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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.

US Army · 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 64 min read

Bundeswehr soldier in camouflage and balaclava holding a controller while a gray quadcopter hovers above him over a field

Germany

Germany Builds 600-Soldier Drone Regiment as US Army Scraps Its Own

Germany will stand up a 600-soldier drone regiment in 2027 with a 500 km reach and its own jammers, weeks after the US Army ended a same-size unit nearby.

Haye KestelooOct 5

Soldiers in camouflage salute as flag-draped transfer cases sit in the open backs of gray vans on an airfield

Department of Defense

Wounded Port Shuaiba Soldiers Tell AP the Army Left Them to Find Care

Nine soldiers wounded in Iran's March 1 Port Shuaiba strike tell AP the Army sent them to barracks, logged them as not combat wounded and delayed TBI care.

Haye KestelooOct 5

Five people stand behind a table of quadcopter drones and laptops, between a Blue Arrow banner and a KEF Robotics banner

Department of Defense

Orqa, KEF And Blue Arrow Beat GPS Jamming In Front Of Green Berets

Orqa drones running KEF Robotics navigation and Blue Arrow's RII software flew recon and payload missions under GPS and radio jamming in Alabama.

Haye KestelooSep 23

A young boy in a Blue Angels flight suit holds a Blue Angels RC model jet at Flite Fest 2023

Industry

Army Has 40,000 Drones and Too Few Pilots. FAA Data Shows Why

The Army has drones for every squad but too few trained pilots. FAA data shows the hobbyist pipeline that produces them has been shrinking since 2023.

Haye KestelooSep 20

US soldier in a camouflaged helmet holding a drone controller next to a quadcopter on a Humvee hood

US Army

US Army Axes Drone Battalion Months After Ukrainians Beat Its Troops

Ukrainian drone operators beat US troops at Hohenfels. Now the Army is ending its only drone assault battalion, and an ex-Pentagon official asks why.

Haye KestelooSep 16

A brilliant point of light with cross-shaped flare burns above a nighttime city skyline as an Army high-energy laser engages a small drone.

Counter-Drone

Army's $3-a-Shot Laser Cuts Cartel Drone Flights 75%, Military Says

Military officials say cartel drone flights over the Rio Grande Valley fell about 75% after an Army laser began downing them. The baseline is undisclosed.

Haye KestelooSep 7

Counter-Drone

Pentagon Downs 3 Cartel Drones With Laser, Won't Say Whose Airspace

The Army's AMP-HEL laser destroyed three cartel drones at the Texas border, but USNORTHCOM won't say whether the shots crossed into Mexican airspace.

Haye KestelooAug 28

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