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German firm Helsing says production of its HX-2 kamikaze drone, thousands of which are expected to be sent to Ukraine, is underway.
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AI-Enabled HX-2 Kamikaze Drones Now In Production For Ukraine

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 2, 2024

One especially interesting detail about the Phoenix Ghost family of kamikaze drones has now emerged: the different types can be configured to launch attacks straight down while passing overhead rather than having to careen into their targets and detonate.
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Warheads In Phoenix Ghost Kamikaze Drones Blast Straight Down Like Air Burst Artillery Rounds

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 27, 2024

Ukraine's domestically developed Dovbush T10 drone has taken on a new role acting as a mothership for first-person view (FPV) kamikaze quadcopters.
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Watch A Ukrainian Uncrewed Aerial Mothership Launch Kamikaze Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 21, 2024

North Koran drones
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North Korea’s Kim Orders Mass Production Of Kamikaze Drones

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 15, 2024

The secretive Phoenix Ghost kamikaze drone developed by the U.S. Air Force to support Ukraine in its ongoing fight against Russia, has finally emerged from the shadows.
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Secretive Phoenix Ghost Kamikaze Drones Rushed To Ukraine Finally Come Out Of The Shadows

By Thomas Newdick, Rachel S. Cohen, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 17, 2024

Bolt-M drone
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Bolt-M Aims To Make Kamikaze Drone Attacks More User Friendly, Effective

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 10, 2024

Iranian-made Shahed-136 'Kamikaze' drone flies over the sky of Kermanshah, Iran on March 7, 2024. Iran fired over 100 drones and ballistic missiles on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in retaliation to an attack on a building attached to the country's consular annex in Damascus that killed the guards, and two generals of the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on April 01, 2024. Iran has blamed Israel for the attack on April 5, 2024 in Tehran.
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Russian Shahed Kamikaze Drone Crashes In Latvia

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 9, 2024

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 28, 2024

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.
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North Korea Unveils Clones of Israeli Kamikaze Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 26, 2024

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 31, 2024

The US government has approved potential sales of Switchblade 300 and ALTIUS 600M loitering munitions to Taiwan.
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Sale Of Over 1,000 Kamikaze Drones To Taiwan Points To Grand “Hellscape” Counter-China Plans

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 19, 2024

Rogue 1 the marines' new drone.
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Rogue 1 Is One Of The Marine Corps’ Newest Kamikaze Drone

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 8, 2024

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

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 14, 2024

Russia appears to have started using first-person view-type kamikaze drones using a physical control line instead of a wireless link.
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Russia Now Looks To Be Using Wire-Guided Kamikaze Drones In Ukraine

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 8, 2024

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 12, 2024

Hacked documents claim Russia paid far more than previously known for Iranian Shahed-136 drones.
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What Does A Shahed-136 Really Cost?

By Howard Altman

Posted on Feb 8, 2024

The Ukrainian military is using a new kind of long-range, one-way attack drone.
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New Ukrainian ‘Kamikaze’ Jet Drone Appears In Russia

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 8, 2024

AI is going to allow drones to choose their own targets.
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Drone Warfare’s Terrifying AI-Enabled Next Step Is Imminent

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 5, 2024

Russia's use of jet-powered Shahed drones adds another layer of pressure on Ukraine's air defenses.
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Russia May Have Started Using Jet-Powered Shahed Drones In Ukraine

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 9, 2024

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.
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Tank Active Protection Systems Could Be Used To Shoot Down Drones

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 3, 2024

Video footage has emerged appearing to show the first use of the Spike FireFly loitering munition in the current conflict in Gaza.
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Israel’s FireFly Urban Warfare Drone Spotted In Jenin

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 18, 2023

A tank miraculously survives an FPV drone barrage.
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Tank Runs For Its Life Under Constant Barrage Of Attack Drones

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 14, 2023

View of Su-25 attack jet decoy soon through optics of a Lancet loitering munition.
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Ukrainian Su-25 Struck By Lancet Drone Was An Elaborate Decoy

