German UNIFIL ship downs drone off Lebanese coast

A German Navy warship participating in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has downed a drone off Lebanon’s coast, a military spokesman told dpa on Thursday. The Ludwigshafen am Rhein corvette repelled an approaching drone at around 7 Read More …

Munitions Modernization: The Family of Drone Munitions

The Army Modernization Strategy outlines how the Service will become a multidomain force capable of operating across land, sea, air, space, and cyber domains by 2035. As part of the strategy to deliver a force capable of multidomain operations, the Read More …

Ukraine: Inside a secretive drone unit targeting Russian territory

CNN was granted unprecedented exclusive access to one of Ukraine’s long-range drone units, part of the GUR. Its members call themselves the Long-Range UAV Unit. Long-range drone attacks have become an increasingly prominent part of the Russia-Ukraine war. As the Read More …

Ukraine denies involvement in drone supplies to Mali’s rebels

Ukraine denied late on Monday media reports that it has been involved in supplying drones to rebels fighting in the north of Mali. The French Le Monde newspaper reported that the Tuareg fighters in the West African country use Ukrainian Read More …

How Hezbollah’s Mirsad-1 drone breached Israeli defenses in Binyamina

Hezbollah’s drone strike near Binyamina on Sunday, which left 67 people wounded, showcases the growing threat posed by drones in modern warfare. The drone used in this attack is believed to be the Mirsad-1, a drone that Hezbollah has deployed Read More …

IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 251

Last Saturday, the ZNPP informed the team of an alleged drone strike that occurred on Friday afternoon on a 35/6 kilovolt (kV) substation around 300 metres away from the plant. This substation provides electricity to non-safety related facilities at the Read More …

Ukrainian Drones Blew Up 2,000 Tons Of Ammo in Southern Russia

Four days after blowing up a huge Russian ammunition stockpile in the town of Toropets, in western Russia 300 miles from Ukraine, Ukrainian drones struck again—landing a second blow on arsenals in Toropets on Saturday morning while also triggering a Read More …

Lithuania to provide extra €40–50m in military aid to Ukraine this year

According to the minister, Lithuania has already provided 153 million euros in aid to Ukraine this year. Lithuania also plans to contribute 10 million euros to the production of the Palanytsia rocket drone system in Ukraine and to supply radars, Read More …

DEVCOM CBC Innovates and Integrates through Autonomous Technologies

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) is paving the way and helping the Army transform into a multi-domain force through its modernization and priority research efforts that are linked to the National Defense Strategy Read More …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they downed another US-made MQ-9 Reaper drone

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed Monday that they shot down another American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone, with video circulating online showing what appeared to be a surface-to-air missile strike and flaming wreckage strewn across the ground. The U.S. military did not immediately Read More …

What are ‘dragon drones’, Ukraine’s latest weapon against Russia?

Ukraine is adding little-known incendiary weapons to its armoury in its battle to fend off the ongoing Russian invasion, including “fire-spitting” drones reminiscent of dragons. On Wednesday, Ukraine’s Defence Ministry posted videos on the social media platform X showing a Read More …

Bringing Drone Technology to Iraqi Police

“In 2021, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Salman Pak Training Center received 20 drones from UNMAS Iraq. These drones were distributed to relevant departments across the Iraqi governorates in order to ensure the best use of Read More …

Ukraine’s long-range drones using Western tech to hit Russia

Western technology and finance are helping Ukraine carry out hundreds of long-range strikes inside Russia. That is despite Nato allies still refusing to give Ukraine permission to use Western-supplied munitions to do so – mostly because of fears of escalation. Read More …

IAEA Informed of Drone at Kursk Nuclear Power Plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been informed by the Russian Federation today that the remains of a drone were found within the territory of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant. The drone fragments were reported to have been located Read More …

Syria: Eight US Troops Treated for TBI, Smoke Inhalation After Attack

Eight U.S. service members were treated for traumatic brain injury and smoke inhalation after a one-way drone attack in Syria over the weekend, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. The injuries were caused by a drone that struck Saturday at the Read More …

UNDP and Netherlands launch mine action training for persons with disabilities in Ukraine

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine, with support from the Government of the Netherlands, has launched a pioneering project to train a group of 12 persons with disabilities, who have impairments due to Explosive Ordnance, in the use Read More …

IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 242

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) witnessed thick dark smoke coming from the north-western area of the plant, after hearing multiple explosions throughout the evening. The team was informed that an alleged drone Read More …

Mexican army acknowledges some of its soldiers have been killed by cartel bomb-dropping drones

The Mexican army acknowledged for the first time Friday that some of its soldiers have been killed by bomb-dropping drones operated by drug cartels. Defense Secretary Gen. Luis Cresencio Sandoval did not provide exact figures on the number of casualties Read More …

Houthi drone expert among those killed in U.S. strike in Iraq

A Yemeni drone specialist who had traveled to Iraq to train other Iranian-backed fighters was among those killed in a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad last week, American and Iraqi defense officials said, illustrating the extensive cooperation among militant groups supported Read More …

China limits civilian drone exports, aims to prevent use by foreign military, terror orgs

China will adjust its civilian drone export rules on September 1, reports the Associated Press. Starting from that date, policy changes will prohibit the export of civilian drones that can be used for military or terrorist aggression. China’s Ministry of Read More …