Category: Drones & Uncrewed

A British Carrier Launches Strike Drones

The Royal Navy launched four Nyan strike drones from HMS Queen Elizabeth, and all four reached their targets. Plus: AI flies a Gripen, 25,000 systems for CENTCOM, a TB2 mothership, gun turrets versus Gerans and drone-heavy Sandhurst. Strike Drones Off...

Kim Jong Un Wants Absolute Superiority In Drones

North Korea unveiled a stealth drone mockup and racks of attack drones as Kim Jong Un demanded absolute superiority. Elsewhere: drone hunters become hunted, a 1,200 km Gerbera, Starlink-free strikes, fibre-optic limits and Oshkosh takes flight. ...

RAF Chief Calls For Autonomy, Not Flesh

The RAF chief wants four AI-enabled drones flying with every Typhoon, and a new doctrine he calls autonomy, not flesh. Also: China's drone ship, a 100-a-day launch base, AI takes the last 500 metres, Marine FPV teams and wire-laying robots. Autonomy, Not...

Drone Airlifts A Wounded Soldier Off The Front Line

A heavy drone flew a wounded Ukrainian soldier off the front line near Kupiansk, after a Russian attack left him stranded. Plus: mesh relays over Kyiv, Shenzhen modems, pilots want cheap drones, Anduril eyes Poland and EU drone cash. Airlifted Off The...

Inside Russia’s 6,500-A-Month Drone Factory

Russia's Alabuga plant can reportedly build 6,500 attack drones a month, and 33 air defence posts now guard it. Elsewhere: the road to AUTOWARCOM, a 777 km/h drone, drones that listen, a robot ship, Maven spreads and no kill switch. The Shahed Factory ...

An F-22 Pilot Quarterbacks A Combat Drone

An F-22 pilot directed Anduril's Fury drone through manoeuvres and simulated combat from the cockpit. Also: a robot ship joins a carrier group, mystery launchers on a Type 45, Starlink slows down, Russia's AI dataset and a Norse-named munition. Commands...

Ukraine Races Russia’s Jet-Powered Shaheds

Russia sent 76 jet-powered Shaheds at Ukraine in a single night, at speeds up to 600 km/h. Ukraine's drone orders soar, FPVs shed batteries, robots rescue 45 soldiers, X-BAT gets Navy money and Britain untangles its drones. Faster Shaheds Overnight on...

Forty-Five Reapers Down In The Iran War

The US has lost or damaged 45 MQ-9 Reapers in the Iran war, more than half of an 81-aircraft tally. And: Talon Blue flies itself, Germany forms a drone regiment, a FCAS drone advances, Britain's 10,000 drones and a satnav-free robot boat. The Reaper Bill...

Russia Rehearses The Robot War

Russia put 567 drones and more than 50 robotic systems into the finale of Center-2026, alongside 6,000 troops. Plus: robots by parachute, a robot tank in the mud, logistics under drone fire, China takes notes and Putin's jet Gerans. Drones By The...