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Ukraine

Europe Wants Arbel Rifle-Mounted Drone Kill Kits

Israel Weapon Industries says interest in its Arbel system has surged since the invasion of Ukraine, with at least ten European countries either

Rafael SuárezDec 12

Boeing's MQ-28 Ghost Bat is Officially Battle-Ready

Anduril

Australia Orders MQ-28 “Ghost Bat” Drone After Missile Test

Australia just pulled the curtain on a 1.4 billion of australian dollars ($933 million) contract with Boeing Defence Australia for just six operational Ghost Bat drones, a move that feels like the country finally pressed the fast forward button on its defense plans, as Reuters reported. The timing was no accident. Australian officials revealed the…

Rafael SuárezDec 12

Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface

Contraband

Prison Drone Drop Turns Into a Surf and Turf Smuggling Fail

South Carolina corrections officers intercepted what might be the strangest holiday dinner delivery ever attempted, a drone-powered gourmet contraband drop that looked like someone tried to recreate a Food Network episode with the budget of a middle school bake sale, as FOX News reported. The bundle included raw steak, bagged crab legs, Old Bay seasoning,…

Rafael SuárezDec 12

DJI

DJI Avata 360 FCC Approval, NASA Drone Testing, Texas Drone Fishing

Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have three stories for you this week. DJI gets FCC approval for a new Avata 360. NASA is testing new drone navigation software in Death Valley for future Mars missions. And Texas clarifies that using drones for fishing is illegal under federal law. Let’s get to it.…

Greg ReverdiauDec 12

Drone Incidents

Dublin Drone Incident: Military UAVs Nearly Intercepted Zelensky’s Plane

We have been tracking Russia’s hybrid drone campaign across Europe for months, but what happened during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s state visit to Ireland represents a dangerous escalation. Military-grade drones breached Ireland’s no-fly zone and flew directly toward the expected flight path of Zelensky’s aircraft as it approached Dublin Airport on December 1, missing his…

Haye KestelooDec 11

Breaking news: Win for DJI in patent dispute with Autel Robotics

Amazon

Rome Lab Secures $5M for Counter-Drone Detection as Mystery Drone Panic Fades

The Air Force Research Lab in Rome, New York just locked in $224.5 million in defense funding, including $5 million specifically for counter-drone detection systems. The timing is hard to ignore: this authorization comes exactly one year after the New Jersey “mystery drone” panic that federal investigators ultimately blamed on misidentified aircraft, planets, and stars.…

Haye KestelooDec 11

DJI

Early DJI Investor Selling $108M London Property Portfolio Including Iconic Sky Pool Apartments

An early investor who helped fund DJI when it was struggling to survive is now selling a portfolio of luxury London apartments worth approximately £81 million ($108 million), Bloomberg reports. Lu Di, described as “a friend of Frank Wang’s father,” provided critical early funding when DJI founder Frank Wang was building the company from a…

Haye KestelooDec 11

DJI

NYT Warns AI Drone Swarms Could ‘Hunt and Kill on Their Own’ as Pentagon Loses War Games

The New York Times Editorial Board just issued one of the most alarming assessments of American military readiness in recent memory, and drones are at the center of it. In a sweeping editorial series titled “Overmatched,” the newspaper warns that cheap, autonomous drone swarms are reshaping warfare faster than the Pentagon can adapt, and that…

Haye KestelooDec 10

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