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Ukrspecsystems Opens UK Drone Factory in Suffolk, Targeting 1,000 Units a Month for Ukrainian Forces
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Ukrspecsystems Opens UK Drone Factory in Suffolk, Targeting 1,000 Units a Month for Ukrainian Forces

Ukraine’s biggest drone manufacturer just opened a production facility on British soil. Ukrspecsystems, described as Ukraine’s largest drone manufacturer, has converted a building in Mildenhall, Suffolk into an operational drone factory, backed by a £200 million investment. When running at full capacity, it will produce up to 1,000 drones per month for Ukrainian soldiers fighting…

China's PLA Demos 200-Drone Swarm Controlled by Single Soldier, Revealing the Pentagon's Worst Nightmare
China

China Sends Drones to Iran, But Have They Already Been Used?

A report from Middle East Eye says China has sent “attack drones” to Iran, including small offensive systems like loitering munitions. At the same time, a separate report says Iran is nearing a deal to buy Chinese CM-302 supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles, which would deepen the China-to-Iran defense pipeline in a way the U.S. Navy…

MyDefence Opens Counter-Drone Factory in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma

MyDefence Opens Counter-Drone Factory in Oklahoma City

A Danish counter-drone company just planted its flag on American soil. MyDefence opened its U.S. manufacturing and innovation facility in Oklahoma City on February 26 — and the timing couldn’t be more deliberate, as Oklahoma Commerce reports. From Copenhagen to Oklahoma: Why This Move Matters Now The drone threat isn’t waiting for anyone’s supply chain…

HMS Duncan Takes On Drone Swarms and Wins
Counter-Drone

HMS Duncan Takes On Drone Swarms and Wins

Royal Navy warship HMS Duncan just survived a drone swarm attack off the Welsh coast. Controlled chaos, live firing, and a training exercise that felt anything but fake. One Ship. Multiple Threats. Zero Excuses. QinetiQ’s Sharpshooter exercise doesn’t mess around. For four days off the coast of Wales at MOD Aberporth, HMS Duncan faced simultaneous…

U.S. MQ-4C Triton Disappears Near Iran
Iran

U.S. MQ-4C Triton Disappears Near Iran

An American Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton reconnaissance drone vanished from radar on February 22 while flying near Iran, adding a new layer of tension to an already volatile region. The aircraft, registration 169660 and call sign OVRLD1, had taken off from Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates and was operating over international…

Pentagon Laser Shoots Down CBP Drone Near El Paso
Department of Defense

Pentagon Shoots Down Its Own $30M CBP Drone at the Texas Border and Still Has No Fix for the Coordination Failure That Caused It

A U.S. military high-energy laser destroyed a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) surveillance drone near Fort Hancock, Texas on Thursday, February 26. The reason: CBP never told the Pentagon it was flying one. The military saw an unidentified aircraft in military airspace, identified it as a threat, and fired. Cost to taxpayers: an estimated…

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