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Two U.S. Army soldiers in helmets and camouflage listen during a field briefing, one holding an open handwritten notebook, with more troops blurred in the background.

Electronic Warfare · US Army

US Army Throws 1,900 Drones at Its Own Paratroopers in Germany

The Saber Junction 26 opposing force fields 1,900 drones and new jammers against the 173rd Airborne, a week after the Army killed its drone battalion.

Haye KestelooAug 274 min read

Map of southern New Mexico showing the NTSB impact site in the Capitan Mountains relative to the center point of the White Sands GPS interference advisory

GPS Jamming

White Sands Was Jamming GPS When a Medevac Crew Flew Into a Mountain

NTSB says military GPS jamming was active when a New Mexico medevac crew hit a mountain. The same notice covered drone altitudes out to 389 kilometers.

Haye KestelooJul 31

Ukraine

Fiber optic drone webs are reshaping Ukraine’s battlefields

Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine is often called the world’s first true drone war, and not without reason. FPV drones buzz across the frontlines every day, striking targets, scouting positions, and doing jobs that once required far more people and far more risk, as UWEC Work Group reports. Recently, another layer has been added…

Rafael SuárezFeb 10

DroneShield Secures $25.3 Million Defense Deal in Latin America

Drone Incidents

Navy Downs Unauthorized Drone at Whidbey Island Base

The incident immediately raised alarms because the base plays a critical role in U.S. electronic warfare operations and hosts the Navy’s carrier

Rafael SuárezFeb 5

Ukraine

Shahed Drones Now Shoot Back: Russia Arms Kamikaze With MANPADS

We have been tracking the evolution of Russia’s Shahed drones since at least the invasion of Ukraine, and the latest development is the most significant tactical shift yet. Just five weeks after they strapped an R-60 air-to-air missile to a Shahed, they’ve done it again, this time with a MANPADS. This isn’t experimentation anymore. This…

Haye KestelooJan 4

Skydio

US Army’s 10th Mountain Division Goes All In on Attack Drones

The US Army’s 10th Mountain Division has quietly crossed an important line, moving from simply using drones as flying eyes to treating them as frontline weapons, with the formal activation of a brand new unit dedicated entirely to offensive drone operations, as the Army press release states. On December 16, the division stood up Fox…

Rafael SuárezDec 31

Royal Navy's HMS Tyne being escorted by a uncrewed survace vehicle (USV), or Drone Ships

Weaponized drones

Why The Royal Navy is Adding 20 New Hybrid “Drone Ships” To Its Arsenal

Okay, these drone ships aren’t a “hybrid” like a Toyota Prius, but The Royal Navy just put a number on its next big jump into a semi-autonomous fleet: twenty Unmanned Surface Vessels, or USVs, under a program called Project Beehive. These vessels won’t replace manned vessels like frigates or destroyers. Instead, they will act as…

Zachary PeeryDec 8

Counter-Drone

DroneShield Secures $25.3 Million Defense Deal in Latin America

Australia’s DroneShield has just landed a massive $25.3 million contract from an unnamed defense customer in Latin America—its largest deal in the region so far. The agreement, announced November 3, marks another milestone for the Sydney-based company as global demand for counter-drone and electronic warfare technology accelerates. The order will be fulfilled through a privately…

Rafael SuárezNov 4

Electronic Warfare

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