Turkey’s Unmanned Jet, Akinci Drone Conduct Formation Flight
Turkeys homegrown unmanned fighter jet Bayraktar Kizilelma conducted a formation flight with Baykar's Akıncı unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV). This flight took place at the Akıncı Flight Training and Test Center in the Çorlu district of northwestern Tekirdağ province on April 25
Iran Hacks into Three Foreign Aircraft near its Airspace
Iranian experts employed an array of electronic warfare (EW) tactics to hack into three hostile foreign aircraft as they were on a reconnaissance missions in the country's airspace, a top official has claimed. “A while ago, a hostile aircraft breached our flight information region (FIR) and started emitting waves in order...
Iran’s Army Gets 200 Sea-based Armed Long-range Drones
Irans Army has received more than 200 homegrown long-range strategic drones. Mass delivery of the new sea-based and vertical launch drones took place in a ceremony in some parts of the country on April 20 in the presence of Chief Commander of the Army Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Defense Minister Brigadier...
U.S. Air Force's MQ-1 Gray Eagle Surveillane Drone Crashes in Iraq
A MQ-1 Gray Eagle surveillance UAV belonging to the U.S
Russians Shoot Down Switchblade 600 Kamikaze Loitering Munition
Switchblade 600 loitering munition has been shot down by the Russian Forces. Video and images published in Ukrainian media show debris of the much publicized drone after probably suffering a hit from an anti-drone system
China Mounts Naval Close-in-Weapon-System on Trucks for Anti-drone Mission
China has displayed a unique adaptation of a Naval Close-in-Weapon-System (CIWS) for use as a land-based anti-drone weapon. An air defense brigade affiliated with the PLA 71st Group Army recently held a commissioning ceremony for a new type of truck-mounted anti-aircraft system integrated with a rotary cannon, a set of missile launchers, a radar system and a set of smoke dischargers, all on a wheeled vehicle, the PLA said in a release Sunday
U.S. Army Awards FLIR Systems $94M to Deliver Black Hornet 3 Finger-sized...
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General Atomics’ MQ-20 Avenger Flown Autonomously Using LEO SATCOM Datalink
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) conducted live, tactical, air combat maneuvers using Artificial Intelligence (AI) pilots to control a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System. Collaborative maneuvers between human and AI pilots were conducted using GA-ASIs Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) ecosystem over a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communication (SATCOM) providers IP-based Mission Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) datalink
China Deploys Wing Loong 2H Drone to Create Artificial Rain
The Sichuan Provincial Meteorological Bureau in China used the Wing Loong 2H meteorological drone to carry out artificial rain (snow) enhancement operations in the western Sichuan plateau area, for the rejuvination of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.As of April 6, the "Wing Loong" 2H also called "Pterosaur" has completed 2 sorties of operations, with a total of more than 10 hours of flight planed
Iran Develops Loitering Drone with 450km Range
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force claims to have developed a new suicide drone that can detonate targets within a range of 450km. The head of the Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization of the IRGC Ground Force, General Ali Kouhestani, told state-controlled
Latest Chinese GJ-11 "Sharp Sword" Drone Seen at an Air Base in...
North Korea Reveals Hwasong-20 ICBM Capable of Reaching U.S. Mainland
Denmark Allocates $4.5B to Buy 16 Additional F-35 Fighter Jets
Russia Sanctions French Automaker Renault for Producing Drones for Ukraine
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...