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Bulgarian national flag and NATO flag hanging side by side against a black background

Counter-Drone

Bulgaria Joins NATO Drone Defense Project After Drones Sink Two Ships

Bulgaria signed on to NATO's lower-level air threats project on October 30, after drone strikes sank two cargo ships off its Black Sea coast.

Haye KestelooNov 3

A woman with a Brave1 speaker badge and a man in dark camouflage uniform stand in front of a backdrop with Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Digital Transformation, Brave1 and BRDO logos and a missile graphic

Ukraine

Ukraine Will Fund Drone-Fired Air-to-Air Missiles to Catch Jet Shaheds

Brave1 offers Ukrainian firms up to ₴75 million to build drone-launched air-to-air missiles and ₴100 million for radars. Interest closes Nov 5.

Haye KestelooNov 3

Spanish Legion soldier in a ghillie suit wearing FPV goggles and holding a radio controller among pine branches

Spain

Spanish Army's Own Experts Say Red Tape Is Slowing Its FPV Drone Shift

Ten Spanish Army experts tell a Granada researcher that FPV drones win through kill webs, and that Air Force pilot rules and slow buying hold Spain back.

Haye KestelooNov 3

Tan fixed-wing drone with two wing-mounted propellers and a V-tail flying low over a field, with a long green-roofed building and bare trees below

Department of Defense

SOCOM Plans for War Without GPS. KEF Robotics Just Got in Line

KEF Robotics joined SOCOM's free SOF RACER consortium. SOCOM plans for jammed GPS, but neither first call asks for navigation.

Haye KestelooNov 2

US Army sergeant in camouflage body armor lowering white Fat Shark FPV goggles over his eyes in a field of heather

Europe

NATO Needs Drones to Become '32 Ukraines,' Ex-UK Defense Chief Says

Ullman and Lord Richards want tens of thousands of NATO drones to ease US troop demand. NATO's commander wants cheap drones alongside the high end.

Haye KestelooOct 26

Red Tekever remove-before-flight tags hang from the antennas of a white fixed-wing drone fuselage, with the background out of focus.

Department of Defense

Tekever Sells Drones to US Special Operations but Won't Say Which

US Special Operations Command bought Tekever drones after acceptance testing. Tekever won't name the model, quantity or price. Its record points to one.

Haye KestelooOct 26

An orange-sailed Saildrone Voyager uncrewed sailboat, hull number SD-2015, heads out across grey water past a forested island shoreline

Sweden

Sweden Pays Saildrone for Baltic Sea Data, Not the Boats Collecting It

Four Saildrone Voyager sea drones began a year-long Baltic patrol for the Swedish Navy. Sweden buys their data and leaves the boats to Saildrone.

Haye KestelooOct 26

Two B-52H Stratofortress bombers with LA tail codes taxiing on the flight line at Barksdale Air Force Base

FAA

Barksdale Indictment Alleges DJI Air 3 Flights After the Incursions

A man arrested in Michigan is charged with flying an unregistered DJI Air 3 around Barksdale AFB on March 22 to 26. One count carries up to three years.

Haye KestelooOct 24

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