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 1, 2023

Air defense work outside the city on November 25, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. According to the country's air force, more than 70 Iranian-made Shahed drones targeted the Kyiv area overnight, although most all were intercepted by air defenses.
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Russia Launches Largest Mass Drone Attack On Ukraine Yet

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 25, 2023

Iranian Shahed-238 drone at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) aerospace achievement exhibition at Ashura Aerospace Science and Technology University, in Tehran, Iran on November 19, 2023.
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Iran’s Jet-Powered Shahed Drone Could Be A Problem For Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 22, 2023

Russian air launched cruise missile
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Takeaways From Russia’s Missile War On Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 14, 2023

The Navy recently conducted a test that saw an uncrewed surface vessel armed with Switchblade 300 kamikaze drones destroy mock naval targets.
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Switchblade Kamikaze Drone-Armed Uncrewed Fast Boat Tested

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 2, 2023

Russian TOS-1A Thermobaric Rocket Launcher Absolutely Detonates When Hit By Drone
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Russian TOS-1A Thermobaric Rocket Launcher Absolutely Detonates When Hit By Drone

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 20, 2023

PD-1 drone
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Ukraine Situation Report: Long-Range Drones Now Targeting Sochi

By Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 3, 2023

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was shown an unusual surface-to-air missile known only as the 358 during a recent visit to Iran.
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Bizarre Iranian ‘Loitering SAM’ Shown To Russian Defense Minister

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 20, 2023

Rare Look At Taiwan’s Chien Hsiang Kamikaze Drone In Action
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Rare Look At Taiwan’s Chien Hsiang Kamikaze Drone In Action

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 18, 2023

Drone Strike Zelensky Moscow
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After Latest Moscow Strike, Zelensky Warns Drone War Is Coming To Russia

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 31, 2023

Drone's-eye perspective of Aspide system attack
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Ukraine’s Rare Skyguard Air Defense System Attacked By Russian Drone In Video

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Jul 25, 2023

Russia strikes Ukrainian air defense system
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Ukraine’s Prized IRIS-T Air Defense System Attacked By Russian Drone In Video

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 8, 2023

Marine Corps air-launched drone swarms
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Marines Betting Big On “Critical” Air-Launched Swarming Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 5, 2023

Our Best Look Yet At The Marines’ New Loitering Munition Toting Drone Boat
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Our Best Look Yet At The Marines’ New Loitering Munition Toting Drone Boat

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 25, 2023

Russian Fuel depots hit by drones
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Multiple Russian Fuel Depots Hit By Suspected Drone Attacks, Tempo Increasing

By Howard Altman

Posted on May 4, 2023

Altius 600 drone
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Our First Look At An ALTIUS-600M Loitering Munition Detonating

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 3, 2023

New Type Of Kamikaze Drone Appears In Russian City Near Ukraine Border
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New Type Of Kamikaze Drone Appears In Russian City Near Ukraine Border

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 28, 2023

New Drones Ukraine Jump 20 Altius 600
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Ukraine Gets Huge Boost In Deadly Drone Capabilities From U.S.

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 24, 2023

QINETIQ DRONE UKRAINE
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Clandestine U.K. Program Developed 3D-Printed ‘Suicide’ Drone For Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 16, 2023

Israel Aerospace Industries Point Blank loitering munition bought by U.S. Defense Department
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Israeli X-Wing-Looking Loitering Munition To Be Tested By U.S. Special Ops

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jan 20, 2023

Iranian Shahed-136 drone
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Ukraine Situation Report: More Iranian Kamikaze Drones Headed To Russia Says Kyiv

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jan 5, 2023

Ukrainian Teams Hunt Russian Drones With Laser Rifles, Gun Trucks, Apps
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Ukrainian Teams Hunt Russian Drones With Laser Rifles, Gun Trucks, Apps

