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Tag: UAV

Defense / Unmanned Vehicle

DARPA Selects Four Contractors for SPRINT Program

November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 - by Richard Pettibone

Four contractors have been selected for DARPA’s Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project. The Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project is a joint DARPA/U.S. Special Operations Command effort …

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Defense / Europe / Featured

Georgian-Polish Plant Launching Kamikaze UAV Production

October 20, 2023October 23, 2023 - by Derek Bisaccio

  Loitering munition drones – also referred to as ‘kamikaze’ drones – have made their mark in the war in Ukraine, with both combatants heavily employing the UAVs to strike …

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Defense / Missiles

Loitering Munitions Will Change Warfare – Until Air Defense Catches Up

April 24, 2023April 28, 2023 - by Larry Dickerson

  Loitering munitions are making a name for themselves in Ukraine.  These weapons are taking a heavy toll on Russian and Ukrainian troops and equipment.  Loitering munitions are changing warfare, …

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military drone flying over the desert
Featured / War in Ukraine

The Black Sea Smackdown: Everything You Need to Know about the MQ-9 Reaper UAV

March 15, 2023March 16, 2023 - by Forecast International

The recent collision between a U.S.-operated MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicle (UAV) and a Russian Air Force Su-27 Flanker fighter over the Black Sea has once again perked interest in …

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Defense / Military Electronics

Drone Threat Spurs U.S. Army $200 Million Counter-Technology Research Effort

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 - by Andrew Dardine

The U.S. Army’s Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) development program is tasked with providing military personnel with technology to detect, track, identify, and defeat various adversary UAS platforms. Just one …

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a missile is fired from a launcher on the ground near water and rocky terrain
Defense / Europe / North America / War in Ukraine

U.S. Aid Continues to Flow into Ukraine

September 9, 2022November 14, 2022 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. on Thursday announced a $675 million security assistance package for Ukraine, marking the 20th time the Biden administration has utilized drawdown authority to transfer existing U.S. equipment into …

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illustration of army vehicles shooting down drones
Defense / North America

Marine Corps Seeks Information on Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. Marine Corps has issued a Request for Information for a counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS).  The RFI states that the service may procure from six to 10 systems. The …

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Europe / Missiles

Russian Pantsir System Receiving Hypersonic Missile

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 - by Derek Bisaccio

The Russian air defense system Pantsir-S has received a hypersonic missile. Speaking to state-owned TASS Russian News Agency, Valery Slugin, the chief designer for air defense systems at Shipunov Design …

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Europe / Military Aircraft

Okhotnik Drone to Test-Fire Weapons in 2020

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

The Russian drone Okhotnik will perform its first weapons test next year. Speaking to TASS Russian News Agency on Wednesday, a source in the Russian defense industry said, “The Okhotnik’s …

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Featured / Middle East

Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities Highlights Challenges for Saudi Foreign Policy

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

In an escalation in the ongoing standoff between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the Saudi oil facilities Abqaiq and Khurais were hit by a brazen attack over the weekend, damaging the …

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