Drone
Ukraine shared new details on Tuesday about a precursor mission for its first underwater drone strike against a Russian submarine, showing how its forces laid the groundwork for its main attack.The Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, released a video on Tuesday saying that it had first struck an Il-38N…
While still investing in traditional defense capabilities, Taiwan is also turning to drone technology to keep Beijing’s forces at bay. To expand the sector, though, it needs to have its powerhouse industries fully engaged, a former US commerce official said recently.Drones — whether used for surveillance, disruption, or cheap precision…
A US Navy warship operating in the Middle East launched a one-way attack drone at sea this week, marking a first for the American military as it pushes to deploy this new technology.The Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara launched the drone, a Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System, or…
The Marine Corps has a new air defense system built to transform light vehicles into mobile weapons for shooting down drones and other aircraft.The technology is intended to equip Marines with a new way to deal with drones and other aerial threats, the service announced this week. As the war…
Newly captured satellite imagery shows the aftermath of a Ukrainian drone attack that targeted a Russian submarine at a naval base on the Black Sea.The new imagery, captured on Tuesday by the US spatial intelligence firm Vantor and obtained by Business Insider, shows damage to a section of a quay…
Ground drones are growing more popular on Ukraine’s front lines, but they’re still vastly overshadowed by the small aerial drones made famous in the war.In November, uncrewed ground vehicles accounted for less than 0.66% of Ukraine’s total drone missions.Usage numbers were announced on Tuesday by Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander in…
A Ukrainian defense manufacturer said Monday that its interceptor took down a Russian drone armed with an air-to-air missile, an unusual configuration signaling a new battlefield tactic.Wild Hornets, a defense-tech firm making drones for the Ukrainian military, said that the Darknode battalion of Kyiv’s 412th Nemesis Brigade used its “Sting”…
A Ukrainian company is creating a drone truck that can remotely drive up to the battlefield and rain .50 caliber rounds on its target, all without needing a human driver or gun operator on board.Ukrainian Armored Vehicles, based in Kyiv, released footage on Monday of the Protector, its uncrewed ground…
Drones — and ways to defeat them — are evolving far too quickly for traditional weapons development cycles, a company making counter-drone systems said.Matt McCrann, CEO of DroneShield’s US arm, told Business Insider that “there’s very much a counter-counter fight going on,” and “things are definitely moving quicker.”Development cycles are…
A Ukrainian brigade said it fought through thick fog hindering its small drones on the eastern frontline by using ground robots to spot Russian troops.The 93rd Separate Rifle Brigade said on Saturday that it had used the uncrewed ground vehicles, or UGVs, in the village of Rusin Yar, located near…
