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We Keep Mistaking Stars for Drones: Why Europe’s Panic Mirrors New Jersey’s Mass Hysteria
Mysterious drone sightings across Europe are sparking mass anxiety and triggering airport shutdowns—but history suggests many “threats” are actually stars, commercial aircraft, and celestial phenomena misidentified under stress, reports The Guardian. From 1946 Swedish “ghost rockets” (meteors and auroras) to…
Military Reconnaissance Drones Shut Munich Airport Twice As Europe’s Airspace Crisis Intensifies
Germany’s Munich Airport suffered its second drone-related shutdown in two days Friday evening—and a classified German security report reveals the aircraft were military reconnaissance drones, not hobbyist quadcopters. According to BILD, which obtained the confidential assessment, the drones that repeatedly…
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…
DHS Closes Chicago Airspace to Drones Amid Immigration Raids
The Department of Homeland Security has closed Chicago’s airspace to drones until October 12th as federal agents use military-style tactics including drones and helicopters in a controversial immigration crackdown. The FAA Temporary Flight Restriction effectively grounds all civilian drone operations…
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.…
DJI Responds to Court Ruling, Denies Military Ties Despite Pentagon Designation
DJI pushed back against a federal court decision upholding its Pentagon designation as a “Chinese Military Company,” issuing a statement on September 30 that highlights the court’s rejection of most government allegations while maintaining the drone maker has no military…
French Drone Maker Harmattan AI Targets $1B Valuation in Defense Boom
Harmattan AI, a Paris-based defense drone startup, is seeking a billion-dollar valuation in its latest funding round, just 18 months after launching, according to reporting by Sifted. The ambitious raise comes as the company has already secured major contracts with…
Denmark Implements Nationwide Drone Ban After Military Base Incursions
Denmark has ordered an unprecedented five-day ban on all civilian drone flights following a week of mysterious drone sightings over military bases and airports that authorities are calling a “hybrid attack,” according to Reuters. The prohibition, which runs from September…
DJI Faces December Ban Deadline as Political Pressure Spawns Proxy Company Network
A security audit mandated by Rep. Elise Stefanik could ban new DJI and Autel drone purchases within 30 days if the companies are deemed an “unacceptable risk” to national security by late December. But the looming deadline raises uncomfortable questions…
Chinese Drone Experts Secretly Develop Military UAVs with Sanctioned Russian Arms Maker
Chinese drone specialists have been conducting clandestine technical development work on military unmanned aerial vehicles at a sanctioned Russian weapons manufacturer, according to a Reuters exclusive report citing European security officials and internal documents. The collaboration between Chinese experts and…
Pentagon’s AI Drone Program Faces Major Setbacks, Gets Organizational Overhaul
The Pentagon’s ambitious Replicator Program—designed to deploy thousands of AI-enabled drones against China in a potential Taiwan conflict—has fallen significantly behind schedule due to widespread technical failures and procurement missteps. The Wall Street Journal reported September 26 that the troubled…
German Defense Startup Helsing Unveils Autonomous ‘Europa’ Combat Drone
German defense AI startup Helsing has unveiled its autonomous combat drone “CA-1 Europa,” marking a significant milestone in Europe’s push toward next-generation unmanned warfare systems. The four-tonne aircraft was presented at a factory outside Munich on September 25, with the…