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Eric Schmidt’s Foundation Deploys Autonomous Drone Boats To Antarctic Waters For Climate Research

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s foundation is committing $45 million to deploy autonomous drone boats into the treacherous waters surrounding Antarctica, marking a significant investment in climate science technology. The Schmidt Sciences initiative will send uncrewed surface vessels into the Southern Ocean to gather critical data on carbon absorption and climate dynamics in conditions too…

Haye KestelooOct 5

Ukraine

Switzerland Fast-Tracks $136M Counter-Drone Defense After European Airspace Incursions

Switzerland announced Friday it’s accelerating anti-drone defense procurement with a $136 million investment, joining a growing list of European nations scrambling to counter mysterious drone incursions that have shut down airports and disrupted military operations across the continent. The move comes as drone sightings forced Munich Airport to close three times in three days, stranding…

Haye KestelooOct 4

Ukraine

French Photojournalist Antoni Lallican Killed by Russian Drone Strike in Ukraine

French photojournalist Antoni Lallican, 37, was killed by a Russian FPV drone attack while covering the war in eastern Ukraine on Friday, October 3, marking the first journalist death by drone in the nearly three-year conflict. The European and International Federations of Journalists condemned the attack as a war crime, calling for an investigation into…

Haye KestelooOct 4

Ukraine

EU Fast-Tracks ‘Drone Wall’ Defense System After Russian Incursions Expose Airspace Vulnerabilities

European Union leaders are meeting today in Copenhagen to advance plans for a “drone wall” defense system along the bloc’s eastern border, following a series of Russian drone incursions and mystery drone sightings that shut down major airports across Scandinavia. The New York Times reports that the initiative gained urgent momentum after 19 Russian drones…

Haye KestelooOct 1

Ukraine

EU Pledges $7 Billion to Scale Ukraine’s Drone Production as Russia Intensifies Attacks

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced €6 billion ($7 billion) in new funding to support Ukrainian drone manufacturers, marking a major escalation in Western support for Ukraine’s unmanned warfare capabilities. The commitment comes as Russia increased airstrikes by nearly 50% following President Putin’s meeting with his American counterpart in Alaska, while also sending…

Haye KestelooOct 1

Ukraine

France Seizes Shadow Fleet Tanker Suspected in Copenhagen Airport Drone Attack

French naval forces have seized the PUSHPA, a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker suspected of launching drones that forced the shutdown of Copenhagen Airport approximately one week prior to its capture off the coast of Saint-Nazaire. The vessel, carrying about 115,000 tons (approximately 127,000 U.S. tons) of oil, was intercepted after failing to prove…

Haye KestelooSep 30

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U.S. Army Taps Draganfly for FPV Drones and Onsite Manufacturing

The U.S. Army has selected Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO) to supply its Flex FPV drone systems and establish forward-deployed manufacturing capabilities at overseas military facilities, marking a strategic shift toward bringing critical drone production closer to operational theaters. Under the contract announced today, the Canadian drone manufacturer will deliver high-performance first-person view

Haye KestelooSep 30

Ukraine

France, Sweden Deploy Anti-Drone Units to Secure EU Summit in Denmark

France and Sweden have dispatched military anti-drone units to Denmark this week to protect an informal European Union summit in Copenhagen, responding to recent unexplained drone flights over Danish airports and military installations, Defense News reports. The deployment underscores growing concerns about hostile drone activity in European airspace and demonstrates how counter-UAS capabilities h

Haye KestelooSep 29

Ukraine

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