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Japan Drops Apaches, Bets $70M On Drones Instead

Japan Drops Apaches, Bets $70M on Drones Instead

Japan just put real money behind the idea that attack helicopters are finished. The country’s fiscal year 2026 defense budget, enacted on April 7, includes ¥11.1 billion ($69.7 million) to buy five “wide-area UAVs” for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force,…

U.s. Startup Hunts Fpv Drones Using Sound Alone

U.S. Startup Hunts FPV Drones Using Sound Alone

A Boise, Idaho company called Talon Avionics has built a counter-drone system that doesn’t start with radar. It starts with microphones. The SECTR platform uses AI-powered acoustic sensing to detect, track, and physically destroy hostile FPV drones before traditional sensors…