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18 August

Australia, Hong Kong Join Forces on Drone Defense System That Mimics How Wolves Hunt

Researchers from Australia and Hong Kong are collaborating on a “multi-layered” defense system against the persistent threats of unmanned aerial vehicles.

17 August

Aftermaths of a Russian Shahed drone attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on November 25, 2024.

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia, Ukraine Launch Drones Before Zelensky-Trump Summit

Kyiv and Moscow launched attack drones at each other, a day before Ukrainian President Zelensky is due in the US for talks with Trump on ending three years of war with Russia.

15 August

Rojoef Manuel

Elbit Systems Wins $1.6B Deal for Weapons, C4ISR From Europe

Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems has signed a $1.6-billion deal to supply a European country with advanced defense systems over the next five years.

15 August

Ethan M. Encarnacion

US Army Pulls Off ‘First-of-its-Kind’ Drone-on-Drone Takedown

The US Army has demonstrated a “first-of-its-kind” aerial strike: one drone taking down another mid-flight.

15 August

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Ukraine Receives Drones That Listen to Sound to Intercept Enemy UAVs

German drone maker Quantum Systems is supplying Ukraine with its Vector AI unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with a sensor that can “hear” the enemy coming.

14 August

Inder Singh Bisht

Milrem Arms THeMIS Ground Robot With Remote Grenade Launcher

Estonian company Milrem Robotics has successfully integrated a Ukrainian-made remote weapon station with its THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle.

14 August

A white Vector reconnaissance drone is seen flying a gray landscape. The drone has the shape of a typical airplane, with a slimmer body and wings. Some areas of the field below have smoke billowing out from what appears to be burning grass. Trees with little to no leaves are dotted around the area.

Inder Singh Bisht

Quantum Systems Unveils Made-in-Ukraine Drone ‘Mothership’

German drone manufacturer Quantum Systems is in the final stages of developing a drone “mothership” in Ukraine known as Sparta.

14 August

Inder Singh Bisht

British Army Eyes Unmanned ‘Loyal Wingman’ for Apache Fleet

The British Army is looking for an autonomous collaborative platform to support its fleet of Apache AH-64E helicopters.

14 August

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Piasecki’s KARGO II Brings 1,500-Lb Lift to Autonomous VTOL Logistics

Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has launched the KARGO II vertical take-off and landing logistics drone, an upgraded version of the KARGO UAV medium-lift unmanned aerial vehicle.

13 August