Tag: Russia

Ukraine’s Deepest Strike Yet Hits Arctic Siberia

Ukraine's drones struck a Russian gas facility 3,200km inside Russia, its deepest strike of the war. Also: the Army defends its drone commitment, a new drone endurance record, Iran studies a captured drone, and both sides harden against drones. Ukraine's...

US Army Moves Its AI Targeting Network Into Production

The US Army has awarded Palantir and Anduril $192M to move TITAN targeting into production. Also: Russia dodges sanctions for cheaper jet drones, Germany builds 5,000 drones for Kyiv, a jamming dome stops every drone, and a robot survives five hits. The...

Russia Gives Its Drones A Military Branch Of Their Own

Russia has installed a general to lead its new drone branch as jet drones outpace Ukraine's interceptors. And: an Mi-8 launches interceptors, Soviet BRDM-2s become robots, Saab's stealthy supersonic drone, and Japan's defence giants join the race. Russia...

Russia Now Builds 3,000 Kamikaze Drones A Month

Russia is now producing about 3,000 Geran-4/5 kamikaze drones a month. And: Ukraine's stealth drone reaches Ufa, Russian subs hide under netting, drone boats hunt troops, a carrier's new drone hub, an F1-built missile, and NATO's GPS-free drones. Russia...

Russia’s Compass-And-Screws Fix For GPS-Jammed Drones

Russia is bolting compasses onto jammed drones and merging two drone types onto one network to dodge jamming. Also: a $50M Buk-M3 destroyed by one drone, a Tu-95 bomber hit from 800km, Navy robots reporting from the seabed, and a new Sikorsky VTOL. A...