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 8, 2022

Iranian Shahed-136 drone
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Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Ran Out Of Iranian Shahed-136 Drones Says Kyiv

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 7, 2022

Iranian Mohajer-6 reconnaissance and attack drone
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Iranian Mohajer-6 Drones Used By Russia Loaded With Western Parts

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Nov 17, 2022

NCSIST displays the Chien Hsiang loitering munition and vehicle-based launcher
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Taiwan Shows Off Its Radar-Killing Kamikaze Drones

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 16, 2022

Elbit Systems LANIUS drone-based loitering munition
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These Israeli Urban Battlefield Assassin Drones Are Nightmare Fuel

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Nov 15, 2022

Gyurza-M
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Ukrainian Gunboat Struck By Russian Lancet Loitering Munition (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 4, 2022

Iranian short range ballistic missiles to Russia
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Russia Getting More Iranian Drones, Missiles Coming Soon: Ukraine Intelligence

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 1, 2022

Russia is building a factory to construct domestically produced Shahed-136 drones
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Russia Bombards Ukraine With Iranian ‘Kamikaze Drones’

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 17, 2022

Light Vehicles Bristling With Suicide Drones Were Trending At This Year’s Army Convention
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Light Vehicles Bristling With Suicide Drones Were Trending At This Year’s Army Convention

By Joseph Trevithick, Oliver Parken

Posted on Oct 13, 2022

Russian Bomber Base Kamikaze Drone Ukraine
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Ukrainian Kamikaze Drone Attacks Bomber Base Deep In Russia (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 7, 2022

Iran Russia Drone Ukrane
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Russia Has Begun Using Iranian Kamikaze Drones On Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 13, 2022

Iran Drones Russia Ukraine
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Russia Getting Iranian Attack Drones Would Be A Very Big Deal

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 12, 2022

DRONE_STRIKE Russia
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‘Kamikaze’ Drones Strike Russian Oil Refinery, Looks Like Model Sold On Alibaba

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 22, 2022

Hero400 UH1
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Flying A Suicide Drone From The Back Of A Marine Corps UH-1 Helicopter

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Jun 18, 2022

A U.S. Marine Corps Hero-400 loitering munition drone is staged before flight on San Clemente Island, California, May 25, 2022. The Hero-400 is a loitering munition that the United States Marine Corps and other Department of Defense entities are beginning to incorporate into specific mission sets. This initial training flight develops the UAS pilots’ confidence and abilities to be able to operate the Hero-400 in any clime and place, and enabling 3rd MAW to remain a more lethal and ready force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Childs)
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Marines Handoff Loitering Munition Control Between Air, Sea, Land Platforms

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Jun 3, 2022

Switchblade Drone attack tank Ukraine
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Watch This Switchblade Suicide Drone Attack A Russian Tank In Ukraine

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on May 25, 2022

Tank-Busting Switchblade 600 Drones Have Not Arrived In Ukraine
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Tank-Busting Switchblade 600 Drones Have Not Arrived In Ukraine

By Dan Parsons

Posted on May 10, 2022

Mysterious ‘Phoenix Ghost’ Suicide Drones Headed To Ukraine
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Mysterious ‘Phoenix Ghost’ Suicide Drones Headed To Ukraine

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Apr 21, 2022

Ukraine Will Get Switchblade Suicide Drones As Part Of New U.S. Aid Package Lawmaker Says
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Ukraine Will Get Switchblade Suicide Drones As Part Of New U.S. Aid Package Lawmaker Says

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 18, 2022

Proof Of Russia Using Suicide Drones In Ukraine Emerges
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Proof Of Russia Using Suicide Drones In Ukraine Emerges

By Tyler Rogoway and Stetson Payne

Updated on Mar 12, 2022

Bomblet Dropping Drones Are Now Being Used By Cartels In Mexico’s Drug War
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Bomblet Dropping Drones Are Now Being Used By Cartels In Mexico’s Drug War

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 12, 2022