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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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Explore the world of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), from reconnaissance drones to combat UAVs.

We cover how these systems are reshaping defense operations with their ability to conduct surveillance, deliver payloads, and provide real-time intelligence.

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California Firm Launches Next-Gen EW Shield for Tactical Comms

StreamCaster MANET
Spectrum Dominance 2.0 gives Silvus radios stealth and jamming defense, turning standard comms into battlefield-ready gear, without new hardware.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • July 8, 2025
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  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Taiwan Rolls Out ‘Overkill’ Drone to Challenge China’s Superiority

Overkill is Taiwan’s newest frontline drone, built for low-profile strikes against high-value targets like Chinese warships.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • July 4, 2025
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  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

US Firm Reveals AI-Guided Viper Drone With ATACMS-Like Range

The Viper drone combines cruise missile-like range, AI navigation, and vertical launch to strike targets from up to 290 kilometers.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • July 2, 2025
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  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Ukraine’s New Drone Was Built for One Job: Kill Shaheds

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Ukraine is fielding a new $5,000 drone built to intercept Russia’s Shahed drones using fast deployment and low-cost precision.
  • Rojoef Manuel
  • June 26, 2025
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  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
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‘AirLAS’ Turns Reusable Drones Into Long-Range Missile Launchers

AirLAS missile launcher
AirLAS pairs a reusable drone with IRIS-T missiles, offering a flexible, pilotless way to launch precision strikes from anywhere.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • June 26, 2025
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  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Autonomous & Unmanned

‘Fits in the Palm’: China Shows Off New Mosquito-Like Recon Drone

mosquito-like reconnaissance drone
Equipped with micro-cameras and sensors, China’s mosquito-like drone is engineered for covert missions.
  • Rojoef Manuel
  • June 24, 2025
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  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Autonomous & Unmanned

No Way Back: MBDA’S New Effector Drone Aims to Burn Out Enemy Air Defense

one-way effector
MBDA’s one-way effector is a lightweight drone designed for mass deployment to saturate, disrupt, and expose enemy defenses.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • June 23, 2025
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  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
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General Atomics Rolls Out Sidekick Drone for MQ-9B Missions

PELE is a compact, “attrition-tolerant” drone that scouts, jams, strikes, and shields MQ-9B in contested zones.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • June 19, 2025
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Ukrainian Buntar-3 Drone Brings AI to Recon, Skips GPS to Beat Jammers

Buntar-3 drone
Buntar-3 uses AI and optical navigation to fly GPS-free, coordinate swarms, and operate for 3.5 hours.
  • Christine Casimiro
  • June 3, 2025
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AI Takes Command in Ukraine’s Latest Domestic Drone Innovation

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Ukraine’s new AI-powered drone autonomously navigates, detects, and selects targets using advanced visual and laser technologies.
  • Giulia Bernacchi
  • May 30, 2025
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