Russia: Explosive-laden goggles sent to FPV drone operators

Russian officials are investigating a plot that allegedly sent explosive-laden first-person view (FPV) goggles to drone units in the hope they would detonate, killing or injuring the operator. It mirrors the mass attack Israel carried out against Hezbollah last September, Read More …

Ukraine: Eight International Coalitions provide military assistance to Ukraine

Eight capability coalitions, each comprising between six and 21 countries, are actively assisting in addressing specific needs of Ukraine’s Defense Forces. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, according to Ukrinform. The Ministry noted that in September Read More …

DoJ: Founder of Iranian Company Arrested for Providing Material Support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Founder of Iranian Company and his Co-Defendant, an Employee of a U.S. Microelectronics Manufacturer, Also Charged with Violating Export Control Laws in Conspiracy to Procure Sensitive U.S. Technology for Use in IRGC Military Drones Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, 42, a dual Read More …

Ukraine intel unit dubbed “The Chemists” deployed kamikaze drones and operators to Syria

About 20 experienced drone operators and 150 drones were shipped over from GUR to the rebel headquarters in Idlib, Syria, four weeks ago. The Ukrainian military aid was a welcome injection of expertise and firepower for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Read More …

US announces $988 million military aid package for Ukraine

The United States unveiled a $988 million aid package of new arms and equipment to Ukraine for its ongoing fight against Russia’s invasion on Saturday. The package nearly halves the available $2.21 billion remaining in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative as Read More …

Czechs have raised over €8 million for drones for Ukraine in one year

The Czech initiative to raise funds for the purchase of drones for the Ukrainian military has raised more than CZK 203 million (over €8 million) to date. Skupina D, an organisation that organises a fundraiser called Drone Nemesis, on Thursday, Read More …

Ukraine: Drone coalition to allocate €1.8 billion for Ukraine’s Armed Forces this year

This year, countries in the international drone coalition will allocate €1.8 billion to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umierov revealed that this decision was communicated by partners from Latvia, which co-leads the drone coalition with Read More …

Houthis launch missile, drone attacks on US warships off Yemen’s coast

US warships came under sustained missile and drone attack from Houthi fighters as they sailed off the coast of Yemen, the Pentagon has confirmed, with the armed group claiming it attacked the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and two US Read More …

Ukraine says it launched drone attack on Russian chemical plant

Ukraine launched a drone attack on a Russian chemical plant in the western city of Tula overnight on Friday into Saturday, according to the country’s security service. Russian authorities have not acknowledged the attack. According to the SBU, Aleksinsky chemical Read More …

India: Digital University Kerala researchers develop mine-detection technology

A team of researchers from the Digital University Kerala (DUK) have come up with a technology to detect buried explosives with minimum human involvement. The technology can be put to use even in the most rugged and forested areas, thereby, Read More …

Ukraine’s Modified Sport Plane Drone Strikes Russian Naval Base 700 Miles from Front Lines

A modified Aeroprakt A-22 sport plane, converted into a long-range drone and carrying explosives, struck Russian naval vessels at a Caspian Fleet base in Kaspiysk, Dagestan – approximately 700 miles from Ukraine‘s frontlines, according to a report from Anton Gerashchenko, Read More …

Tennessee: Man charged after allegedly trying to blow up a power substation with a drone

A man has been charged after allegedly trying to blow up a Tennessee power substation as part of a white supremacist plot to upend American society, another potential instance of extremism targeting critical infrastructure. Skyler Philippi, 24, spent months plotting Read More …

Lasers, Microwaves, Missiles, Guns Not On The Table For Domestic Drone Defense

The U.S. military isn’t currently interested in fielding kinetic and directed energy capabilities, such as laser and high-power microwave weapons, surface-to-air interceptors, and gun systems, for defending domestic bases and other critical infrastructure from rapidly growing and evolving drone threats. Read More …

Syria: Unknown combat drones target US bases in Deir ez-Zor and Homs provinces

The US military base in Al-Omar oil field in the Deir ez-Zor province, eastern Syria, came under attack on Sunday evening by multiple kamikaze drones, local sources told Anadolu. The sirens were sounded in the area of the military base Read More …

How Israel can combat the threat of Hezbollah drones

Dr. Yehoshua Kalinsky recalls when he fought in the 1973 Yom Kippur War as a young officer, the Israeli soldiers were using batteries with M61 machine guns attached to them to shoot down low-flying KELT missiles from Egypt. Kalinsky, a Read More …

Mexico: Car bomb attacks signal escalation of cartel violence

Cartel violence is gripping Mexico. In the state of Guerrero, the mayor of Chilpancingo was decapitated. In Sinaloa, a truck was discovered with at least five bodies along with the ominous message “Welcome to Culiacán.” And now Guanajuato has been Read More …

Israel: Hezbollah’s new tactic behind attack on Netanyahu residence

Hezbollah is entering a “new and advanced phase of confrontation” with Israel, the Lebanese news agency Nour News, affiliated with the terrorist group, announced Friday. The escalation became evident overnight, particularly after a drone strike targeting the home of Prime Read More …

Maine man charged after allegedly using explosive devices to target Woodland residents

A Maine man is accused of using improvised explosive devices and improvised incendiary devices to target multiple victims in Woodland. Authorities say they arrested 37-year-old Joshua Brydon of Woodland on October 12 following an 18-month investigation. According to Maine State Read More …

India: IED bomb sent via drone recovered in Punjab’s Fazilka district

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED), allegedly delivered via a drone, has been recovered from the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Fazilka district, officials said. The AIG of Counter Intelligence, Ferozepur, stated on Thursday “An IED sent through a drone has been Read More …