Poland downs Russian drones, first time NATO member has fired in Ukraine war

Poland shot down drones that entered its airspace on Wednesday, the first time a member of NATO is known to have fired shots during Russia’s war in Ukraine. Poland said 19 objects had entered its airspace during a large Russian Read More …

Nigeria: Benefits of new technologies in clearing improvised landmines

Over the past decade, Nigeria has been grappling with a threat of a new kind: improvised landmines. As federal authorities step up efforts to address the issue, this policy brief explores the potential of technologies such as airborne remote sensing Read More …

UNIFIL statement on attack on peacekeepers clearing roadblocks

Yesterday morning, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) drones dropped four grenades close to UNIFIL peacekeepers working to clear roadblocks hindering access to a UN position close to the Blue Line. This is one of the most serious attacks on UNIFIL personnel Read More …

Colombia: Drones, Fear, and a Buzz That Kills

On a flickering surveillance monitor, two men watch as a speck in the sky releases its payload—homemade, crude, and lethal. Below, civilians scatter before the explosion blooms. This isn’t footage from Ukraine or Gaza. This is Colombia. Armed groups have Read More …

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 …

UAS sensor protection key initiative for Army’s C5ISR Center

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 …

Mexican cartels using Ukrainian frontline to learn more about drone warfare

Mexican cartel operatives are understood to have joined Ukraine’s frontline so that they can learn advanced drone training to deploy against rivals and US security forces back in their homeland. Ukraine’s counterintelligence service confirmed it was currently investigating the potential 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 …

Pakistan: One dead, three children injured in KP’s Bannu after quadcopter attacks by militants

One person was killed while three children were injured after militants carried out two quadcopter attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Wednesday, according to police. The incident comes after reports of multiple quadcopter and drone attacks in KP and 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 …