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Romania Seeks Parliamentary Approval to buy 18 Bayraktar Drones for $300M

September 2, 2022 @ 07:56 AM

Romanias defense ministry has sent a request to Parliament seeking its approval to acquire Bayraktar TB2 combat drones for $300 million. According to local media reports, Romania wants about 18 such UCAVs at an estimated price of $300 million

Turkey’s Aselsan Develops Flapping-Wing Nano UAV

September 2, 2022 @ 07:18 AM

Turkeys Aselsan has introduced a flapping-wing nano unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the Teknofest aviation and defense industry event. Teknofest Black Sea event is being held at the northern province of Samsuns Çarşamba Airport

Iran Exhibits Mohajer-6 UAV at Russian Arms show But Denies it was...

August 31, 2022 @ 08:00 AM

Iran exhibited its prominent attack/reconnaissance drone, the Mohajer-6 at the Army 2022 event in Moscow in mid-August but denied it sold the same or any other UAV to Russia.

Second Prototype of Bayraktar 'Kizilelma' Jet-powered UAV Assembled, First Flight in 2023

August 29, 2022 @ 07:23 AM

Turkish firm Baykar has completed the assembly of second prototype of the Bayraktar Kizilelma jet combat drone, and announced that the drone will take to the skies for the first time next year. “We said goodbye to Kizilelma, the 2nd production prototype, which we prepared for the TEKNOFEST KARADENİZ exhibition in...

Uroboronprom to Develop Drones Based on War Experience with Russia

August 28, 2022 @ 11:10 AM

State-owned arms manufacturer, "Ukroboronprom" together with the Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff have developed a program to manufacture unmanned systems based on experience gained during the current war with Russia.This was done on the instructions of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny

Ukraine to Get Black Hornet Mini-Helicopter UAVs from Norway, UK

August 25, 2022 @ 10:04 AM

Ukraines military will soon receive micro-UAVs from both Norway and the United Kingdom, requested by Kyiv to fight Russia. On August 24, the day Ukraine celebrates its Independence Day, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Kyiv for the third time since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion

Taiwan Donates 800 'Flying Mortar' Drones to Ukraine

August 25, 2022 @ 06:48 AM

Taiwan has reportedly shipped over 800 units of Revolver 860 combat drones, also called “flying mortars,” for Ukraines military. Polish technology media outlet

Iran Kicks Off Massive Military Drone Drills

August 24, 2022 @ 09:56 AM

The Iranian Army kicked off large-scale drone drills involving more than 150 new drones on Wednesday. The drones are designed by the Army and the Defense Ministry in cooperation with local knowledge-based companies

Turkey's Akinci UCAV Completes Testing with Full Weapons Payload

August 24, 2022 @ 06:42 AM

Turkeys Baykar-produced Akinci combat drone has completed a test flight loaded with all nine weapon stations. On Monday, the company shared a

Crowdfunded Bayraktar Drone Claims First Kill for Ukraine

August 23, 2022 @ 10:27 AM

A Bayraktar drone, crowdfunded by Lithuanians, has claimed its first kill of a Russian towed howitzer system in Ukraine. Lithuanias defense minister Arvydas Anušauskas shared videos on Facebook August 22 showing the drone in combat use

Russia Creating Non-Lethal ‘Enemy Harassing’ Lisa Drone

August 19, 2022 @ 01:07 PM

Russias Promkompozit tech firm is developing a non-lethal version of its Lisa (Fox) combat drone intended to “harass” the enemy round the clock by dropping grenades nearby. "Now, we are working on a complete control-panel-free, self-sustained flight

Russian Sirius & Orion Drones Team up with Manned Aircraft

August 19, 2022 @ 11:59 AM

Russia has tested Sirius and Orion drones as part of a reconnaissance/strike system operating jointly with piloted aircraft. "Our Sirius and Orion UAVs are capable of operating as part of a reconnaissance/strike system together with piloted aircraft