Year: 2026

A War of Operating Systems

Ukraine reveals autonomous drones that killed without a human in the loop. Also: the Army builds a counter-UAS hunter-killer robot in 48 hours, a 1,000 kg underwater strike drone debuts at Eurosatory, the Sting interceptor's speed trade-off, and Kyiv opens...

Drones From Swindon to the Frontline

Europe's largest indoor drone testing facility opens in Swindon under a new UK Defence Secretary. Also: Ukraine's monthly drone kill count climbs 12.7%, Pokémon Go scan data trains military navigation AI, Spain launches a mixed swarm experiment, and NATO...

Sea Drone Rescues Downed US Crew in Historic First

A robot boat rescues two downed aviators in the Gulf, and the way it happened says a lot about where naval autonomy is heading. Plus: Taiwan's drone budget gutted, what survived the FCAS wreck, bee-brained drones, and an AI boss breaks ranks. First...

From Washington to Kharkiv, Military AI Moves Forward

Trump's new directive puts commercial AI on the Pentagon's classified networks, with strings attached. Elsewhere: Ukraine automates the Shahed hunt, a drone carrier on the Dnipro, Kyiv's 2,000 km ambition, Russia's AI tank talk, and Britain's first ground...

Ukraine Turns the Drone War Inside Out

A $25 wing kit just sent a Ukrainian FPV drone 102 km behind Russian lines, and both sides know what comes next. Plus: the AI finding gaps in Russian air defences, fire at Putin's showcase forum, Denmark's sea swarms, and London's quiet kill-chain row. ...