Estonia: Suspected Ukrainian combat drone parts found in Tartu County field

Parts of a suspected Ukrainian combat drone were found in a field on Monday after crashing in Estonian territory on Sunday morning, the Internal Security Service (ISS/KAPO) said. Pieces of the drone were found in a farmer’s field in Elva Read More …

Colombia: Explosives-laden drone shots down helicopter eradicating coca crops in Antioquia

In a rural area of Antioquia, about 150 kilometers north of Medellín, a drone carrying explosives brought down a Colombian Aerospace Force (FAC) helicopter this morning. Although the number of fatalities has not yet been confirmed, reports indicate that at Read More …

Haiti: Two police officers killed after weaponized ‘kamikaze’ drone explodes

Two Haitian police officers were killed and six others injured after a weaponized drone launched by a gang-fighting task force exploded in the hills above Port-au-Prince, near where an Irish missionary and several others were abducted by armed gangs. The Read More …

UNODC: Organized crime dynamics in the context of war in Ukraine

Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation in February 2022, the political economy of Ukraine has been profoundly transformed. The aggression affected both licit and illicit trade routes, disrupted criminal organizations, and spawned new forms of informal Read More …

Colombia: Three soldiers killed in attack with explosive-laden drones near Buenaventura city

Three soldiers have been killed in a drone attack in south-west Colombia, which authorities have blamed on a dissident rebel group. The devices dropped explosives on members of Colombia’s navy and army, who were manning a checkpoint on the Naya Read More …

Pakistan: Drone attack on FC check post in Bannu’s Takhti Khel injures four personnel

Terrorists launched a quadcopter drone attack on a Frontier Corps (FC) check post in the Takhti Khel area of Bannu, injuring four personnel on Tuesday. Just a few days earlier, the same post came under a drone strike that killed Read More …

Pakistan: Militants use quadcopter to attack Miryan police station, injuring 6

Militants carried out a drone attack on Miryan police station in Bannu by dropping explosives from a quadcopter, injuring six security personnel, including the CTD SHO. The injured include two army personnel, three CTD officials, and a police constable. The Read More …

Mexico: Former Jalisco cartel member details use of explosive drones by elite unit ‘Fuerzas Especiales Mencho’

In a recent interview, a former member of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) described the recruitment and training process, as well as the operations within one of the cartel’s elite units that serves Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as Read More …

Belarus launches criminal investigation into UAV incident in Minsk

Preliminary findings indicate that on the night of 29 July, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that had been detected by the Defense Ministry and neutralized by electronic warfare systems crashed without detonation in the courtyard of house No. 72 on Read More …

Pakistan: Islamist militants use drones to target security forces

Islamist militants in Pakistan have started using commercially acquired quadcopter drones to drop bombs on security forces in the country’s northwest, police said, a potentially dangerous development in the volatile region. The use of such drones, which are powered by Read More …

Colombian Military Now Using Explosive-Laden Drones To Fight Guerrillas And Gangs

Colombian troops have begun using explosive-laden drones to fight against guerrillas and gangs, as the device is increasingly used in battlefields around the world for different purposes. Speaking to NPR, Army Gen. Juan Carlos Correa said criminal groups are also Read More …

California: Team Travis boosts readiness during Exercise

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Travis Air Force Base conducted a combat readiness exercise June 30 – July 10, 2025, to test the installation’s ability to respond to emergent threats, maintain security and execute global mobility missions under pressure. Read More …

Sahel militants turn civilian drones into deadly weapons

Terror groups are increasingly using new tactics, notably armed suicide or kamikaze drones, according to a government statement released following several attacks on cities in western Mali on 1 July. The use of commercially available small civilian drones for strikes Read More …

Mexico: Criminal groups are using drone bombings to displace indigenous communities in Northwest

In recent months, more than a dozen Indigenous communities in northwest Mexico have been violently displaced from their lands by criminal organizations. Drawn by the promise of gold and other valuable minerals, these groups have escalated their tactics—using drones armed Read More …

Ukraine: Bomb disposal experts destroy Russian drone armed with two mines in Sumy region

In the Sumy region, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) specialists destroyed the warhead of a Russian drone equipped with fragmentation mines. The Sumy Regional Police reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. “One of the attack drones used by the enemy Read More …

Illicit Innovation: Latin America Is Not Prepared to Fight Criminal Drones

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 …

IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 295

The IAEA team based at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) today heard repeated rounds of gunfire that appeared to be aimed at drones reportedly attacking the site’s training centre, followed by the sound of multiple explosions, Director General Rafael Read More …

Russian Strategic Bombers Destroyed In Unprecedented Wide-Scale Drone Attack

Ukraine carried out a massive drone strike at airbases across Russia on Sunday, claiming to have destroyed dozens of aircraft. There are also indications that Russia’s Northern Fleet headquarters, home of Russian nuclear submarines, was attacked as well. Overall, the Read More …

Virginia: New research center aims to elevate nation’s drone defense

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 …

Using Drones and AI for a Mine-free World

Waseda University and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) signed a cooperation agreement in 2018. Since then, the two have been jointly researching and developing solutions for detecting landmines and unexploded ordnance. As part of this, Professor Hideyuki Sawada Read More …