Drones – Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
-
Jul- 2021 -20 July
USAF Demonstrates Reaper Automatic Takeoff and Landing
The US Air Force recently conducted an automatic takeoff and landing of an MQ-9 Reaper drone.
Read More » -
15 July
Turkish Firms Join Forces in Developing Armed USVs
Several defense companies in Turkey have teamed up to develop new armed unmanned surface vehicles to bolster the country’s maritime defenses.
Read More » -
14 July
US Marines Test Grenade Launcher-Fired Mini-Drones
The US Marines Corps tested a multi-purpose mini-drone designed to carry a range of payloads and be fired from grenade launchers.
Read More » -
14 July
Indian Firm Develops Counter-Drone Shield to Secure Border
An Indian unmanned military systems manufacturer claims to have developed an autonomous counter-drone system capable of protecting an area of 1,000 t0 2,000 square kilometers.
Read More » -
14 July
US Army Video Shows Classified Suicide Drone
The US Army released a video giving out a few glimpses of a classified suicide drone, showing the munition being launched, hovering, locating its target, and then swooping down like a missile and striking a target.
Read More » -
13 July
US Navy Trials Vessel-Mounted Counter-Drone System
The US Navy has completed the demonstration of its new DroneSentry-X counter-drone system, manufacturer DroneShield revealed.
Read More » -
9 July
France Test Fires Anti-Drone Laser
The French military this week conducted advanced testing of a laser-powered cannon capable of destroying a moving drone.
Read More » -
7 July
Syria Kurds Say Thwarted Drone Attacks Near Coalition Base
Syrian Kurdish forces said they repelled drone attacks Wednesday near a major base of the US-led coalition battling Islamic State group remnants, in the second such attack in days.
Read More » -
7 July
Indian Air Force Moves to Acquire Anti-Drone Systems to Secure Air Bases
The Indian Air Force has moved to acquire counter-drone systems to secure its air bases in the wake of an armed drone attack at the Jammu Air Force Station last month.
Read More » -
6 July
US Forces Shoot Down Armed Drone Over Iraq Embassy
US forces shot down an armed drone above their embassy in Baghdad, hours after a rocket attack on a base housing US soldiers in the west of the country.
Read More »