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An-28 Becomes World’s First Drone-Launching Drone Hunter
On April 23, footage from Ukrainian pilot Tymur Fatkullin showed an Antonov An-28 turboprop firing P1-SUN interceptor drone from underwing
Ukraine
The war that rewrote drone doctrine. FPV strikes, interceptors, jamming, and the industrial race behind them — reported from the open record.
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Russia Builds Shahed Drones With Teen Labor at Alabuga
A 16-year-old named Darina stares into a YouTube camera and announces she’ll soon earn 150,000 rubles a month, roughly $2,000, assembling drones at what her recruiters call the world’s largest drone factory. Her parents are proud. She wants other teenagers to follow her in, as Coda Story reports. The factory is the Alabuga complex in…
Anduril
The Army Picked Atlas Over Better Drones. Here’s Why
The 101st Airborne Division became the first division to train with the Aevex Atlas at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Louisiana, as Clarksville Now reported. That’s a significant moment, but the real story isn’t about being first. It’s about what the Army chose when it had options, and what it’s learning about how to…
Ukraine
Australia Bets $5B on Laser and Interceptor Drone Defense
Australia just unveiled a decade-long counter-drone push worth up to $7 billion AUD (about $5 billion USD), anchored by two Melbourne companies building hardware the Defence Industry Minister compared to Star Wars, as The Sydney Morning Herald reported. The initial $31 million AUD ($22 million USD) in contracts went to AIM Defence for a high-powered…
US Army
Army Opens Flightwerx Drone Hub Next to Fort Rucker
The U.S. Army opened Flightwerx on April 20, a new drone innovation facility in Daleville, Alabama, sitting right outside Fort Rucker. The site is built to train soldiers on unmanned systems, connect them with industry and academia, and feed the Army’s push to close a documented gap in small drone and FPV warfare, as The…
Department of Defense
Navy MQ-4C Triton Spies on Cuba in 12-Hour Drone Mission
A US Navy MQ-4C Triton surveillance drone spent more than 12 hours orbiting the coast of Cuba on April 16, tracing a pattern that passed Havana, Guantanamo
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Pentagon Requests $75 Billion For Drones In FY27, With DAWG Getting The Largest Year-Over-Year Boost Of Any Defense Program
Pentagon’s FY27 budget earmarks $75B for drones, with $54.6B for DAWG, the largest year-over-year boost of any defense program. Full analysis and what’s next.
Ukraine
IARPA Wants Drone Engines That Rot: New RFI Targets Bio-Derived Propulsion for Missions That Leave No Trace
IARPA’s RFI-26-01 seeks bio-derived materials for drone turbines and motors that degrade after missions. Responses due May 15. Analysis and what it means.
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