Russia, drones and Ukraine
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Several dozen c-UAS companies, both Israeli and international, took part in the recent UVID Drone conference in Tel Aviv last week, highlighting their technology
A Ukrainian operator who survived the attack told Business Insider that he credits the vehicle driver with saving the crew's lives.
Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos.” Mary Shelley, “Frankenstein,” 1818
The Battle of Takur Ghar began three days into Operation Anaconda—an attempt by thousands of U.S. and allied troops to encircle Al Qaeda and Taliban forces in Afghanistan’s Shah-i-Kot Valley in March 2002.
Thales is a global leader in live training for collaborative engagements. Deployed in flagship Combat Training Centres such as CENZUB in France (for professional military use) and GAZ in Switzerland (which operates on a conscription model),
Cabinet passes draft bill to give police and armed forces legal powers to combat, intercept, and shoot down suspected drones - Anadolu Ajansı
Developed in Texas and known as the Campus Guardian Angel program, the program uses drones armed with less-than-lethal pepper spray bullets, flash bangs, and sirens to “distract active shooters” during a potential mass shooting. The drones are flown remotely and controlled by a team of “elite human pilots” from an operations center in Texas.
A US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed off the coast of South Korea on November 24, 2025, during a routine mission. The drone, deployed from Kunsan Air Base, was part of an increased US military presence in the Western Pacific.
Germany recorded its highest number of drone sightings over military bases in October, a senior intelligence official said, with a growing focus on naval installations.
The drones, which were unveiled at the state command and control centre inside the Government House, are reportedly equipped with long-range surveillance capabilities designed to identify criminal hideouts, track movement in dense forest corridors and support security agencies in real-time operations.
Armed factions in Colombia have been using drones for nearly a decade. The Gulf Clan, a drug gang, started using them for smuggling as early as 2016. Two years later the National Liberation Army ( ELN ), a paramilitary group, began using them for surveillance.