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MQ-25 with LRASM missiles
MQ-25

MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Armed With Stealthy Anti-Ship Missiles Makes Perfect Sense

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 10, 2024

Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike
Unmanned

How To Satisfy The Navy’s Future Vertical Lift-Maritime Strike Needs With Bell’s Rob Freeland

By Jamie Hunter, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 9, 2024

The Revolution Of AI-Enabled Autonomous Piloting With Shield AI’s Brandon Tseng

The Revolution Of AI-Enabled Autonomous Piloting With Shield AI’s Brandon Tseng

By The War Zone

Posted on Apr 8, 2024

No Major Damage Seen At Russian Air Base After Drone Attack
Unmanned

No Major Damage Seen At Russian Air Base After Drone Attack

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 6, 2024

Navy needs to introduce swarms to its warships now
Unmanned

The Compelling Case For Arming U.S. Navy Warships With Drone Swarms

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 4, 2024

Drone maker Kratos has disclosed the existence of work on an MQ-58B variant of its Valkyrie drone with electronic attack capabilities for the US Marine Corps.
XQ-58

MQ-58B Electronic Attack-Enabled Version Of Valkyrie Drone For USMC Revealed

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 3, 2024

The Danish Armed Forces say one of the country's frigates shot down four Houthi drones during a recent Red Sea deployment. However, other reports say that the ship also suffered serious problems while in the region.
Unmanned

Danish Frigate Suffered Radar, Combat System, Gun Problems During Red Sea Ops: Reports

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 3, 2024

Less than a month after we got our first glimpse inside the Russian factory where license production of the Iranian Shahed-series one-way attack drone is taking place, a Ukrainian drone attack appears to have targeted the facility.
Unmanned

Russia’s Shahed-136 Factory Attacked By Light Plane Converted Into A Drone

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 2, 2024

Eliat Sa'ar 6 drone attack.
Unmanned

Israel’s Most Advanced Warship Nearly Struck By Long-Range Attack Drone (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 1, 2024

The Navy has established a new forward-deployed MQ-4C detachment at NAS Sigonella in Italy.
MQ-4C

MQ-4C Triton Has Arrived In Europe, Could Impact Black Sea, Red Sea Operations

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 1, 2024

VMX-1 getting MQ-9s
XQ-58

How Marine MQ-9s Will Adapt For A Pacific Fight, Pave Way For Future Drones

By James Deboer

Posted on Mar 28, 2024

Boeing has announced plans to establish a new production facility for the MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone in Australia.
MQ-28

Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat Getting Facility To Ramp-Up Production In Australia

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 28, 2024

A sortie today by a Chinese WZ-7 could be more significant beyond just being the apparent first time one of these drones has flown over the Sea of Japan.
Unmanned

China’s WZ-7 High-Altitude Drone Makes First Known Flight Over Sea Of Japan

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 27, 2024

Russian drone can launch FPV video drones and relay their data back to controllers
Unmanned

FPV Drone Motherships That Also Relay Their Signals Offer Huge Advantages

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 26, 2024

The US Navy says that if it its budget for the Fiscal Year 2025 were to increase, one of the things it would want to spend that extra money on is accelerating development of an advanced decoy drone.
Unmanned

More Money For Flying Drone That Makes Missiles Think It’s A Warship On Navy Wishlist

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 26, 2024

Drone maker Kratos has disclosed new details about its growing XQ-58 family, which now includes at least five distinct variants.
OBSS

XQ-58 Valkyrie Drone Family Has Grown To Five Variants

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 21, 2024

Drones that can fly to their targets low to the ground and while being jammed would be a big help to Ukraine.
Unmanned

Automated Terminal Attack Capability Appears To Be Making Its Way Into Ukraine’s FPV Drones

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 21, 2024

A Houthi drone pictured by a French naval helicopter shortly before being shot down
Unmanned

French Navy Helicopter Intercepting Houthi Drone Seen In New Video

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Mar 20, 2024

Drone kill marks on F/A-18E Super Hornet from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
Unmanned

Navy Super Hornets Are Now Wearing Houthi Drone Kill Marks

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 19, 2024

The US Air Force has confirmed a spate of drone incursions occurred at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia in December 2023.
Swarms

Mysterious Drones Swarmed Langley AFB For Weeks

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 15, 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.
Loitering Munitions

