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newsweek.com - Ellie Cook - 'Drone wall' won't halt Russia: Germany
'Drone wall' won't halt Russia: Germany
Newsweek

New initiatives to bolster drone defenses for European countries forming NATO's eastern spine won't be 'rock solid,' Germany's defense minister has said. Building a so-called 'drone wall' is a 'very ambitious project,' Boris Pistorius told The Time…

dailymail.co.uk - Kevin Adjei-darko - Ukraine pounds Putin oil refinery with drones after Trump's sanctions
Ukraine pounds Putin oil refinery with drones after Trump's sanctions
Mail Online

Ukraine has pounded one of Vladimir Putin 's key oil refineries with drones just hours after Trump announced crippling sanctions on Moscow's oil giants, leaving Russia facing blackouts and fuel shortages. The strike set the massive Ryazan refinery…

newsweek.com - Brendan Mark Cole - Ukraine unveils new 'Sea Baby' naval drone for first time
Ukraine unveils new 'Sea Baby' naval drone for first time
Newsweek

Ukraine has unveiled a new generation of maritime drones that it has trialed in the Black Sea, hoping it can threaten Russia's war machine. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) presented its latest “Sea Baby” maritime unmanned…

bbc.co.uk - Olga Ivshina, Anastasia Platonova & Yaroslava Kirykhina - Blackouts hit Russia's Belgorod as Ukrainian drone attacks surge - BBC News
Blackouts hit Russia's Belgorod as Ukrainian drone attacks surge - BBC News
BBC

In September, more than 4,000 Ukrainian drones were recorded in the Belgorod region, compared with around 1,100 in January 2025. In one of the biggest strikes last month, the region was attacked with more than 260 drones, according to the governor.

mirror.co.uk - Ryan Fahey - Horror moment kids rush from nursery after Putin launches drone strike on school
Horror moment kids rush from nursery after Putin launches drone strike on school
The Mirror

Chilling footage has captured the aftermath as Vladimir Putin launched devastating drone strikes on a Ukrainian nursery. Terrified children were seen screaming and crying as they were evacuated from the inferno left behind by a barrage of strikes…

space.com - James Abbott - Potensic Atom 2: My verdict on the sub-250 g drone
Potensic Atom 2: My verdict on the sub-250 g drone
Space

Potensic saw something of a renaissance with the launch of the Potensic Atom SE and then the Potensic Atom, which are both popular sub-250g folding drone models. The company moved away from larger drones to more compact and lightweight folding…

aljazeera.com - Al Jazeera Staff - Russian drone kills two Ukrainian journalists on Donetsk eastern front line
Russian drone kills two Ukrainian journalists on Donetsk eastern front line
Al Jazeera

A Russian drone has killed two Ukrainian journalists and wounded another in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, according to their outlet and the regional governor of the Donetsk region. Freedom Media, a state-funded news organisation, said…

popularmechanics.com - Emma Frederickson - China's New Autonomous Stealth Drone May Already Be Operational. Why Isn't America Building One?
China's New Autonomous Stealth Drone May Already Be Operational. Why Isn't America Building One?
Popular Mechanics

As the United States scrambles to assert air superiority in the Indo-Pacific theater, China may have just taken a giant leap forward. Satellite images captured between August and September 2025 reveal China's GJ-11 Sharp Sword, a stealthy new…

themoscowtimes.com - Explosions and Drone Strikes Hit Russian Regions, Killing 12
Explosions and Drone Strikes Hit Russian Regions, Killing 12
The Moscow Times

A series of explosions and suspected drone strikes across multiple Russian regions overnight left at least 12 people dead and several others injured, officials and local media reported Thursday. Chelyabinsk region Governor Alexei Teksler said an…

techxplore.com - Michael Miller - Moth-like drone navigates autonomously without AI
Moth-like drone navigates autonomously without AI
Tech Xplore

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are developing a drone with flapping wings that can locate and hover around a moving light like a moth to a flame. UC College of Engineering and Applied Science Assistant Professor Sameh Eisa and his…

techradar.com - Paul Hatton - DJI's amazing beginner drone dives to a record-low price at Amazon - and it's not even Black Friday yet
DJI's amazing beginner drone dives to a record-low price at Amazon - and it's not even Black Friday yet
TechRadar

If you've considered buying your first drone but have always been put off by the price, let that deter you no longer. Thanks to this deal, you can snap up the much-loved DJI Mini 4K at Amazon for $239 (was $299). This discount drops the popular and…

techxplore.com - Kaitlyn Landram - AI-guided drones use 3D printing to build structures in hard-to-reach places
AI-guided drones use 3D printing to build structures in hard-to-reach places
Tech Xplore

Disaster has just struck, roads are inaccessible, and people need shelter now. Rather than wait days for a rescue team, a fleet of AI-guided drones takes flight carrying materials and the ability to build shelters, reinforce infrastructure, and…

dronelife.com - Miriam McNabb - Vermeer Secures $10 Million Series A to Advance GPS-Free Drone Navigation for Defense and Dual-Use Applications
Vermeer Secures $10 Million Series A to Advance GPS-Free Drone Navigation for Defense and Dual-Use Applications
DRONELIFE

American-Ukrainian defense technology startup Vermeer has closed its $10 million Series A round, led by Draper Associates with participation from AeroX Ventures, Boscolo Intervest, High Point Ventures, Rockaway Ventures, and the U.S. Air Force…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - GVMC tightens grip on littering in Vizag, uses AI, drones to track offenders
GVMC tightens grip on littering in Vizag, uses AI, drones to track offenders
The Hindu

Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) Commissioner Ketan Garg said that the civic body is using advanced technology to curb littering at public places, roads, footpaths, and drains. He said that drones and Artificial Intelligence (AI)…

mylondon.news - Rafi Mauro-Benady - Met Police launch use of new high-tech remote drones to catch criminals
Met Police launch use of new high-tech remote drones to catch criminals
My London

Police drones will be launched remotely in London to support officers responding to emergencies in a new trial. The Metropolitan Police has launched the trial which will have drones feeding back intelligence to assist officers both on the ground…

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