Pentagon’s $1.1 Billion Drone Program Trails Ukraine’s 6-7 Million Output
Ukraine is projected to manufacture six million to seven million small first-person view drones this year, while the Pentagon’s $1.1…
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Russia’s Energy Ministry Proposes 2.1-Ruble Fuel Markup After Ukrainian Refinery Strikes
Russia’s Energy Ministry has reportedly proposed adding another 2.1 rubles per liter to gasoline and diesel prices as refinery damage…
Moldova Reports 40-Plus Drone Incursions, Forcing Temporary Airport Closures
Moldova’s air-surveillance radars can warn controllers that a drone is approaching, but they cannot remove it from the sky. That…
Reported Taman Substation Attack Brings Recurring Blackouts Across Occupied Crimea
Electricity returned to parts of occupied Crimea, according to Russian-installed authorities, but the restoration did not hold everywhere. Residents in…
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Leave Rosneft Refineries Across Russia With Prolonged Outages
Rosneft’s enormous refining network is designed to supply fuel across Russia, yet repeated Ukrainian drone strikes have left several of…
Investigation Finds Students at 40 Russian Schools Making Military Drones, Some Unpaid
At least 40 civilian educational institutions in Russia are involving students in military drone production, component manufacturing or related defense…
Ukrainian Drone Pressure Reportedly Cuts Three Russian Ports’ Cargo Up to 100%
Cargo activity at the Russian Black Sea ports of Novorossiysk, Taman and Tuapse reportedly fell 95% to 100% below pre-attack…
Moscow’s Four Airports Reopen After Drone Alert, but Disruptions Persist
All four international airports serving Moscow reopened on Friday, October 23, after a drone alert temporarily stopped arrivals and departures…
Ukraine’s Attacks Could Keep Russian Refining 30% Below Prewar Levels
Gasoline is becoming easier to find in much of Russia, but that retail improvement masks a deeper industrial constraint. Sustained…
Boeing-Owned Spirit Defense Joins FQ-42 Drone Fighter Production
An advanced uncrewed fighter can pass flight tests and still face a more conventional constraint: how to build enough airframes…
BAE Cargo Drone Intercepts Several Attack Drones Without Landing to Reload
BAE Systems says its modified TRV-150 cargo drone intercepted several one-way attack drones during a single flight without landing to…
New Footage Shows Russian Forces Striking Kyiv as Patriot Stocks Run Low
By Sam Andrews — AMI’s senior editor for defense, aerospace, and uncrewed systems, covering autonomous drones, military technology, advanced materials, mechanical systems, automotive integration, and engineering policy & innovation ethics.
Dramatic Drone Video Captures Volcan de Fuego Erupting Right Before Hikers
By Sam Andrews — AMI’s senior editor for defense, aerospace, and uncrewed systems, covering autonomous drones, military technology, advanced materials, mechanical systems, automotive integration, and engineering policy & innovation ethics.
Ukrainian Pilot Shares Nighttime Drone Hunt Footage
By Sam Andrews — AMI’s senior editor for defense, aerospace, and uncrewed systems, covering autonomous drones, military technology, advanced materials, mechanical systems, automotive integration, and engineering policy & innovation ethics.
Ukrainian Drones Restrict All Four Moscow Airports, Delay Four Presidential Aircraft
A Ukrainian drone attack restricted all four Moscow airports for as long as six to seven hours on Friday, October…
USS Ronald Reagan Controls Tanker Drone From 2,100 Miles Away
More than 2,100 miles separated the sailors aboard USS Ronald Reagan from the MQ-25A Stingray they controlled. The aircraft was…
Ozon Suspends Omsk Warehouse Deliveries After Drone-Triggered Fire
Ozon temporarily stopped accepting goods deliveries at its logistics center in Omsk after the company confirmed that a drone struck…
Drone Shutdown Left Emirates A380 Circling South of Moscow for Two Hours
The world’s largest passenger airliner can cross continents, but it cannot treat every nearby airport as a usable alternative. That…