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Ukraine Claims Underwater Drone Crippled $500M Russian Submarine in Historic First
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) just announced what may be the most significant drone warfare milestone since the war began: the first-ever underwater drone attack on a submarine. We’ve been tracking Ukraine’s naval drone evolution for three years, from civilian DJI…
Seven Students Expose Russia’s Drone Motherships After Intel Agencies Failed
We’ve been covering Europe’s drone crisis for months, from military reconnaissance drones shutting down Munich Airport to the EU’s scramble to build a multi-billion-euro “drone wall.” But while European intelligence agencies stumbled through bureaucratic fog, seven journalism students just delivered…
Denmark’s Drone Airport Chaos Just Turbocharged Europe’s Counter-UAS Race
When multiple drones showed up over Danish airports and a key fighter base this fall, the Danish government realized it needed to invest in better counter-UAS (cUAS) measures, because the next time this occurs they may not be as lucky.…
Quantum Systems Wins $246M German Army Contract as Thiel’s Reconnaissance Bet Pays Off
We have been reporting on Germany’s drone modernization push for nearly two years, and this deal represents the clearest validation yet that combat-proven reconnaissance systems are winning over Europe’s defense establishment. Peter Thiel-backed Quantum Systems is set to receive a…
Auterion Hybrid Drone Swarm Completes First Multi-Manufacturer Kill Chain in Historic Demo
We have been following Auterion’s rise from open-source software pioneer to battlefield powerhouse for years. This week, the drone company crossed a threshold that transforms drone warfare from concept to operational reality. For the first time ever, FPV and fixed-wing…
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…
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…
Bundeswehr Pushes Forward on Major AI Drone Deal
Germany is moving quickly toward a one point zero four billion dollar acquisition of AI enabled loitering munitions after new trials showed a hit rate above ninety percent, a result that directly contradicts earlier leaks claiming poor accuracy and unreliable…
Why The Royal Navy is Adding 20 New Hybrid “Drone Ships” To Its Arsenal
Okay, these drone ships aren’t a “hybrid” like a Toyota Prius, but The Royal Navy just put a number on its next big jump into a semi-autonomous fleet: twenty Unmanned Surface Vessels, or USVs, under a program called Project Beehive.…
Drone over nuclear sub base sparks French investigation
French authorities have opened an investigation after multiple unauthorized UAVs flew over the Île Longue submarine base on the Atlantic coast, a site that houses France’s fleet of nuclear ballistic missile submarines. The incident took place on Thursday night, as…
General Cherry Unveils AIR Pro Interceptor Drone
General Cherry, a fast growing Ukrainian drone manufacturer, has introduced the AIR Pro interceptor drone, a compact but extremely fast platform built to hunt down enemy reconnaissance and attack UAVs across the front, as Militarnyi reports. The company says the…
Inside Ukraine’s Killhouse Drone Academy
Inside an abandoned warehouse somewhere in Ukraine, instructors are shaping the country’s next generation of FPV drone pilots, and the space feels more like a live fire maze than a classroom. The Killhouse Academy, as students call it, is built…