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Hundreds of hostile aerial vehicles penetrating from Lebanon have exposed the defense establishment’s lack of sufficient readiness to deal UAVs, and the IDF now finds itself in a frantic race to find a solution to address the threat. 8 View gallery IDF anti-drone laster defense system during testing (Photo: Defense …

Main battle tanks are big, powerful and expensive. Even though tanks appeared during the First World War, they are still the kinds of every battlefield. Russia has infinitely more tanks than Ukraine can gather, but the defenders of Ukraine come up with new creative ways to defeat the Russian armour. …

PARIS — The advantage now enjoyed by small aerial drones on battlefields including in Ukraine is but “a moment in history,” French Army Chief of Staff Gen. Pierre Schill said at the Eurosatory defense show in Paris. While anti-drone systems are lagging and “leave the sky open to things that …

Within the scope of a contract signed between Turkish drone producer Baykar and the Polish Defense Ministry in 2021, another 24 Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) were delivered to Warsaw this month, Türkiye’s Secretariat of Defense Industries (SSB) said on Friday. The first batch deliveries were made in …

Ukraine estimates that over half of all Russian casualties are due to small, cheap FPV drones are just modified consumer items. Last year, Russian radio jammers often brought them down, to the point that Ukraine was losing upwards of 10,000 a month. Since then, the technology has advanced and their …

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have a bold vision: deploying swarms of coordinated drones to combat forest fires and other disasters. Traditional firefighting methods, while heroic, have limitations. Ground crews can only cover limited area, while aircraft water drops might not target the most dangerous parts of …

Taipei, Jan. 28 (CNA) The indigenous unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Teng Yun 2 has not passed its combat readiness testing phase, with initial results finding there was still room for improvement in its design, a source with knowledge of the matter said. Further combat testing will be conducted after …

Türkiye’s unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), Bayraktar TB3, tailored for the country’s newly commissioned aircraft carrier, successfully completed a long-duration flight test on Wednesday, remaining airborne for 32 hours, its developer said. According to the statement from Baykar, after its first flight on Oct. 27, Bayraktar TB3 UCAV underwent consecutive …

The Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána need powers and better technology to counter the escalating threat of drones, according to the founder of the Aer Lingus Regional airline. ádraig Ó Céidigh, who is also a former independent senator, said laws to protect society from the dangers of drones should …

Military Drone Swarms and the Options to Combat Them By Ryan Bridley and Scott Pastor Introduction             The tactical use of drones is expanding as demonstrated from the past 100 years. Drones were first created in the U.S. and United Kingdom during World War I, though neither country employed them …