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

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 14, 2024

Shahed-136 fitted with camera
Unmanned

Russian Shahed-136 With Camera, Cellular Modem Could Be A Big Problem For Ukraine

By Tyler Rogoway, Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 13, 2024

The proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budgets for the US Air Force and US Navy contain significant developments for their respective sixth-generation combat jet programs.
Unmanned

USAF Seeks NGAD Fighter Boost, Navy F/A-XX Investment Slows In New Budget

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 12, 2024

US and allied forces shot down at least 28 drones launched by Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen today.
Unmanned

Red Sea Turkey Shoot: Allied Warships Down Dozens Of Drones Within Hours

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 10, 2024

Russia appears to have started using first-person view-type kamikaze drones using a physical control line instead of a wireless link.
Loitering Munitions

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

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 8, 2024

Pulsejet drone has flown.
Unmanned

Pulsejet Drone Flies, Could Have Big Impact On Cost Of Future Weapons

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 6, 2024

For the first time, we have gotten the chance to see inside the Russian factory where license production of the Iranian Shahed-series one-way attack drone is taking place.
Unmanned

Our First Look Inside Russia’s Shahed-136 Attack Drone Factory

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 5, 2024

A U.S. Marine Corps XQ-58A Valkyrie, highly autonomous, low-cost tactical unmanned air vehicle, conducts its second test flight with two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to 33rd Fighter Wing, 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 23, 2023. The XQ-58A Valkyrie test flight and the data collected inform future requirements for the Marine Corps in a rapidly evolving security environment, while successfully fueling joint innovation and experimentation opportunities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John McRell)
XQ-58

XQ-58 Valkyrie Completes Second Flight With The Marine Corps

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Mar 2, 2024

As part of the announcement of the first flight its new XQ-67A drone, the Air Force has shared new information about its Off-Board Sensing Station program and revealed the existence of a companion Off-Board Weapon Station concept.
OBSS

The XQ-67A Has A Secretive, Higher-Performance, Deadly Cousin

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 1, 2024

General Atomics' XQ-67A drone, built for the Air Force's Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) program, has made its first flight.
OBSS

XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station Drone Has Flown (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 29, 2024

The US Army has announced major planned changes to its overall force structure that includes a significant boost in air and missile defense capacity with a focus on counter-drone and counter-cruise missile capabilities.
Unmanned

Huge Boost To Army’s Air Defenses Planned In New Force Structure

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 28, 2024

German Navy frigate Hessen at sea
Q-9

German Frigate Mistakenly Fires On MQ-9, Downs Two Houthi Drones

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 28, 2024

New details about the U.S. Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft drone program, as well as recent discussions about its progress and future, all point to its potential to reshape how the service does business and fights.
Unmanned

Everything New We Just Learned About The Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 23, 2024

Drone attack inside warehouse in ukraine
Unmanned

Ukrainian FPV Drones Hunt, Kill Russian Armor Inside Building

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Feb 22, 2024

UKRAINE BANSHEE TOPSHOT
Unmanned

British Target Drones Appear To Have Been Turned Into Strike Weapons In Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 19, 2024

The US Air Force will test new autonomous capabilities for its KC-135s intended, at least initially, to help reduce operator workload. The service is also still planning to conduct a test of the KC-135 as an aerial launching platform for drones.
Unmanned

Tests Planned For KC-135s That Can Fly Themselves, Act As Drone Motherships

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 16, 2024

Ukraine FPV drone
Unmanned

Ukraine Situation Report: NATO Wants To Give Kyiv A Million Drones In 2024

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 15, 2024

The US Air Force says it plans to invite foreign allies and partners to join the next increment of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft drone program and has offered details about what that cooperation might look like. The service is also looking bring US Special Operations Command into an existing tri-service agreement with the Navy and Marine Corps.
Unmanned

Plans For Allies To Join Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program Laid Out By Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 14, 2024

Boeing Ghost Bat F-15
Unmanned

USAF Set To Down-Select Collaborative Combat Aircraft Competitors

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 13, 2024

Ukraine is employing a network of thousands of acoustic sensors to help spot and track incoming Russian drones, according to the Air Force's top office in Europe.
Unmanned

Ukraine Using Thousands Of Networked Microphones To Track Russian Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 13, 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.
Loitering Munitions

