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. ...
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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...
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...
Pentagon to Create a Four-Star Drone Command
The Pentagon wants a four-star drone command by October 2027, and Congress holds the keys. Elsewhere: Russia meshes its drones, robots take prisoners, interceptors top Ukraine's orders, a White House drone port and Rio Grande boats. A Command For...
Congress Asks Whether Humans Can Keep Up With AI Targeting
Congress hears AI can outpace human oversight, a fatal strike shows this is real. Plus: British Army operates a drone swarm, Watchkeeper replaced, a Mojave lands on rough ground, France disperses its tanks, detecting silent drones, & F-16s share...
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...