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The U.S. Army has awarded a massive contract valued at close to $1 billion to AeroVironment for Switchblade-series loitering munitions, also known as kamikaze drones, over the next five years.

Army Just Signed $1B Deal For Massive Order Of Switchblade Kamikaze Drones

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 28 4:04 PM EDT
North Korea has revealed two new kamikaze drones that look to be virtual copies, at least externally, of the Israeli-made Harop and Hero-400.

North Korea Unveils Clones of Israeli Kamikaze Drones

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 26 1:12 PM EDT
The US Air Force's top officer in Europe has highlighted how kamikaze drones present threats, as well as opportunities, especially for smaller friendly countries that might not be able to afford higher-end capabilities.

Long-Range Kamikaze Drones Offer ‘Cheap’ Strike Opportunities For U.S., Allies: USAF General

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 31 6:16 PM EDT
The US government has approved potential sales of Switchblade 300 and ALTIUS 600M loitering munitions to Taiwan.

Sale Of Over 1,000 Kamikaze Drones To Taiwan Points To Grand “Hellscape” Counter-China Plans

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 19 5:14 PM EDT
Rogue 1 the marines' new drone.

Rogue 1 Is One Of The Marine Corps’ Newest Kamikaze Drone

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
May 8 2:12 PM EDT
Anduril Industries, the company responsible for the popular ALTIUS series of drones, has undertaken a first live-fire test of its ALTIUS-700M loitering munition.

Our First Look At The ALTIUS-700M Loitering Munition Obliterating A Target

By Thomas Newdick
Mar 14 3:34 PM EDT
Russia appears to have started using first-person view-type kamikaze drones using a physical control line instead of a wireless link.

Russia Now Looks To Be Using Wire-Guided Kamikaze Drones In Ukraine

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Mar 8 1:55 PM EST
The Ukrainian Navy has released what looks to the be the first look at a U.S.-supplied VAMPIRE counter-drone system in action and shooting down a Russian Shahed-type kamikaze drone.

First Look At Laser-Guided Rocket Counter Drone System Blasting A Russian Drone

By Joseph Trevithick
Feb 12 2:58 PM EST
Hacked documents claim Russia paid far more than previously known for Iranian Shahed-136 drones.

What Does A Shahed-136 Really Cost?

By Howard Altman
Feb 8 4:05 PM EST
The Ukrainian military is using a new kind of long-range, one-way attack drone.

New Ukrainian ‘Kamikaze’ Jet Drone Appears In Russia

By Thomas Newdick
Feb 7 9:39 PM EST
AI is going to allow drones to choose their own targets.

Drone Warfare’s Terrifying AI-Enabled Next Step Is Imminent

By Tyler Rogoway
Feb 5 2:19 PM EST
Evidence that Russia has begun using jet-powered Iranian Shahed-238 kamikaze drones in Ukraine has emerged. If true, this would present new challenges for Ukrainian defenders.

Russia May Have Started Using Jet-Powered Shahed Drones In Ukraine

By Joseph Trevithick
Jan 8 8:21 PM EST
Drones have become a ubiquitous threat on battlefield around the world, and existing active protection systems could be part of future solutions for defending vehicles against them.

Tank Active Protection Systems Could Be Used To Shoot Down Drones

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Jan 2 7:09 PM EST
Video footage has emerged appearing to show the first use of the Spike FireFly loitering munition in the current conflict in Gaza.

Israel’s FireFly Urban Warfare Drone Spotted In Jenin

By Howard Altman
Dec 18 5:37 PM EST
A tank miraculously survives an FPV drone barrage.

Tank Runs For Its Life Under Constant Barrage Of Attack Drones

By Howard Altman
Dec 13 9:48 PM EST
View of Su-25 attack jet decoy soon through optics of a Lancet loitering munition.

Ukrainian Su-25 Struck By Lancet Drone Was An Elaborate Decoy

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 1 2:42 PM EST