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5 February

Ukraine Forms Dedicated UAS Command as Drone War Intensifies

Ukraine’s Armed Forces have established a new command to reinforce unmanned aerial system operations against Russian kamikaze drones.

5 February

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 23, 2025) Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones are positioned on the tarmac at a base in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) operating area, Nov. 23. The LUCAS platforms are part of a one-way attack drone squadron CENTCOM recently deployed to the Middle East to strengthen regional security and deterrence. (Courtesy Photo)

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Taps 25 Partners for Kamikaze Drone Trial Sprint

The US Department of Defense has selected 25 companies to compete in the first phase of the Drone Dominance Program, an acquisition effort aimed at rapidly fielding low-cost, one-way attack unmanned aerial systems at scale.

5 February

Artist's impression of the DefendAir counter-unmanned aerial system

Ronald Watkins

ParaZero Receives Follow-On Order for Counter-Drone Interception System

Israeli firm ParaZero Technologies has received a second order from a “major global defense corporation” for its drone interception net-pods.

4 February

The unmanned X-47B conducts its first night flight April 10 over Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. Night flights are the next incremental step in developing the operations concept for more routine flight activity. The Navy will continue to execute X-47B test events to mature standard operating procedures for cooperative use of the airspace with manned aircraft. (U.S. Navy photo by Erik Hildebrandt/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Urges Low-Cost Physical Defenses to Counter Drone Threats

The US Department of Defense has released a three-page guidance document calling for expanded use of passive physical measures to protect critical infrastructure from threats posed by small unmanned aerial systems.

4 February

Christine Casimiro

French Navy Orders Aliaca VTOL Drone From Airbus

France has ordered the Aliaca uncrewed aerial system in its vertical take-off and landing configuration via Airbus Helicopters subsidiary, Survey Copter.

3 February

A Black Hornet nano drone hovering in front of a Piranha armored engineering vehicle

Rojoef Manuel

Switzerland Buys Black Hornet Nano Drones From Teledyne FLIR Defense

Teledyne FLIR Defense has secured a $17.5-million contract to supply large quantities of its proprietary Black Hornet 4 nano-class drones to Switzerland.

3 February

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

US Naval Vessels Get New Tech Boost for Real-Time Threat Awareness

US naval vessels are poised to gain a new layer of situational awareness as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency taps RTX’s Raytheon to build a next-gen sensing and targeting system.

3 February

Ethan M. Encarnacion

A 270 Km/h Pursuit: UK Presents ‘High-Speed’ Solution to Class 1 Drones

A new interceptor capable of reaching speeds of up to 270 kilometers per hour is being positioned as the UK’s last line of defense against short-range drones.

3 February