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Ukraine’s Alpha Gets 25,000 Strike Drones

Ukraine’s Alpha Gets 25,000 Strike Drones

A tidal wave of drones has just landed in the hands of one of Ukraine’s most capable special units. Soldiers from the Special Operations Center “A” of the Security Service of Ukraine, better known as Alpha, have received more than…

Nato’s Arctic Drone Gap Is Widening

NATO’s Arctic drone gap is widening

The Arctic is not just ice, polar bears, and dramatic submarine photos anymore. It is becoming a laboratory for drone warfare. Since Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine, the High North has shifted from geopolitical afterthought to frontline chessboard. As…

1,000 Drone Show Comes To Jacksonville

1,000 Drone Show Comes to Jacksonville

A 1,000 drone light show is set to illuminate downtown Jacksonville on Feb. 27 and 28, bringing a large scale DroneArt performance to the skies near EverBank Stadium, as reported by Jacksonville.com If you see a giant ballerina suspended above…

Europe’s 500 Km Kamikaze Drone Goes Mass Production

Europe’s 500 km Kamikaze Drone Goes Mass Production

Europe is not just designing a long range loitering munition. It is redesigning how such weapons are built. Under the European Long-range Strike Approach framework, the One Way Effector 500 Plus is emerging as a deliberately simple, industrial scale strike…

Michigan Becomes National Drone War Lab

Michigan Becomes National Drone War Lab

Michigan is no longer just talking about drones. It just secured the airspace to prove it. The U.S. Department of Defense has officially designated Michigan’s National All Domain Warfighting Center as a National Range for Deep Uncrewed Aerial Systems training,…

Russian Rubikon Drone Operator Defects To Ukraine

Russian Rubikon Drone Operator Defects to Ukraine

A former drone operator from Russia’s elite Rubikon unit has defected to Ukraine, offering a rare inside look at how one of Moscow’s high profile UAV formations recruits, trains, and maintains control over its personnel. The interview was published by…