Pentagon Plans Autonomous Warfare Command, Seeks $74 Billion for Drone Systems
The Pentagon is planning a four-star command for military robotics and artificial intelligence while requesting $74 billion for drone and…
Drones & Unmanned Systems
Russia Builds 126-Soccer-Pitch Jet-Drone Base in Just Six Weeks
A field in southwestern Russia with no visible construction on August 31 became a nearly completed jet-drone launch complex in…
Ukrainian Drone Attack Shuts Yandex Sasovo Center, AI Hardware Fate Unknown
A reported Ukrainian drone attack has completely shut Yandex’s Sasovo data center in Russia’s Ryazan region, taking tens of thousands…
F-22 Pilot Commands Anduril Fury Drone in First Airborne Test
An F-22 Raptor pilot issued tactical commands to an unmanned Anduril YFQ-44A Fury in flight for the first time, demonstrating…
Ukrainian Drone Attack Shuts All Four Moscow Airports, Forces Presidential Squadron Aircraft to Circle
A Ukrainian drone attack prompted restrictions across all four Moscow airports on Friday, October 9, forcing four aircraft assigned to…
Ukraine Cuts Direct Chinese Drone Imports, but Critical Dependence Remains
Ukraine has built a fast-moving domestic drone industry to help hold off a larger Russian force, yet a handful of…
Navy Equips Second Carrier for MQ-25 Tanker, First Flight Unscheduled
Two US aircraft carriers now have the control infrastructure needed to operate Boeing’s pilotless MQ-25A Stingray tanker. What the Navy…
Ukraine Says Starshield Speed Limit Disrupted Drone Missions Without Warning
A speed restriction imposed on SpaceX’s military satellite service interrupted connections to moving Ukrainian drones and disrupted several missions without…
Come Back Alive Delivers 80 $3,800 Interceptors for Jet-Powered Shahed Drones
Eighty experimental interceptor drones, acquired for about $3,800 each, are now with Ukrainian frontline units for evaluation against faster, jet-powered…
Ukraine Says Russian 159-Weapon Barrage Cut Power to 600,000 Despite Pause
At least 600,000 people lost electricity after Russia launched 39 ballistic missiles and 120 drones against Ukrainian energy infrastructure overnight…
Ukraine Says Starlink Speed Limit Caused Dropouts and Canceled Drone Missions
Some Ukrainian interceptor drones can exceed 600 kilometers per hour, but officials say their satellite communications are now restricted to…
Shield AI Coordinates Three Taiwan Drones Without Individual Human Pilots
Three Taiwanese-built drones completed a coordinated search under Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software without a separate human pilot controlling each…
Reported 493-Drone Threat Suspends Four Moscow Airports for Hours
A reported threat involving 493 drones suspended operations at all four airports serving Moscow, temporarily removing the Russian capital’s principal…
Ukraine Claims New Interceptor Downed Two Geran-5 Drones Over Kyiv
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov says a newly developed interceptor drone destroyed two Russian Geran-5 drones over Kyiv during…
Reported Ukrainian 493-Drone Raid Disrupts Four Moscow Airports, Vnukovo Over Eight Hours
A reported wave of 493 Ukrainian drones disrupted all four major Moscow airports overnight on October 13-14, with Vnukovo reportedly…
Russian Strikes Cut Kyiv Power, Reducing Water Pressure Across Parts of City
Russian strikes on critical energy infrastructure late on Oct. 15 left parts of Kyiv and the surrounding region without electricity,…
Ukraine Tests 14 Jet Interceptors, but Scale Must Wait Until Late November
Ukraine now has 14 companies flight-testing jet interceptors with its Air Force, but only three have shown promising results, according…
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Reportedly Leave Occupied Kherson Powerless Over 24 Hours
The occupied part of Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast remained without electricity for more than 24 hours after Ukrainian drone strikes reportedly…