Drone
KYIV, Ukraine — At first, it was only a faint whine somewhere in the distance. Then the sound sharpened, swelled, and suddenly the drone was overhead, a high-pitched scream piercing the air as it flew past.The aircraft was Sting, a Ukrainian interceptor drone purpose-built to hunt Russian Shahed-type attack drones.…
The “kill zone” along Ukraine’s front has grown substantially with the drone threat in some areas, a defense official said.Davyd Aloian, the deputy secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, said that “we have a kill zone in some of the areas, which is 50 kilometers.”He called…
Ukrainian forces lost a naval drone during an operation in the Black Sea on Friday after its guidance was disrupted by Russian electronic warfare, sending the vessel off course and into a large Romanian port, where it exploded.It’s the latest instance of Ukrainian drones accidentally ending up in NATO territory,…
RIGA, Latvia — The West would do well to make sure that its future drone units and command centers are mobile and ideally underground because they are such high-value targets, a Ukrainian defense official said.The West is investing heavily in drone warfare and tactics after seeing how effective they have…
The US isn’t ready to detect and defend against hostile drone attacks, a detection company warned, echoing concerns raised by others about a growing threat.Drones have become a defining weapon in Ukraine and a growing threat in the Middle East, underscoring how cheap, accessible systems can create serious security challenges…
When they’re not flying real first-person-view drones, some Ukrainian pilots are training inside “Grand Theft Auto V.” Loading audio narration… Ukraine has often leveraged video games and simulators to train pilots, helping them build the hand-eye coordination needed for flying FPV drones. The crossover of skillsets has even made gamers…
The pilots of a United Airlines Boeing 737 on Wednesday reported a near-collision with a drone during approach into San Diego, the airline confirmed to Business Insider. Loading audio narration… The plane departed San Francisco around 7 a.m. local time, carrying 48 passengers and 6 crew members. It landed in…
The US Army has purchased thousands of cheap interceptors since the Iran war began, its top civilian official has disclosed, as the Pentagon looks to grow its arsenal of low-cost air defenses. Loading audio narration… Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told lawmakers that after the US began Operation Epic Fury, the…
