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Black Anduril Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle on a cradle at a Sydney wharf, with the Opera House and Harbour Bridge behind it

Military · Anduril

Anduril's Ghost Shark Drone Sub Gets 12 Sea Mines and Altius Swarms

Australia revealed its secret Ghost Shark payloads: 12 sea mines a mission, seabed caches and Altius swarms. They go to a San Diego AUKUS drill this week.

Haye KestelooOct 194 min read

US Army

US Army's Own Enemy Force Now Flies Ukrainian-Designed Stork Drone

Army photos show the Hohenfels opposing force launching U&C UAS Stork LR recon drones five months after the Czech-Ukrainian maker signed its US Army deal.

Haye KestelooOct 19

Chinese soldier in camouflage holding a gray DJI Mavic 3 drone with a green grenade mounted under its body

China

China Reads Ukraine's Drone War in 4 Months and Shops DJI, CSIS Finds

A CSIS study of 90 Chinese military sources finds the PLA studies Ukraine's drone tactics within four months, trains a year later, and tenders for DJI.

Haye KestelooOct 19

Skydio

Skydio Says ISR Command Can Send X10D Target Grids to F-16s

Skydio's new ISR Command lets one soldier fly two X10D drones and, Skydio says, pass target locations to platforms from strike drones to F-16s.

Haye KestelooOct 14

Nose and cockpit of a gray US Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber taxiing across a concrete flightline

United Kingdom

MI5 Chief: Iran Hasn't Shown the UK Drone Reach That Sent B-1s Home

MI5 chief Ken McCallum says Iran's UK operations have been nowhere near the drone capability feared at RAF Fairford, where the US pulled its B-1s.

Haye KestelooOct 13

An olive-green palletized laser weapon with a box-shaped beam director sits on an aircraft carrier flight deck, with the carrier's island marked 77 and a fighter jet behind it.

Counter-Drone

Pentagon Picks 3 Lasers And A Drone-Frying Microwave For US Bases

AeroVironment, Kord, Boeing and Epirus weapons will guard US bases for a year. The FAA safety finding the Pentagon cites covers one laser family.

Haye KestelooOct 6

A black pickup truck marked ACS carries a turret-mounted machine gun and a tan radar panel in the Arizona desert, with smoke drifting from the gun barrel.

Counter-Drone

US Military Counts 378 Border Drone Incursions In 30 Days, And Rising

The military detected 378 drones on the US-Mexico border in a month and says the trend is rising, as 21 firms tested counter-drone gear in Yuma.

Haye KestelooOct 6

US Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber taking off with afterburners lit, spraying water off a runway lined with autumn trees

Department of Defense

Feared Iran Drone Attack Sent All 12 US B-1s Home From RAF Fairford

US and British officials say a feared IRGC drone attack, which some liken to Ukraine's Spiderweb raid, led the US to pull all 12 B-1s from RAF Fairford.

Haye KestelooOct 6

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