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Dramatic Drone-on-Drone Combat Ignites Ukraine’s Skies!
Check this out! An incredible mid-air showdown between two drones was caught on camera by Ukraine’s security service, the SBU. Usually, drones are busy buzzing around, focusing on ground targets. But this time, things were different. What we saw was…
Russian Tactics Revealed: Wooden Drones Outsmart Ukrainian Defenses
Analysts revealed that Russia employs an unconventional tactic in its ongoing conflict with Ukraine by using wooden drones to confuse Ukrainian air defense systems. The wooden drones, built by BLITZ Aircraft Unmanned, are constructed using a combination of wood, extruded…
Arkansas Limits Foreign and DJI Drones for Law Enforcement
A new Arkansas law, Act 525 of 2023, prohibits law enforcement agencies from purchasing small drones from “covered foreign entities,” such as DJI drones, starting in 2027. According to Act 525 of 2023, a “covered foreign entity” is defined as…
DJI Reseller Aeromotus in Dubai targeted with OFAC sanctions
On April 12th, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is restricting Russia’s access to the international financial system by targeting facilitators and their businesses, including DJI reseller, Aeromotus in Dubai. Working alongside the UK, they are focusing…
DeSantis, we’re mad as hell, and we’re not going to take this anymore!
With apologies to Howard Beale, “We’re mad as hell, and we’re not going to take this anymore.” On April 5th, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis approved a change in Florida Statute 934.50, simultaneously flushing over $200 Million in state-purchased drones down…
China keeps supplying Autel and DJI drones to Russia, NYT writes.
China has supplied over $12 million worth of Autel and DJI drones to Russia since its invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the quiet collaboration between the two nations, the NY Times writes. Despite efforts from the U.S. government to limit critical…
Special Forces Boost Tactical Advantage in Ukraine with Intensive Drone Training
In the dense forests of northern Ukraine, where visibility is limited, U.S. Marine veteran Dakota Mendenhall and two other foreign special forces fighters found a significant tactical advantage: drone technology. After embedding with Ukrainian troops, the group recently participated in…
US Drone Collision with Russian Jet Ignites Diplomatic Turmoil
Tensions between the US and Russia escalated on Tuesday after a Russian fighter jet harassed and subsequently collided with a US surveillance drone over the Black Sea, causing the uncrewed aircraft to crash in the water. The drone collision has…
DJI drone operator’s location can easily be intercepted
Hackers, or security researchers, have figured out how to decode the radio signals that every DJI drone sends out. This lets them know exactly where the DJI drone operator is. UPDATE: DJI RESPONDS TO CONCERNS ABOUT DRONE PILOTS’ LOCATIONS BEING…
Chinese Drones Continue to Support Russia’s War in Ukraine Despite Sanctions
Customs data, Western officials, and security analysts suggest that despite the sanctions imposed by Western authorities over a year ago to shut down the pipeline supplying Russia’s war in Ukraine, small Chinese drones, such as the DJI Mavic 3, are…
Ukraine uses FPV drones with makeshift RPG-7 explosives to target Russian tanks
Recent videos that have been circulated on the messaging app Telegram demonstrate that the Ukrainian military has begun equipping FPV drones with improvised rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) in order to target Russian tanks. These first-person-view (FPV) drones are significantly more difficult…
Ukraine plans to invest $550 million to build an army of drones in 2023
According to statements made by Ukraine’s Minister of Defense, Oleksii Reznikov, on Monday, Ukraine’s armed forces would spend over $550 million to build an army of drones in 2023. Additionally, 16 supply deals have already been inked with Ukrainian manufacturers.…