Featured in unmanned aerial vehiclesBYEmma HelfrichMay 18, 2022ShareRussian-Backed Separatist Shows Off Questionable Homemade Counter-Drone Jamming GunSeparatists in Ukraine are touting a janky-looking improvised jamming gun for defending against drones. BYEmma HelfrichMay 18, 2022ShareBYEmma HelfrichMay 17, 2022ShareNow There’s A Drum Magazine For Dropping Multiple Bombs From Commercial DronesA company in the Netherlands has apparently created a drum magazine holding multiple mortar bombs for commercial drones. BYEmma HelfrichMay 17, 2022ShareBYEmma HelfrichMay 5, 2022ShareUkraine Is Turning Fiat Trucks Into Mobile Surface-To-Air Missile SystemsDonated Norwegian missiles that were made in France have been shipped to Ukraine and paired with donated Fiat trucks to create SAM technicals. BYEmma HelfrichMay 5, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 5, 2021ShareSaudis Cleared To Buy Hundreds More AMRAAM Missiles They’ve Been Using To Shoot Down DronesRoyal Saudi Air Force fighter jets have been using AIM-120 missiles to shoot down Houthi drones regularly for years now. BYThomas NewdickNov 5, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 1, 2021ShareWhat Looks Like The Tail Of A Global Hawk Clone Just Appeared On A Truck In IranWhile Iran has a history of knocking off American drone designs, even realizing a crude emulation of an RQ-4 would be a significant task. BYThomas NewdickNov 1, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowaySep 29, 2021ShareChina Is Cloning Kratos’ XQ-58A Valkyrie Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Concept (Updated)The FH-97 drone is nearly identical to the XQ-58A and its capabilities could be extremely attractive for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowaySep 29, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyAug 9, 2021ShareSmall Unmanned Helicopters Used Lasers To Map Littorals In Recent U.S. Navy TestsA recent demo of a LIDAR system aboard a small helicopter drone could bring big capabilities to even small ships and forward-deployed forces. BYBrett TingleyAug 9, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 9, 2021ShareJapan Wants To Detect Incoming Hypersonic Missiles With Unmanned AircraftWith high-speed missile threats from China and Russia to contend with, Japan may call upon drones to provide early warning. BYThomas NewdickAug 9, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Tanker Drone Makes History By Refueling A Manned Aircraft For The First Time (Updated)The Boeing demonstrator for the MQ-25 Stingray program successfully passed fuel to an F/A-18 Super Hornet jet. BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 14, 2021ShareThe Army Is Testing Arming Its Light Tactical Vehicles With Drones (Updated)A DAGOR ultra-light tactical vehicle appeared at the recent Edge 21 exercise packing tube-launched drones. BYThomas NewdickMay 14, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2021ShareStealthy Valkyrie Drone Uses Weapons Bay For First Time To Launch Smaller DroneOn its sixth test flight, Kratos’ low-cost stealthy drone launched a drone of its own via a tube launcher in its weapons bay. BYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 24, 2021ShareNow The UK Wants To Add Combat Drones To Its Aircraft Carriers, But Is It Really Feasible?Project Vixen is studying how a large high-performance combat drone could undertake missions from the Royal Navy’s flattops. BYThomas NewdickMar 24, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 9, 2021ShareAir Force’s MQ-9 Reaper Drone Replacement Requirements Now Include Air-To-Air Combat CapabilityThe Reaper’s successor should be able to defend both high-value manned aircraft and itself, in a high-end battlespace, according to the Air Force. BYThomas NewdickMar 9, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 22, 2021ShareRussia Provides A Glimpse Of Its Orion Drone Executing Combat Trials In SyriaThe Orion drone, now said to be in production for Russia, is seen releasing both apparent guided munitions and dumb bombs. BYThomas NewdickFeb 22, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 6, 2021ShareIran Just Fired Its Sidewinder Missile Clone From A DroneReports claim that the drone-launched Azarakhsh missile successfully brought down an aerial target. BYThomas NewdickJan 6, 2021Share
