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AAMG Eyes 50 Lodd Cargo Drones for Europe and the Gulf
A European air mobility group just signed a framework deal for up to 50 hybrid cargo aircraft that can carry 551 lbs across 435 miles without a pilot. This really big cargo drone is called the Hili. It completed itsโฆ
Iran’s Shahed drone hits RAF Akrotiri runway as UK Typhoon scores first Iranian drone kill over Qatar
An Iranian drone struck the runway at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus around midnight local time on Sunday, March 2, 2026. The strike caused limited damage and no casualties. Hours earlier, an RAF Typhoon operating out of Qatar had shot downโฆ
Iran’s Shahed-136 Hits Bahrain, Kuwait, and Dubai in Broad Gulf Strike Wave
The buzzing sound is unmistakable. Anyone who has watched footage of a Shahed-136 inbound over a city knows it โ that flat, nasal drone of a small piston engine, audible seconds before impact. That sound hit Manama, Kuwait City, andโฆ
Zelensky Says Ukraine’s Drone Interception Know-How Is ‘Irreplaceable’ as Middle East War Pulls in European Allies
Three years of absorbing more than 57,000 Shahed-type drone strikes has turned Ukraine into the world’s most battle-tested authority on shooting Iranian-designed weapons out of the sky. Now, as Iran’s drone and missile salvos spread across the Gulf and intoโฆ
China Sends Drones to Iran, But Have They Already Been Used?
A report from Middle East Eye says China has sent โattack dronesโ to Iran, including small offensive systems like loitering munitions. At the same time, a separate report says Iran is nearing a deal to buy Chinese CM-302 supersonic anti-shipโฆ
LUCAS Attack Drone Sees First Combat in Operation Epic Fury, Turning Iran’s Own Shahed Design Against Tehran
Seven months after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth held up a reverse-engineered Iranian drone at a Pentagon event and called it America’s answer to the Shahed-136, that drone flew in combat. In the early hours of February 28, 2026, theโฆ
Russian Drone Approaches French Carrier in Sweden
A Russian drone approached the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle while the warship was docked in Malmรถ, Sweden, during a strategic visit, according to United24 Media. The Swedish Armed Forces detected the unmanned aircraft and immediately deployed electronic warfareโฆ
Eric Trump Backs Low Cost Per Kill Drone Deal
Israeli drone maker XTEND is heading to the public markets through a $1.5 billion reverse merger with Florida based JFB Construction Holdings, a Nasdaq listed contractor whose core business until now has had little to do with defense robotics, asโฆ
Egypt’s HAMZA-3 kamikaze drone can fly 1,100 miles and fake a jet’s radar signature
The HAMZA-3 has a trick most kamikaze drones don’t: modular Lรผneberg lenses that inflate its radar cross-section to mimic a fighter jet. Enemy air defense systems burn through expensive interceptor missiles on a drone that costs a fraction of theโฆ
The Ultimate 2026 Global Drone & Robotics Event Calendar
As the drone and robotics industries continue to evolve at a breakneck pace, staying ahead of the curve means being in the room where it happens. From the shifting regulatory landscape and the rise of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) toโฆ
Paladin launches NDAA-compliant Knighthawk 2.0 at World Defense Show, signaling a strategic pivot from DJI dependence
Paladin Drones, the Houston-based Drone as First Responder company that built much of its business on modified DJI hardware, just revealed the Knighthawk 2.0 at the World Defense Show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The new drone is NDAA-compliant, built inโฆ
F-35C shoots down Iranian Shahed-139 drone approaching USS Abraham Lincoln as IRGC harasses U.S. tanker
A U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II shot down an Iranian Shahed-139 reconnaissance drone as it flew toward the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday, U.S. Central Command confirmed. Hours earlier, two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corpsโฆ