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U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopter flying low past a line of pine trees, with two crew visible in the cockpit

Shahed · Counter-Drone

Army Apaches Train to Kill Shaheds, but the Newest Ones Outrun Them

Army Apache crews downed target drones over Germany in Skyfall II, cued by a ground radar. Russia's jet Geran-4 flies faster than an Apache can chase.

Haye KestelooOct 264 min read

Render of a black delta-wing drone with a rear propeller flying low over a desert mountain range

Europe

Harmattan AI's 2,000 km Drone Doesn't Need GPS, and Morocco Wants It

Harmattan AI says its IRIFI strike drone reaches 2,000 km without relying on GPS. A day later, Morocco signed a letter of intent to develop it locally.

Haye KestelooOct 12

Close-up of a person in a plaid shirt holding an olive-green Ukrainian interceptor drone with yellow fins and twin rear rotors

Ukraine

Eric Schmidt Warns Ukraine's Drone Edge Is Gone. He Sells the Fix

Schmidt's Washington Post op-ed says Ukraine's innovation edge is losing to Russian mass. His byline omits Swift Beat, the drone maker he runs.

Haye KestelooSep 11

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the boarding stairs of a Ukrainian government aircraft bearing the Ukraina livery

UKRAINE

Norway's PM Says A Drone Nearly Hit Zelenskyy's Plane. Kyiv Balks

Norway's prime minister says a drone almost hit Zelenskyy's plane leaving Moldova. A source in Zelenskyy's own office calls that account exaggerated.

Haye KestelooSep 9

General Cherry AIR interceptor FPV drone on a stand under red lighting

Counter-UAS

General Cherry Pitches $900 Drone Against Romania's $400,000 Missiles

General Cherry pitches its $900 AIR interceptor against Romania's $400,000 missile shots, days after Patria signed to build its drones in Finland. One catch.

Haye KestelooAug 29

IRAN

US Puts a $15 Million Bounty on Iran's IRGC Drone Maker, an Admission That Sanctions Alone Aren't Working

The State Department's Rewards for Justice program is offering up to $15 million for tips that disrupt KIPAS, the IRGC Qods Force drone builder the US has sanctioned since 2021. The poster names seven officials. Most wire reports counted six.

Haye KestelooAug 1