Taiwan Orders 2,032 Anduril Drones Despite Performance and Charging Questions
Taiwan is committing $852.7 million to 2,032 additional Anduril Altius drones, but the size of that order does not by…
Drones & Unmanned Systems
Chinese Tourist Pleads Guilty After Kennedy Space Center Drone Flight
A DJI controller advised caution, but the drone’s launch point was already inside federally restricted airspace at NASA’s Kennedy Space…
Alabuga Reportedly Builds 42,000 Square Metres Underground for Drone Production
About 42,000 square metres of underground space has reportedly been built at Russia’s Alabuga complex for future Shahed/Geran drone production….
Saudi Aramco Reportedly Cuts October Crude to Zero for Some European Refiners
Saudi crude is reportedly continuing toward customers in Asia, but at least two European refiners with long-term supply contracts were…
Joby Says Caravan Flew 3,199 Miles Without Intervention, Pilot Aboard
A Cessna Caravan crossed the United States under autonomous control, yet a safety pilot still occupied its cockpit. Joby Aviation…
North Korea Displays Rows of Harop-Like Attack Drones in Factories
Rows of delta-wing attack drones inside North Korean factories mark a visible change from the isolated prototypes and public tests…
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry Authorizes 81 Companies to Counter Drones Under Military Command
Eighty-one companies now have Ukrainian government authorization to help defend their employees and facilities against drone attacks. The number is…
Drone Attacks Halt Two Rosneft Refineries, Adding Pressure to Fuel Supplies
Drone attacks stopped crude processing at two Rosneft-owned refineries in the Volga River cities of Syzran and Saratov, creating overlapping…
Korea Aerospace Industries Drone Crashes as Six Demos Falter, Vendors Investigate
Six of 17 demonstrations at South Korea’s first Defense Drone Technology Exhibition did not go as planned, including the crash…
Russia May Use Up to 25,000 North Koreans in Drone Production
Twenty-five thousand workers would represent a major labor pool for any drone-manufacturing operation. But in Russia, that figure remains an…
Kherson Covers 250 Road Kilometers, Plans 350 Against Drones
More than 250 kilometers of roads in Ukraine’s Kherson region now have overhead nets intended to reduce the threat that…
Ukrainian Drone Strike Halts Yaroslavl Refinery With 73% of Capacity Offline
A Ukrainian drone strike reportedly halted crude processing at the Slavneft Yaroslavnefteorgsintez refinery in Russia’s Yaroslavl region on September 18,…
Tengiz Output Reportedly Halves After Drone-Related Black Sea Terminal Closure
Output at Tengiz, Kazakhstan’s largest oilfield, reportedly fell to about 406,000 barrels per day on Wednesday from a July average…
Japan Investigates Presumed Global Hawk Crash That Could Cut Fleet by One-Third
Japan is investigating the presumed sea crash of an RQ-4B Global Hawk after communication trouble was followed three minutes later…
Drone Strikes Push Russia to Record Fuel Imports and Gasoline Buybacks
Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of refined fuel in August 2026, more than seven times its previous monthly high…
Japan Confirms $109 Million Global Hawk Crashed After Losing Ground Connection
Japan has confirmed that a $109 million Global Hawk surveillance drone crashed in the Sea of Japan after its connection…
Ukrainian Drones Constrain Three of Russia’s Six Biggest Diesel Refineries
Three of Russia’s six largest diesel-producing refineries have halted or sharply reduced output after Ukrainian drone attacks, concentrating the disruption…
Russian Fuel Imports Hit Record as Ukrainian Drone Strikes Reverse Trade
Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of oil products in August 2026, more than seven times its previous monthly high…