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An anti-drone net saved Hassankhel police station after a quadcopter dropped an improvised explosive device (IED) on the building. The bomb, however, did not reach the roof due to the anti-drone net installed over the facility’s rooftop. “It was a Read More …
A joint counterterrorism exercise involving competent authorities of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states was held in Minsk, Belarus, from October 4 to 8, marking the first time Belarus has hosted the exercise since joining the SCO, with counterterrorism law Read More …
New York City officials unveiled security plans for Friday’s 25th anniversary commemoration of the Sept. 11 terror attacks and the start of Rosh Hashanah, with the NYPD increasing deployments across Lower Manhattan and at Jewish institutions throughout the five boroughs. Read More …
Millions of foreign fans are expected to descend across the country for the World Cup, with the US hosting 78 matches across 11 cities and countless more fan hubs and related events peppered throughout the country. Separate federal agencies, including Read More …
The Latvian National Armed Forces (NBS) have told Latvian Television that two drones have crashed in Latvia’s eastern Latgale region overnight. The precise crash sites have yet to be specified, but early on the morning of Thursday, May 7th, airspace threat alerts were issued Read More …
Hezbollah has launched a new weapon against northern Israel in the latest round of fighting: small drones controlled with fiber-optic cables the width of dental floss that avoid electronic detection. These drones — used widely in the war in Ukraine Read More …
Nigeria and Türkiye have reached an agreement to establish a major military training facility in Nigeria as part of a broader defence partnership aimed at strengthening the country’s security architecture and enhancing military capacity. Under the arrangement, Nigerian military personnel Read More …
The U.S. military on Tuesday shot down an Iranian drone that “aggressively” approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, the U.S. military said, in an incident first reported by Reuters. The incident came as diplomats sought to Read More …
Security forces today recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing around three kilograms in Manjakote area of Rajouri district. The recovery was made during an anti-terror operation launched in Kakora village under the jurisdiction of Manjakote police station. Officials said Read More …
Britain said it was allocating 200 million pounds ($270 million) to fund preparations for the possible deployment of troops to Ukraine, after pledging its soldiers this week to a multinational force for the country in the event of a ceasefire. Read More …
The New Zealand Defence Force is continuing to provide training to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in counter explosive ordnance measures and drone warfare – over three and a half years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. The Defence Read More …
The UK will send anti-drone equipment and personnel to Belgium following a series of sightings near airports and military bases in recent weeks, Chief of the Defence Staff Richard Knighton said during a television interview on Sunday. Over the past Read More …
Germany will support Belgium with counter-drone defense systems in response to increasing sightings of unidentified unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) near Belgian military facilities, the German Defense Ministry announced Thursday. In a statement, the ministry said Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and Read More …
Authorities in Mexico arrested a suspected member of the Gulf Cartel who had 151 drone explosives, 18 drones, three IEDs, and various other weapons. The seizure also included state-of-the-art anti-drone weapons. The arrest took place in the border city of Read More …
Last week, Russian drones repeatedly violated Polish airspace during a major aerial attack on Ukraine, which Warsaw described as a provocation. The incident prompted Poland and its NATO allies to scramble fighter jets, and Poland said that the drones posing Read More …
FORT BELVOIR, Va. – Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), also commonly known as drones, have significantly evolved over the last decade of large-scale combat operations—transitioning from simple reconnaissance tools to complex weapon systems. Today’s soldiers are seeing how UAS play an Read More …
V Corps’ 2nd Cavalry Regiment, alongside their allies from the United Kingdom, are conducting counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) training at Bemowo Piskie Training Area (BPTA), near Elk, Poland, as part of Project Flytrap 4.0 from July 27-31. Project Flytrap 4.0 Read More …
The scene is by now all too familiar for those acquainted with coverage of modern war. A bird’s-eye view frames two figures ambling about below, then charts the path of an improvised explosive charge as it tumbles down, impacting with Read More …
A new Virginia Tech effort will take aim at bolstering the nation’s defenses against uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), commonly called drones. A recent $5 million award from the U.S. Army Futures Command Combat Capabilities Development Command C5ISR Center will augment Read More …
Yemen’s Houthi armed group has shot down seven US Reaper drones worth more than $200m in recent weeks, marking the most significant material loss yet in Washington’s campaign against the fighters. The drones were destroyed between March 31 and April Read More …