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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…
More than a dozen advanced kamikaze drones with ranges of up to 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) were identified near Nyala airport in Sudan’s Darfur region in May, signaling a major escalation in the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) drone capabilities, according to images analyzed by the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab and verified by Reuters. The new…
In a move that has sent shockwaves through Washington and Caracas, President Trump has boasted about a lethal drone strike on a speedboat in the Caribbean, an action that Senator Rand Paul has exposed as a potential breach of the rules of engagement and a killing without due process. In a very interesting report from…
A Colombian police Black Hawk helicopter was brought down by an armed group using a drone, killing 12 officers in the latest escalation of drone-enabled violence against the country’s security forces. The helicopter was struck Thursday morning near Amalfi, in Antioquia province, by a drone operated by a cocaine-trafficking militia, according to The Wall Street…
Two Haitian police officers were killed and six others injured after an attack drone deployed in Haiti’s anti-gang campaign detonated at a police base in Port-au-Prince, raising urgent questions about how government-run and contractor-led drone strike operations are coordinated and secured, reports the New York Times. Fatal Blast During Drone Disarmament at SWAT Facility Officials…
Building defenses that swat drones like flies without breaking the bank. A National Interest report dives into a Pentagon task force tackling drone
On July 6, 2025, Ukraine and Russia exchanged hundreds of drone strikes, disrupting air travel and escalating their ongoing conflict, while Ukraine announced new partnerships to ramp up unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) production. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed deals with European allies and a major U.S. defense firm to produce “hundreds of thousands” more drones…
In May 2025, Russia’s drone production surged by 16.9% compared to April, driven by President Vladimir Putin’s directive to ramp up output for military operations in Ukraine, according to a report from the Centre for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting, reports Reuters. This significant increase highlights Russia’s push to enhance its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)…
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