Ukrainian drone strike on empty Baltic fuel depot prompts top-level resignation – in Latvia
A Ukrainian official said Russia is spoofing Ukraine's drones, diverting them to strike nearby Baltic nations instead of targets in Russia.
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Ukraine ramps up ground robot production to spare soldiers, haul ammo — and rescue grandma
The same unmanned ground systems Ukraine uses to haul ammunition and evacuate wounded soldiers are now pulling civilians out of contested ground.
The US Marine Corps is looking for a few good robots to build airfields
For Marines who have toiled over assembling airfields in austere environments, relief may be on the way.
As the US Army adds drones to formations, here’s how one base trains its operators
Fort Stewart soldiers are figuring out how to train on unmanned systems after the base stood up the Marne Unmanned Center of Excellence.
Pentagon turns to AI targeting to help troops shoot drones
The technology can detect threats and distinguish them from non-threats, such as birds, faster than a human operator can.
As US eyes smaller military footprint in Europe, new unit trains for drone warfare
The U.S. Army is standing up a new unit in Germany to train personnel on drone warfare, even as the Pentagon looks to scale down troop numbers there.
Ukraine could lift arms-exports ban this year as would-be buyers line up
Gulf countries threatened by Iran could be some of the first nations to buy Ukrainian air-defense technology at scale.
Dutch startup Intelic sets up drone marketplace for European militaries
BASE will allow defense ministries to explore systems that are ready to be used in a coalition framework, with interoperability guaranteed, says the firm.
Drone diplomacy wins Ukraine valuable allies, but now it must deliver
The Iran war has confirmed how central drones are to modern warfare and handed Zelenskiy a diplomatic trump card, analysts say.
US Navy’s unmanned MQ-25A Stingray notches first successful test flight
The U.S. Navy and Boeing conducted the Stingray's first test flight on Saturday, showing its ability to taxi, take off, fly and land autonomously.
Ukraine to field 25,000 ground robots in push to replace soldiers for frontline logistics
Ground robots ran more than 9,000 frontline missions in March, triple November's count, and captured their first Russian position last summer.
Australia awards contracts for counter-drone tech based on lasers, interceptors
Both products will eventually integrate into a command-and-control system developed under the Army’s umbrella Land 156 counter-unmanned aerial system push.
US Southern Command stands up autonomous unit
Once fully operational, the new command will be tasked with engaging autonomous, semi-autonomous and unmanned platforms to “counter threats across domains.
US Army turns to Ukraine-tested drones to counter Iranian UAV threat
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told lawmakers the service has purchased 13,000 low-cost interceptor drones to counter Iranian-made Shahed drones.
Air Force unit executes test of Anduril’s semiautonomous combat drone
Airmen operated Auduril's YFQ-44A jet-powered combat drone, which could someday fly alongside piloted fighters.
AeroVironment launches new multifunctional drone variant
The MAYHEM 10 drone, a part of the Switchblade family, will serve as a multifunctional launch system, capable of deploying from various platforms.
US military eyes high-energy ‘laser dome’ for domestic air defense
The U.S. military's pursuit of high-energy laser weapons for American air defense comes amid the expanding threat of low-cost weaponized drones.
