The discovery adds a new dimension to the growing problem of Western and civilian components being weaponized…
Russia Lured African Women to Assemble Attack Drones with False Job Promises, Investigation Finds
Russia has been accused of deceiving young African women into assembling Shahed-136 kamikaze drones through false promises of hospitality work, according to investigative reports. The women, aged 18 to 22, were recruited to work at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone…
Yemen Seizes 2,500 Tons of Drone Factory Equipment Bound for Houthis in Massive Port Interdiction
Yemeni authorities intercepted a massive shipment containing over 3,000 drone-related components and complete manufacturing equipment at the Port of Aden on October 2, 2025, marking one of the largest drone-related seizures in the ongoing Yemen conflict. The 58 containers, weighing…
US Blacklists 15 Chinese Companies Over Drone Parts for Hamas and Houthis
The US Commerce Department added 15 Chinese companies to its restricted Entity List on Wednesday for facilitating the purchase of American electronic components found in weaponized drones operated by Hamas and Houthi militants, according to a final rule published in…
Ukraine Shoots Down Danish Drone in NATO Exercise, Showcasing Battle-Tested Counter-UAS Skills
Ukrainian military operators successfully intercepted and destroyed a Danish Banshee training drone using their combat-proven Sting interceptor during a live NATO demonstration in Denmark, according to Ukraine’s General Staff. The real-time display of Ukraine’s battlefield-hardened counter-drone expertise comes as European…