Shaheds, Lancets, fiber-optic FPVs and the counter-drone scramble — Russia’s drone war, tracked.
A Chinese automation company is openly promoting a drone assembly line reportedly bound for North Korea, raising serious questions about export controls and compliance with United Nations sanctions. According to NK News, a video posted on Douyin shows an employee of Jiangsu Nengtai Automation Equipment presenting a fully built drone production line inside its factory…
It is here to lift almost 900 pounds, strap on missiles, and casually launch itself using micro jet turbines like it just doesn’t care about your noise
The Royal Navy has just flown straight into the future, without a pilot, without a cockpit crew, and without any intention of slowing down. The UK’s Navy first full size autonomous helicopter, known as Proteus, has completed its maiden flight at Predannack Airfield in Cornwall as reported by Futura Sciences, and yes, this thing is…
The SkyFoundry Act to confront this gap head on, and the proposal has now been folded into the latest National Defense Authorization Act.
Ten days ago, we covered SpaceX’s emergency speed limit on Starlink terminals, the first measure designed to kill satellite connectivity on Russian strike drones flying over Ukraine. Four days ago, we reported on the full terminal authorization system that Ukraine and SpaceX announced as the next phase. Today, that system went live. And it hit…
The war in Ukraine continues to reshape how Western militaries think about drones, logistics, and battlefield adaptation. One of the clearest lessons now influencing the British Army is the need to 3D print drone parts close to where they are actually used, as Business Insider reports. That lesson came directly from Ukrainian forces. According to…
Children as young as 15 are being taught how to use battlefield drones at a Russian government run school in west London, according to lesson plans reviewed by The Daily Mail. The Russian Embassy School in Notting Hill, which operates under diplomatic immunity, has introduced formal instruction on combat drone preparation, communications, and battlefield applications…
Elon Musk confirmed on Sunday that SpaceX‘s measures to stop Russia from using Starlink on strike drones have worked. Hours later, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced the next phase: a full terminal authorization system that will disconnect every unverified Starlink device operating on Ukrainian territory. Fedorov added a claim that puts the entire effort…
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