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Red Bull Plays Tetris With 4,000 Drones in Dubai

To celebrate the Tetris World Championships, Red Bull transformed the Dubai skyline into the largest playable game of Tetris ever created

Rafael SuárezDec 22

ALPAGU Loitering Munitiion at STM Showing

Turkey

Meet ALPAGU: Turkey’s Backpack Kamikaze Drone That Wants To Crash The Party

Turkey’s drone industry has already turned heads with the Baykar Bayraktar TB2, and the Kizilelma “Red Apple” Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Now it is pushing firepower even closer to the front line with ALPAGU, a tiny, portable kamikaze drone that fits in a backpack and ends its mission by slamming into its target. If the…

Zachary PeeryNov 27

DJI

DJI Neo Drones and AI Team Up to Track Turkey Health

Farmers spend a lot of time walking through barns to check on their birds. They look for stress, sickness, injuries, and anything unusual. This work is essential, but it also takes a lot of hours and a lot of staff. Poultry barns can hold thousands of animals, which makes close monitoring difficult. High staff turnover…

Rafael SuárezNov 25

China

China’s New “Type B” Stealth Drone Shocks the West

Just when we thought we had a handle on China’s rapidly growing fleet of stealth drones, another one appears. This week, as TWZ reported, a new, mysterious, twin-jet engine flying-wing drone has been spotted on the ground at the Changchun Air Show, and its appearance is sending another ripple of shock and awe through the…

Rafael SuárezSep 17

Weaponized drones

US Eases Export Rules for Armed Drones

Military drones like the MQ-9 Reaper are now easier to buy for allied nations. The US has reinterpreted its export rules to make it significantly easier

Rafael SuárezSep 16

United States

U.S. reopens Reaper exports: MTCR shift puts Saudi MQ‑9 buy in play

Washington is set to reopen the Reaper export door—with a triple‑digit Saudi order waiting in the queue. The United States is preparing to expand exports of heavy attack drones by reinterpreting the 1987 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), enabling Foreign Military Sales of MQ‑9 Reaper–class systems to U.S. partners, according to Reuters. Policy change reframes…

Haye KestelooSep 6

Turkey

Drone Disruption at Limp Bizkit Concert Highlights Rising Safety Concerns

During Limp Bizkit’s recent show in Istanbul, frontman Fred Durst swatted down a fan-operated drone that flew dangerously close to the stage, reigniting debate over drone safety at large-scale live events. The incident occurred on August 17, 2025, as the band performed their hit “Take a Look Around,” and was captured on video by attendees.…

Haye KestelooAug 21

Ukraine

Russia Unleashes Record Drone Attack on Kyiv, Highlighting Shahed Drone Capabilities

On July 4, 2025, Russia launched its largest drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, deploying 539 drones, including Iranian-designed Shahed drones, in a barrage that killed one person, injured 23, and damaged infrastructure across the capital, according to Reuters. The assault, which followed a fruitless call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin,…

Haye KestelooJul 4

Turkey

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