Politicians and pundits want to declaim the lessons we should learn from Russia’s war against Ukraine despite the fact that the war — now eighteen months old — may not yet have reached its halfway point. Russian President Putin, as I have written before, wants to keep the war going …
Read More »Ukraine strikes back against Russia as world’s first drone w…
In recent weeks, Moscow has been hit by a series of suspected Ukrainian drone strikes. While the Ukrainian authorities typically prefer not to acknowledge responsibility for individual incidents, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has publicly warned that the war is now “returning to Russia.” Speaking in late July, Zelenskyy described the …
Read More »Ukraine war: China limits drone exports as Russia compares M…
1 August 2023, 09:43 | Updated: 1 August 2023, 14:22 China is to limit the export of long-range drones over fears they are being converted for military use in Ukraine. Your browser doesn’t recognise available video formats. Beijing says it will limit the export of some high-performance civilian devices due …
Read More »Today’s D Brief: Another US sub in Korea; Russia, Ukraine ex…
An American fast attack submarine visited the South Korean island of Jeju on Monday. The USS Annapolis’s replenishment stop occurred less than a week after USS Kentucky became the first nuclear-armed sub since 1981 to stop by South Korea. The Kentucky, which visited the southern port city of Busan last …
Read More »Draganfly drones aid Ukraine rescue of Kherson flood victims
Canadian drone hardware and software solution specialist Draganfly has moved quickly to adapt the activity of its transport and situational awareness UAVs in Ukraine to provide emergency aerial support of efforts to rescue flooding victims in Kherson. Draganfly said its drones – which have already been operation for months assisting Ukraine’s defense forces, medical units, and …
Read More »Russia launches largest drone attack on Kyiv; Ukraine to san…
Key developments on May 28: Russia launches biggest drone attack on Kyiv, 1 killed, 2 injured Ukraine likely to sanction Iran for 50 years Lukashenko claims Russia will give nukes to any state that joins it Ukraine’s air defense shot down 58 out of 59 Iranian-made Shahed loitering munitions overnight …
Read More »Report: Ukraine is losing 10,000 drones per month
Drone warfare has been a major part of the fighting in Ukraine. With the war in the country well into its second year, the sheer scale of the uncrewed aerial vehicles being used is coming into focus. Ukraine is using enough aerial drones that it is losing 10,000 UAVs per …
Read More »Ukraine Deploys BRAVE1 Initiative to Boost Drones, War Tech
The Ukrainian government has unveiled a new initiative called BRAVE1, designed to expedite the development of drones and other vital technologies that have been utilized during the ongoing conflict with Russia, according to a report by AP. The objective of the government is to establish a tech cluster that will unite …
Read More »Ukraine Drone Wins ‘Jousting Match’ Against Russian UAV in A…
Footage of a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) winning a “jousting match” with a Russian drone has circulated online. A Ukrainian “quadcopter,” or a drone with four rotors, is purportedly engaged in a fight with a Russian Autel EVO II drone, “downing it,” according to an open-source military technology account …
Read More »The defenders of Ukraine now have an “invulnerable” drone
The defenders of Ukraine are getting ready to start using Elf – a small drone, developed by the Ukrainian company ELF-systems. The first example will soon operate in the Kharkiv region. Soldiers emphasize the convenience of this system and good protection against electronic warfare systems. Ukrainian-native drone Elf. (Screenshot …
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