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Egypt has confirmed its port of Damietta was attacked by drones.

Drone Strike On Egyptian Port On Mediterranean Stokes Concerns Iran Conflict Will Widen (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Posted Yesterday

Aerostar High-Altitude Balloons Being Turned Into Drone Motherships

Aerostar High-Altitude Balloons Being Turned Into Drone Motherships

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 27, 2026

A new hybrid-electric heavy-lift cargo drone has been unveiled by the defense arm of U.S. company Beta Technologies.

MV250 Hybrid-Electric VTOL Combat Cargo Drone Unveiled

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 21, 2026

Anduril has revealed a new hybrid-electric-powered tiltrotor combat drone called Thunder, which it has developed in partnership with Archer Aviation.

Anduril Brings The Thunder With Autonomous Tiltrotor Attack Drone Concept

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 20, 2026

The U.S. Navy is envisioning a future force of carrier-based uncrewed aircraft capable of attacking enemy forces at least 1,000 nautical miles away from the ship.

Navy Wants 1,000 Mile Combat Radius For Carrier Based Tactical Drone Fleets

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 16, 2026

Anduril's YFQ-44A Fury Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drone has live-fired a munition for the first time in a test conducted from Edwards Air Force Base in California.

YFQ-44A Fury ‘Fighter Drone’ Has Fired Its First AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 15, 2026

The Directorate General of Armaments (DGA), the French government defense procurement and technology agency, announced the successful integration of the 68mm laser-guided rockets on the Rafale. The tests began in February.

Rafale Fighter Adds Cheap Drone Killing Rocket To Its Armory

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 13, 2026

The U.S. Army has announced that its future fleet of ME-11B High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) aircraft will be based at Fort Hood in Texas.

New Jets, Drones Will Transform Fort Hood Into Army’s Aerial Intel Hub

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 13, 2026

A robotic boat glides through the darkness, reaches an occupied shoreline, and releases an armed ground robot that rolls inland to fight without a single soldier setting foot on the beach. While this sounds like a scene from a future war, it recently played out in southern Ukraine, reflecting Kyiv’s rapid embrace of uncrewed systems as it seeks to counter Russia's invasion. Described as the first of its kind anywhere in the world, the operation took place on the Russian-occupied Kinburn Spit in Ukraine's southern Mykolaiv region, according to Ukraine’s 123rd Separate Territorial Defense Brigade, which carried it out on an unspecified recent date.

Ukraine Lands Armed Robot Ashore In Russian-Held Territory Via Drone Boat

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 13, 2026

Ukraine says it has attacked nearly 50 ships in the Sea of Azov over the past five days.

Ukraine Claims Scores Of Russian Ships Struck In Sea Of Azov

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 11, 2026

Skyguard now have anti-drone nets in Taiwan.

Taiwan’s Skyguard Anti-Aircraft Guns Now Equipped With Anti-Drone Nets

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 8, 2026

The Royal Navy has successfully launched a strike-capable drone from a ship at sea, marking a significant step forward in the UK’s drive to create a hybrid naval force to defend against evolving threats. Working with British Army colleagues, sailors on experimentation ship XV Patrick Blackett launched the Nyan One Way Effector drone during recent trials off the south coast of England. Already tested extensively during land exercises, the autonomous drone was taken to sea to explore how it could be operated from a ship. Pre-programmed to fly to a specific target, the system was flown from a launcher installed on the ship’s deck.

Royal Navy’s Sea Launch Of Combat-Proven Nyan Kamikaze Drone Points To Fleet’s ‘Hybrid’ Future

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 3, 2026

RAF LAKENHEATH drone incursions were done by the Russians according to new report.

Russia “Highly Likely” Behind Drone Incursions Over U.S. Bases In England Report Concludes

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 2, 2026

We now have our first look at a Chinese modular, road-mobile, electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) catapult actually launching a drone.

China’s Truck-Mounted Electromagnetic Aircraft Catapult Seen In Action For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 30, 2026

The U.S. Navy continues to make use of MQ-1 Predators as test and training assets, eight years after the U.S. Air Force retired the iconic drones.

Pocket Fleet Of Unseen MQ-1 Predators Still Flying In Specialized Role

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 24, 2026

NATO and Ukraine are looking to the private sector to develop methods of attacking Russian air bases.

NATO And Ukraine Turning To Private Sector To Help Crater Russian Airfields

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 23, 2026