GA-ASI Performs First Flight of New Heavy Fuel Engine for Gray Eagle...
General Atomics conducted the first flight of its new 200-horsepower heavy fuel engine on a Gray Eagle aircraft at its El Mirage flight facility on May 9, 2023. The Heavy Fuel Engine (HFE) 2
Kuwait Orders Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs for $367M
The Kuwaiti government has finalized a deal with Turkeys Baykar for Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) worth $367 million
American Global Hawk UAV Was Overhead During Ukrainian Sea Drones' Attack on...
An American-operated RQ-4B Global Hawk drone was overhead when Ukrainian unmanned explosive-laden boats attempted to attack a Russian reconnaissance vessel Priazovye that was monitoring activity around a Russia-Turkey gas pipeline. “The Armed Forces of Ukraine unsuccessfully attempted to attack the Black Sea Fleet's ship Priazovye, which is carrying out control and...
Turkish Unmanned Fighter, Kızılelma Completes Flight Tests, Serial Production in 2024
Turkey first indigenous unmanned fighter Bayraktar Kızılelma has cleared all tests and is progressing towards serial production, with plans to commence in 2024. The Kızılelma rolled off Baykar Technologys production line in November 2022
Russian Volunteers Assemble Small Attack Drones from Asia-sourced Parts
Volunteers from Russias Leningrad region are assembling small quadcopter attack drones, the main components of which are sourced from Asia. Amidst increasing usage of drones in the Ukraine war, the volunteers from Luga district, Leningrad, are helping cranking up the production of drones to help Russian forces meet an ever-increasing demand...
Russia Strikes Ukraine’s UAV Assembly Shop
Russia has struck a Ukrainian facility in Dnepropetrovsk that was being used to assemble unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Igor Konashenkov, Russian defense ministry spokesman, told reporters on Monday that the drone assembly shop was targeted with ground-based precision weapons
Russia to Say 'Hello' to Ukraine with New Kamikaze Drones
Russian armed forces latest kamikaze drone, the Privet-82 (“Hello-82”), has cleared tests during its combat deployment in Ukraine. "The Privet-82 has passed flight tests on the territory of the Lugansk and Donetsk Peoples Republics in the area of the special military operation
MQ-9 Surveillance Drone Upgraded with High Capacity Communication Capability
An MQ-9 Reaper drone featuring an upgraded satellite communications capability took part in a recent exercise. On May 27, the U
Kalashnikov Sets up Loitering Munitions Manufacturing Facility
Kalashnikov Concern has established a new facility to manufacture guided loitering munitions. The complexes are designed for high-precision destruction of remote single and group enemy ground targets, Rostec said in a release
S.Korea Develops Lightweight Carbon Fiber for UAVs
The Defense Science Research Institute, part of South Koreas Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has transformed domestic carbon fiber into advanced aerospace composite material for use on drones. The development of the material began in 2020
Turkish Aerospace to Export Three Customised ANKA Drone Systems to Malaysia
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) signed a contract to export three specially customised ANKA drone systems to Malaysia for approximately $100 million.The ANKAs for Malaysia are equipped with with satellite control capability besides radars specific to Malaysia's needs
Latvia to Procure 42 ASCOD IFVs from Spain's General Dynamics Land Systems
Philippines' Marcos Offers to Return U.S. Missiles If China Stops Harassing its...
Airbus Launches SpainSat NG Satellites to Increase Spain's Communications Capacity Ten Folds
Italy to Procure 380 KF51 Panther Tanks, 1,050 IFVs
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U