Two Ukrainian companies are currently developing new stealth unmanned aerial vehicles designed to offer precision attack capabilities against time-sensitive static and moving targets with minimal collateral damage. A.Drones is one of these companies that developing loitering munition, also known as a suicide drone. Ukrainian innovative research and production company specializing in the design and manufacture […]

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On Monday, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan has released footage showed a drone attack targeting an Armenian new Tor-M2KM surface-to-air missile system. On November 9, at 15:50, the modern Tor-M2KM Surface-to-air missile (SAM), which was used against our aviation and placed between the private houses by the enemy in the Khojavend direction of the […]

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On 8 November, the spokesperson for Armenia’s Defense Ministry, Shushan Stepanyan, has reported that its rockets shot down an Azerbaijani Bayraktar TB2 combat drone. At the announcement, Shushan Stepanyan said that at around 13:40 Armenian Air Defense units of the Defense Army shot down another enemy Bayraktar TB2 in the southeastern direction in the disputed […]

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The French company, Elistair has unveiled its new unmanned aerial vehicle, called ORION 2. According to a company news release, unlike other multi-rotor drones, the Orion 2 hexacopter delivers round-the-clock surveillance for up to 24 hours at a time, making it a true persistent surveillance platform. “Small, unmanned multi-rotor systems are great if you want […]

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In a release last week, U.S. Naval Air Systems Command said that Navy aviators begin training to operate MQ-25 unmanned aerial refuelers before the first air vehicle comes off the production line. The MQ-25 Stingray aerial refueling drone designed by Boeing for the U.S. Navy mission to provide the needed robust refueling capability thereby extending the combat range […]

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Italian Army has revealed that it has been testing a new anti-drone jamming gun during the Prometo 2020 exercises. The Prometo 2020 exercise was held by the Counter Mini / Micro Remotely Piloted Aircraft Center of Excellence (CM / M APR) at the Foce Verde (LT) proving ground last week. The exercise was conducted with the aim of […]

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JSC CSTS Dinamika, part of  Technodinamika Group, has successfully passed the state trials of the latest target simulator with a rotary-wing target drone system. This is the first unmanned rotorcraft belonging to this size group ever designed, built and tested in Russia. With takeoff weight at an impressive 315 kg, its flight endurance makes up […]

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Antalya-based ARES Shipyard and Ankara-based METEKSAN Defence have unveiled a concept of Turkey’s first Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle, called the named ULAQ. According to a press release issued Wednesday by Meteksan Defence Industry, the new ULAQ drone has been built from advanced composites, has 400 km range, 65 km/h speed, day/night vision capabilities, encrypted communication […]

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U.S. defense contractor Northrop Grumman has announced that it has initiated the build process for Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft. According to a press release issued Wednesday by Northrop Grumman, a game-changing unmanned maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft will bring Australia an unprecedented amount of maritime domain awareness. “The MQ-4C Triton will […]

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The Dutch Army has recently completed a live-fire counter-drone trial using a cutting-edge device, called the Smart Shooter‘s SMASH Fire Control System.  Soldiers from all branches of the army, including the Air Force, Special Forces, and Marines, attended the trial, which was done in close co-operation with Smart Shooter Dutch Partner, TBM bv. The trial took […]

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