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18 August

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Ukraine Has Built a New Drone That Can Reach as Far as Siberia

Ukraine has taken a step closer to deploying an unmanned aircraft system that it said can reach as far as Siberia.

18 August

Waran 4x4 vehicle with an integrated aerial vehicle launcher. Photo: Huta Stalowa Wola

Inder Singh Bisht

Poland Orders Hundreds of Chassis for Waran 4×4, Heron 6×6 Tactical Vehicles

Huta Stalowa Wola has ordered several hundred chassis from CSG Group companies to produce Waran and Heron vehicles for the Polish military.

17 August

Ronald Watkins

Former Ukraine Army Chief Warns Russia Has Adapted to Western Weapons

Former Ukrainian commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhny has warned Russia has developed countermeasures to many Western weapons.

17 August

Rojoef Manuel

Ukraine Rolls Out Drone Procurement Course for Warfighters on Army+ App

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence has launched an eight-lesson training course on its official Army+ mobile application to help service members order unmanned aerial systems and electronic warfare equipment

17 August

Russia pounds Kyiv with a massive missile and drone attack that kills four people, authorities say, after President Vladimir Putin threatened retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.

Viktoriia Vyshnivska

What Is Really Inside Russia’s Oreshnik Missile?

New evidence from Oreshnik debris suggests Russia has restarted domestic production of missile components, complicating assumptions behind current sanctions.

17 August

Satellite from EnduroSat, a Bulgarian company specializing in the production of satellite technologies.

Giulia Bernacchi

Bulgaria Plans Space, Defense Technology Hub at Former Airport

The Bulgarian government approved a draft cooperation agreement with Starbase Europe to redevelop the largely inactive Dobroslavtsi Airport.

17 August

Giulia Bernacchi

Polish Military Tops 220,000 Active Personnel, Eyes Half-Million Force

Poland’s armed forces have surpassed 220,000 active personnel after adding around 5,000 service members since the beginning of the year.

17 August

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Ukraine Guarantees Monthly Supply of Strike Drones, Ground Robots to Troops

The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has launched the second phase of its basic-level troop support program, guaranteeing monthly deliveries of heavy strike drones and ground robotic systems to frontline units.

17 August

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Ukraine’s ‘Spider’ Chases Drones at 160-kph to Catch Them With a Net

Ukrainian firm WINFLY is taking a non-kinetic approach to counter-drone missions, using speed and a net-based system to catch enemy drones in mid-air.

17 August