BYEmma HelfrichMay 18, 2022ShareRussian-Backed Separatist Shows Off Questionable Homemade Counter-Drone Jamming GunSeparatists in Ukraine are touting a janky-looking improvised jamming gun for defending against drones. BYEmma HelfrichMay 18, 2022Share
BYEmma HelfrichMay 17, 2022ShareNow There’s A Drum Magazine For Dropping Multiple Bombs From Commercial DronesA company in the Netherlands has apparently created a drum magazine holding multiple mortar bombs for commercial drones. BYEmma HelfrichMay 17, 2022Share
BYEmma HelfrichMay 5, 2022ShareUkraine Is Turning Fiat Trucks Into Mobile Surface-To-Air Missile SystemsDonated Norwegian missiles that were made in France have been shipped to Ukraine and paired with donated Fiat trucks to create SAM technicals. BYEmma HelfrichMay 5, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 5, 2021ShareSaudis Cleared To Buy Hundreds More AMRAAM Missiles They’ve Been Using To Shoot Down DronesRoyal Saudi Air Force fighter jets have been using AIM-120 missiles to shoot down Houthi drones regularly for years now. BYThomas NewdickNov 5, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 1, 2021ShareWhat Looks Like The Tail Of A Global Hawk Clone Just Appeared On A Truck In IranWhile Iran has a history of knocking off American drone designs, even realizing a crude emulation of an RQ-4 would be a significant task. BYThomas NewdickNov 1, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowaySep 29, 2021ShareChina Is Cloning Kratos’ XQ-58A Valkyrie Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Concept (Updated)The FH-97 drone is nearly identical to the XQ-58A and its capabilities could be extremely attractive for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowaySep 29, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyAug 9, 2021ShareSmall Unmanned Helicopters Used Lasers To Map Littorals In Recent U.S. Navy TestsA recent demo of a LIDAR system aboard a small helicopter drone could bring big capabilities to even small ships and forward-deployed forces. BYBrett TingleyAug 9, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 9, 2021ShareJapan Wants To Detect Incoming Hypersonic Missiles With Unmanned AircraftWith high-speed missile threats from China and Russia to contend with, Japan may call upon drones to provide early warning. BYThomas NewdickAug 9, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Tanker Drone Makes History By Refueling A Manned Aircraft For The First Time (Updated)The Boeing demonstrator for the MQ-25 Stingray program successfully passed fuel to an F/A-18 Super Hornet jet. BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 14, 2021ShareThe Army Is Testing Arming Its Light Tactical Vehicles With Drones (Updated)A DAGOR ultra-light tactical vehicle appeared at the recent Edge 21 exercise packing tube-launched drones. BYThomas NewdickMay 14, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2021ShareStealthy Valkyrie Drone Uses Weapons Bay For First Time To Launch Smaller DroneOn its sixth test flight, Kratos’ low-cost stealthy drone launched a drone of its own via a tube launcher in its weapons bay. BYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 24, 2021ShareNow The UK Wants To Add Combat Drones To Its Aircraft Carriers, But Is It Really Feasible?Project Vixen is studying how a large high-performance combat drone could undertake missions from the Royal Navy’s flattops. BYThomas NewdickMar 24, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 9, 2021ShareAir Force’s MQ-9 Reaper Drone Replacement Requirements Now Include Air-To-Air Combat CapabilityThe Reaper’s successor should be able to defend both high-value manned aircraft and itself, in a high-end battlespace, according to the Air Force. BYThomas NewdickMar 9, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 22, 2021ShareRussia Provides A Glimpse Of Its Orion Drone Executing Combat Trials In SyriaThe Orion drone, now said to be in production for Russia, is seen releasing both apparent guided munitions and dumb bombs. BYThomas NewdickFeb 22, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 6, 2021ShareIran Just Fired Its Sidewinder Missile Clone From A DroneReports claim that the drone-launched Azarakhsh missile successfully brought down an aerial target. BYThomas NewdickJan 6, 2021Share
