Poland buys Sky Guardian drones as it readies to launch ‘Drone Force’
The country's new military branch dedicated to unmanned aerial vehicles will launch on Jan, 1, 2025.
Unmanned
Pentagon green-lights counter-drone strategy amid ‘urgent’ threat
Austin’s strategy is aligned with other high-level DOD efforts, including Replicator 2, which aims to quickly field counter-drone technology.
Anduril, OpenAI partner to boost counter-drone tech for bases, troops
The agreement continues a recent trend of large AI firms partnering with the defense industry.
Opinion
Ukraine blinds Russian target seekers with drone-on-drone combat
Ukrainian forces have found success in downing Russian spy drones with cheap, first-person-view drones, analyst Federico Borsari finds.
NATO draws up plans for its own fleet of naval surveillance drones
Officials envision fielding a network of drone-based sensors for keeping tabs on vital undersea cables and pipelines in the Baltic and Mediterranean seas.
US will send Ukraine $725M in counter-drone tech, anti-personnel mines
President Biden has pledged to spend all of the military assistance funds Congress approved earlier this year for Ukraine before his administration ends.
Criminal probe launched after US Air Force spots drones over UK bases
The U.S. Air Force has reported several incursions recently at four bases where it operates in England.
East Coast Marine drone squadron conducts first Reaper flight
The unit transitioned from an operational RQ-21A Blackjack drone squadron to the Corps’ Reaper Fleet Replacement Squadron in July 2023.
Drones spotted near 4 bases used by US Air Force in England
The Air Force didn’t identify who was behind the incursions, but said officials determined there was no impact on residents or critical infrastructure.
Turkish strike drone completes first carrier landing, takeoff
The Baykar TB-3 unmanned combat aerial vehicle is specially developed for use onboard the Anadolu.
Pentagon picks programmers to connect its Replicator drone swarms
The announcement comes a week after the Pentagon revealed several of the drones it plans to buy through Replicator.
AeroVironment to acquire BlueHalo for $4.1 billion
The merger is expected to close in the first half of calendar year 2025.
Pentagon announces new batch of drones for Replicator program
The announcement marks the most specific details the Defense Department has released about its secretive, fast-track drone effort.
US Army buys long-flying solar drones to watch over Pacific units
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace has won a Pentagon contract to provide K1000ULE solar-powered unmanned aircraft to the Army and Joint Special Operations Command.
Ukraine should lift export ban on reconnaissance drones, vendor says
Officials in Kyiv are studying options for allowing Ukrainian arms makers to export weapons as long as the needs of local forces are met first.
Taiwan taps satellite hookups to help down invading drones
"This will help prevent systemic collapse of the core communication network in potential future conflicts,” said the CEO of Tron Future.
Army speeds up development of multipurpose ‘launched effects’
The Army has more funding freed up for launched effects efforts to move more quickly as the result of an aviation rebalance.
