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Unidentified Drones Surveil French Military Tank Convoy and Ammunition Factory in Escalating European Security Crisis
French authorities opened investigations after unidentified drones conducted surveillance over a military train carrying Leclerc main battle tanks and an ammunition factory producing gunpowder for Ukraine’s artillery—the latest incidents in a coordinated pattern targeting NATO military infrastructure across Europe. The…
UK Airports Face Inevitable Drone Attacks, Aviation Chief Warns After Belgium Shutdowns
The UK’s top aviation regulator has issued a stark warning that British airports will face disruption from organized drone attacks, declaring it “not a question of if, only of when” such drone incidents occur. The warning from the UK Civil…
From Teenage Drone Racers To $121M Defense Contractors: How Two 20-Somethings Are Building America’s FPV War Machine
Soren Monroe-Anderson was just 20 years old when he walked into the Pentagon with his friend Olaf Hichwa, trying to sell drones they’d built in his parents’ garage. A senior Department of Defense official shut them down immediately: “You can’t…
UK Sends RAF Counter-Drone Specialists To Belgium As Mystery Aircraft Trigger NATO Response But Are They Actually Drones?
Britain is deploying Royal Air Force counter-drone specialists to Belgium after a week of mysterious aircraft sightings shut down major airports and triggered shoot-down authorizations at military bases—but some of the “drones” may have been helicopters and airplanes misidentified by…
Germany Creates Anti-Drone Strike Teams, Rushes Help To Belgium After Europe Realizes It’s Years Behind On Airspace Defense
Germany is establishing rapid-response counter-drone units and has deployed military specialists to Belgium following a wave of mysterious drone sightings that forced multiple airport closures across Europe, exposing critical gaps in the continent’s airspace security infrastructure. “These anti-drone units are…
Drone Ground-Penetrating Radar Transforms Archaeological Searches From Civil War Graves To Ancient Maya Cities
University of Kentucky archaeologists deployed drone-mounted ground-penetrating radar to search for 160-year-old mass graves of Black Union soldiers in Kentucky, demonstrating how aerial GPR technology is revolutionizing archaeological investigation worldwide—from forgotten burial sites to lost civilizations hidden beneath jungle canopies.…
Germany Approves $563M For Anti-Drone Missiles That Won’t Arrive Until 2029
Germany’s parliament has approved approximately $563 million to develop and procure MBDA’s DefendAir counter-drone interceptor missiles, funding a weapon system that won’t reach serial production until 2029—more than four years away—even as small drone threats continue to escalate across Europe.…
Terra Drone’s Unifly Demonstrates Advanced Collision Avoidance At European U-Space Project In Romania
Terra Drone subsidiary Unifly has successfully demonstrated collision avoidance and flight separation management technologies at the SPATIO Project Open Day in Romania, showcasing systems that enable drones to share airspace safely through automated traffic management. The October 29 demonstrations at…
Russia Spends $82 Million On 18,000 Combat Drones To Train Teenagers For War
Russia has purchased 18,000 drones for 500 schools at a cost of 8.38 billion rubles ($82 million USD) in 2024 as part of a program training teenagers to operate unmanned aerial vehicles for combat, according to Ukrainian intelligence reports. The…
DJI Confirms November 18 Osmo Action 6 Launch With US Market Access
DJI posted teaser images across its social media channels today announcing a November 18, 2025 product launch event at 12 PM GMT—and notably, the company has created a dedicated US landing page for the announcement. The teaser, titled “Square Up,…
Australian Drone Operator Sphere Scores Rare Self-Assessment BVLOS Approval
Sydney-based Sphere Drones has secured approval under Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) new Broad Area Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Self-Assessment framework, becoming one of the first operators nationwide authorized to independently evaluate operational areas for autonomous drone…
DJI NEO 2 Hands-On: Chinese Reviewer Shows Omnidirectional Obstacle Avoidance and Dual-Axis Gimbal in Action
Chinese drone specialist Huaiba from “怀爸疯科技” (Huaiba Crazy Tech) has published an extensive hands-on review of the DJI NEO 2, providing the first detailed look at how the upgraded palm-launched drone performs in real-world conditions. His YouTube video demonstrates the…