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Pentagon Pushes Low Tech Defenses Against Small Drones

First person view drones receive special attention in the guidance, and for good reason. FPV aircraft are fast, agile, difficult to track visually

Rafael SuárezFeb 3

DJI

FPV drone chases WRC rally car through the desert, and the footage is absolutely wild

The FIA World Rally Championship YouTube channel dropped a video titled “INSANE Rally Drone Footage,” and for once, the title isn’t clickbait. An FPV drone chases a World Rally Car through a desert stage at full speed, and it keeps up. Not for a few seconds. Not for a single corner. Mile after mile after…

Haye KestelooFeb 2

Russia

SpaceX implements Starlink speed limit to ground Russian strike drones in Ukraine

Two days after Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov thanked SpaceX for its “quick response” to Russian drones using Starlink connectivity, we’re now seeing the first concrete result: a speed-based kill switch. Starlink terminals are now displaying a “Movement speed is too high” error and cutting connectivity when they detect movement above approximately 75-90 km/h (47-56…

Haye KestelooJan 31

Ukraine

Ukraine’s Pay Per Kill Drone Program Scales Fast

Ukraine has quietly turned battlefield necessity into a brutally efficient incentive system. According to newly appointed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, a pay per kill program targeting Russian Shahed style attack drones has helped Ukraine secure roughly 40,000 interceptor drones in a single month, as Business Insider reports. The idea is simple and ruthless in execution.…

Rafael SuárezJan 28

Georgia

Georgia Army National Guard Launches State’s First FPV Drone Training Program

The Georgia Army National Guard this month launched its first dedicated drone pilot training program, joining a growing list of state Guard units racing to build FPV drone expertise following lessons learned from Ukraine’s battlefield. The 12-day Unmanned Aerial Systems Operator’s Course puts Georgia troops on the same path as Pennsylvania and Oklahoma units that…

Haye KestelooJan 22

Two marines load a simulated warhead onto a Neros Archer FPV System with a Fiber-Optic Spool | Photo Credits: US Marine Corps

Ukraine

Marine Corps Drone Training Finally Unveiled!

The U.S. Marine Corps’ drone training program has finally been announced, and it’s far more impressive than I had anticipated. They are rolling out a service-wide training framework aimed at rapidly expanding the number of small unmanned aircraft system operators for commercial off-the-shelf FPV platforms. The program was announced via MARADMIN 624/25 and is being…

Zachary PeeryJan 22

Antigravity A1

The AntiGravity A1 Drone Delivers on Its Promise: A Complete Beginner Flew It in Two Minutes

Something genuinely rare happened in the drone industry last month. A brand-new company shipped a first-generation product that actually works as advertised. After spending weeks reading press releases and spec sheets about the AntiGravity A1, watching real-world footage from content creators who’ve actually put the drone through its paces reveals what matters most: this thing…

Haye KestelooJan 12

Amazon

iFlight Nazgul Evoke 7 First Flight: The Nazgul 5’s Bigger Brother Handles Brutal Wind

The iFlight Nazgul 5 has been one of the most successful ready-to-fly FPV drones ever released, so when word spread that a bigger version was coming, my curiosity was immediately piqued. After spending time with the Nazgul Evoke 7 in some challenging conditions, including wind that had me questioning my life choices, the verdict is…

Mikhail SvilanovJan 12

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