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Inside Ukraine’s Killhouse Drone Academy
Ukraine

Inside Ukraine’s Killhouse Drone Academy

Inside an abandoned warehouse somewhere in Ukraine, instructors are shaping the country’s next generation of FPV drone pilots, and the space feels more like a live fire maze than a classroom. The Killhouse Academy, as students call it, is built from plywood walls, narrow corridors, and improvised obstacles, all arranged to push new pilots to…

Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface
FPV

Chinese Man Sends Flying Swords Into the Sky

When you grow up watching Chinese fantasy shows, you expect flying swords to stay on the screen, not hover past your window like confused mosquitoes with attitude, yet here we are. Fan Shisan, an influencer from Sichuan, has decided gravity is optional and swords should move like flocks of well trained metallic pigeons. Futurism reports…

Ukraine Ground Drones Now Handle 90% of Frontline Logistics as 'Kill Zone' Expands
Ukraine

Ukraine Ground Drones Now Handle 90% of Frontline Logistics as ‘Kill Zone’ Expands

We’ve been tracking Ukraine’s drone revolution for years, but the latest report from Dutch broadcaster NOS reveals a stunning shift: ground-based robots have quietly become the backbone of frontline survival. The 21st Regiment of Unmanned Systems now delivers 90% of all supplies to forward positions using wheeled drones, a transformation born from brutal necessity. The…

Taiwan’s Drone Takeover Plan Sparks Big Security Debate
Counter-Drone

Taiwan’s Drone Takeover Plan Sparks Big Security Debate

Taiwan is moving fast to build new systems that can stop small commercial drones from flying near airports, power plants, and other key sites, as SCMP reports. Part of the plan includes takeover technology. This tech can jam a drone, spoof its signals, and even hack it so operators can land it safely. At a…

New FPV Drone Sets 603 km/h Speed Record
Bell

New FPV Drone Sets 374 MPH Speed Record

Drone Pro Hub has pushed drone performance into a new league. Their latest custom FPV machine reached a verified top speed of 374 mph (603.47 km/h), roughly Mach 0.49. That breaks previous unofficial quadcopter speed records and sets a new milestone for FPV engineering. This build now claims the record formerly held by Peregreen 3,…

Chinese Businessman Takes 5% Stake in Sanctioned Russian Drone Maker, Then Russia Deletes the Evidence
China

Chinese Businessman Takes 5% Stake in Sanctioned Russian Drone Maker, Then Russia Deletes the Evidence

A Chinese drone parts supplier has taken an ownership stake in one of Russia’s most important military drone manufacturers, according to a bombshell Financial Times investigation published today. The revelation marks the first documented case of direct Chinese equity investment in a sanctioned Russian defense company. Wang Dinghua, owner of Shenzhen-based drone parts company Minghuaxin,…

Pennsylvania National Guard Expands Drone Training And Tactics
Ukraine

Pennsylvania National Guard Expands Drone Training And Tactics

The Pennsylvania National Guard is pushing deeper into drone training as unmanned aircraft become essential on today’s battlefields, according to the official U.S. Army website. Inside a small hangar at Fort Indiantown Gap, soldiers fly FPV drones through a homemade obstacle course built from wood and PVC pipes. It looks simple, but every piece has…

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