drones

Rendering of a Russian Kasta-2E2 surveillance radar station. Photo: General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Ukrainian Drone Attack Blinds $60M Russian Air Defense System in Zaporizhzhia

Ukraine has deployed strike drones against a Russian Kasta-2E2 surveillance radar station reportedly worth more than $60 million near Vyshneve in occupied Zaporizhzhia.

8 September

The Lightfish unmanned surface vessel. Photo: Seasats

Seasats Expands Military Reach With $24M in US Drone Boat Orders

California-based defense firm Seasats has booked more than $24 million in committed orders for its unmanned surface vessels in a single month.

8 September

Air

Colombia Says Guerrillas Behind Drone Attack That Killed Three Soldiers

Colombian officials have blamed the National Liberation Army for a drone attack in northeastern Colombia that killed three soldiers and wounded four others.

8 September

War

Ukrainian Drone Bombs Russian USV in Black Sea

The Ukrainian Navy successfully struck a Russian drone boat operating near Snake Island, employing a guided munition dropped from an unmanned aerial vehicle to destroy the target.

7 September

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment practice target lock-on against an incoming drone during Project Flytrap at Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, June 9, 2025. The Soldiers attached a Smartshooter SMASH 2000L to M4A1 carbine rifles for improved sight picture and accuracy. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elijah Magaña)

US Army Taps Duke to Lead $24M Drone Defense Research Hub

North Carolina’s Duke University will lead a new $24-million US Army research hub focused on developing technologies to detect, disrupt, and seize control of unmanned aerial systems.

7 September

US Army Gains Direct Procurement Route for Israeli Drone Comms Tech

The US Army has signed a Basic Ordering Agreement with Elsight, establishing a standardized framework for procuring its Halo connectivity technology for unmanned systems.

7 September

Politics

Lawmakers Press US Army Over Shutdown of Drone Assault Battalion

A bipartisan group of senators is demanding that the US Army explain why it eliminated an experimental drone battalion less than a year after creating the unit to study modern drone warfare.

4 September

Satellite imagery over Crimea showing boathouses for unmanned surface vessels. Photo: CyberBoroshno

Russia Builds Crimea Base to Launch Naval Drones at Scale

Russia is constructing a specialized base on the western coast of occupied Crimea to store, launch, and service unmanned surface vessels.

4 September

Pictured: Royal Marines from 30 Commando Royal Marines Air Defence Troop training with the Kirintec Recurve C-UAS System on board a Commando Raiding Craft (CRC) during an Exercise in the Mediterranean. The Kirintec Recurve C-UAS is designed to jam a drone's operating frequency, testing its effectiveness against suspect/hostile UAS. Royal Marines Air Defence Troop is a small unit within 3 Commando Brigade's 30 Commando IX Group. Air Defence Troop provide point air defence for the Brigade. The Air Defence Troop normally use portable surface-to-air missiles in the form of the Starstreak High Velocity Missile system.

UK Opens $6.8M Hunt for Innovative Defenses Against Mass Drone Attacks

The UK has launched a $6.8-million competition seeking new defenses against mass drone attacks on deployed ground forces.

3 September

Europe