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How Trump may topple China's global drone monopoly
The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2025, passed in December 2024, included a provision that set a one-year deadline for an “appropriate national security agency” to determine if “communications or video…
Investors bet big on booming drone economy
The drone economy is taking off, and investors are getting more options to put money into the budding industry. The recently launched REX Drone exchange-traded fund, for example, has 80% of its portfolio earmarked for companies that generate the…
NATO states weighing up new underwater drones
Several European members of NATO are considering buying new high-endurance underwater drones for their navies to protect critical infrastructure and hunt Russian submarines. The pair of drones, known collectively as GreyShark, were developed by…
Watch: New submarine-hunting underwater drones undergo tests in Baltic Sea
New underwater drones, designed to sniff out hard-to-detect submarines and threats to vulnerable undersea cables, are being tested in the Baltic Sea. The GreyShark, developed by German technology companies EUROATLAS and EvoLogics, is a…
The Kremlin says coverage is turned off to stop drone attacks. Russians are fed up
Russia's government is tightening its internet control, with widespread outages and restrictions already defining 2025 for its citizens. These pervasive measures are impacting daily life, from public transport to critical health monitoring. The…
aerpace Industries signs MoU to develop Drone City in Andhra Pradesh
aerpace Industries has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Andhra Pradesh government to contribute its specialised expertise in developing the Drone City in Andhra Pradesh. The company will focus on developing critical technologies in the…
Video shows DragonFire laser taking Down high-speed drones in NATO first
Video released by the UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) has shown the capabilities of a laser system that can zap drones which will be fitted on a British navy vessel within the next two years. The U.K. MOD said the DragonFire had successfully downed…
French drone makers eye Ukraine deals amid funding uncertainty
PARIS (Reuters) -French and Ukrainian drone makers are racing to clinch co-production agreements and orders by year-end, industry, diplomatic and military sources said, even as financing and competition from other European countries pose major…
Dutch troops open fire on drones over air base storing US nukes
Volkel Air Base is also home to two F-35 squadrons Drones have been shot down over an air base in the Netherlands used to store nuclear weapons. The country's Defence Minister, Ruben Brekelmans, said the unmanned aircraft were spotted over Volkel…
Crash and burn: How Australia's $6b drone-killer lost the plot
It helps explain why a company which had only just broken even in June this year, and reported revenue of $57.5 million for the 2024 financial year ending December 31, was trading at 100 times that revenue figure by October. It makes Nvidia look…
NJ drone hysteria 1 year later - dozens of sightings remain unresolved, as shocking new details emerge
The New Jersey drone hysteria began one year ago this week with 11 sightings over a Morris County military base, and the mystery has only deepened — with one eyewitness now revealing that the school bus-sized craft had the ability to take…
Germandrones and PERUN Scale Drone Support for Ukraine
Germandrones and Ukrainian partner PERUN Precision Works Ukraine are deepening their cooperation to support Ukraine's drone operations at the front. Over the past twelve months, the partners have delivered more than 500 Songbird surveillance drones…
Famed Russian Film Studio Buying Drones, Military Equipment For Ukraine War, Documents Show
Russia's leading film studio and several regional historical museums are buying drones and military-capable electronic equipment for use in Ukraine in what appears to be an unusual example of cultural institutions being forced to spend budget funds…
U.S. Army AH-64E V6 Apaches Validated in Massive Counter-Drone Drill
The U.S. Army demonstrated the AH-64E Apache Version 6 's (V6) ability to detect, track and defeat unmanned aerial systems (UAS) during a massive live-fire event, dubbed Operation Flyswatter, at MCAS (Marine Corps Air Station) New River, North…
FBI Wants To Add Fiber Optic Drones To Its Arsenal
Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Over the past several years, drones controlled by long and thin fiber optic wires have become ubiquitous in the Ukraine war because they…
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