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 12, 2024

Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Pilot Intercepted Seven Drones (Updated)
Unmanned

Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Pilot Intercepted Seven Drones (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 12, 2024

SAAB LOYAL WINGMAN
Loyal Wingman

This Is Saab’s Concept For A Supersonic, Stealthy Loyal Wingman Drone

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 10, 2024

Low-Cost Infrared Search And Track System For Aircraft Unveiled By Anduril
OBSS

Low-Cost Infrared Search And Track System For Aircraft Unveiled By Anduril

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 8, 2024

Hacked documents claim Russia paid far more than previously known for Iranian Shahed-136 drones.
Loitering Munitions

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.
Loitering Munitions

New Ukrainian ‘Kamikaze’ Jet Drone Appears In Russia

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 8, 2024

General Atomics has unveiled the XQ-67A drone, which it built as part of the US Air Force's secretive Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) program.
OBSS

General Atomics’ XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station Drone Breaks Cover

By Jamie Hunter, Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 7, 2024

Concept 2 sub-scale model on display at the World Defense Show
Unmanned

This Is BAE Systems’ Reworked, Stealthier Uncrewed Combat Aircraft Concept

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Feb 7, 2024

AI is going to allow drones to choose their own targets.
Loitering Munitions

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 5, 2024

Coyote Drone intercepting another drone
Unmanned

Navy Looking For Counter-Drone Systems That Can Be Rapidly Added To Its Ships

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 2, 2024

MQ-20 Avenger Tests Previously Unseen Air-Launched Effects Drone
Unmanned

MQ-20 Avenger Tests Previously Unseen Air-Launched Effects Drone

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Jan 30, 2024

Iranian proxy groups are already preparing for looming U.S. retaliatory attacks.
Unmanned

What Comes Next After Three Americans Were Killed In A Drone Attack In Jordan?

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 29, 2024

Three U.S. troops were killed and more than two dozen injured by an Iranian-backed militia drone strike on Tower 22.
Unmanned

Drone Attack In Jordan Kills Three American Troops (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jan 28, 2024

Defense contractor Anduril has formally announced that it is one of five companies working on the US Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) advanced drone program.
Loyal Wingman

Anduril Is Helping The Air Force To Develop Its Loyal Wingman Drone

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 25, 2024

California Air National Guard MQ-9 Reaper drones were prepared to sink a rocket booster with Hellfire missiles after a test in December, but it slipped beneath the waves on its own.
Q-9

MQ-9 Reapers Were Ready To Blow Up A Rocket Booster Off California

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 23, 2024

Israeli Merkava Mk 3 tanks have recently begun emerging with improved defensive features against drones and improvised explosive devices that use magnets to stick the hulls of armored vehicles.
Unmanned

Israeli Merkava Tanks Get Improved Anti-Drone, Magnet Bomb Defenses

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 22, 2024

Red Sea
Unmanned

New Strike On Houthi Missiles In Yemen Launched By U.S.

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 18, 2024

The Biden administration announced its last Presidential Drawdown Authority package for Ukraine, which included Sea Sparrow RIM-7 missiles.
Unmanned

‘FrankenSAM’ Systems Are Now Shooting Down Drones In Ukraine

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 17, 2024

North Korea's advanced drones get inspected by Kim as a launch of a solid fuel IRBM occurs
Q-4

North Korea’s Most Advanced Drones Reemerge, Solid Fuel IRBM Tested

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 16, 2024

Two drones hit a fuel facility in the Russian city of Oryol, 230 miles south of Moscow and 137 miles from the Ukrainian border, the local governor has said.
Unmanned

Ukraine Situation Report: Drones Target Fuel Facilities In Western Russia

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 9, 2024

Russia's use of jet-powered Shahed drones adds another layer of pressure on Ukraine's air defenses.
Loitering Munitions

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 9, 2024

ermeus has completed testing of its first fully-integrated vehicle, Quarterhorse Mk 0.
Unmanned

‘Iron Bird’ Rig For Quarterhorse Hypersonic Jet Completes Tests

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 4, 2024

U.S. drone strike kills top Iranian-aligned militia leader in Baghdad
Unmanned

U.S. Drone Strike Kills Iranian-Aligned Militia Leader In Baghdad

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jan 4, 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.
Loitering Munitions

Tank Active Protection Systems Could Be Used To Shoot Down Drones

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 3, 2024