The US carried out a drone strike in Somalia in late August, an August 27 report says. 6 Al-Shabab members were killed in the strike. Tensions on India border with Pakistan included claims that the Pakistanis had interdicted a quadcopter. https://twitter.com/khalid_pk/status/1297486637325103104
Month: August 2020
Hezbollah claims to down Israeli drone
As tensions continue between Israel and Hezbollah the Lebanese group claimed to have downed an Israeli drone in late August. There was also video of the downing. Hezbollah has said it reserves the right to attack Israel after a July 20 incident in which one of its members was killed in Syria.
Israel’s new Ninox 40 drone and SpearUAV’s tactical concept
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Israel is continuing to pioneer tactical drones. One of them is the Ninox 40 which Spear UAV in Tel Aviv has rolled out. This encapsulated drone can be launched from a tube, like firing a flare or smoke grenade and it can loiter for 40 minutes. It could revolutionize the battlefield, …
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Turkish drones near greek islands
See social media posts about this, https://twitter.com/ItaMilRadar/status/1294731320770400263
Is this the first Gaza baloon ‘drone’
An image appeared on social media showing a Gaza baloon-carrying 'drone' https://twitter.com/manniefabian/status/1295282178406916097
US drones crash above Idlib
Reports that drones crashed over Idlib province on Tuesday, August 18. Military Times notes " The U.S. lost two drones over Syria Tuesday after a midair collision, a defense official tells Military Times. Images of burning aircraft crashing to the ground were posted on Twitter Tuesday. There was speculation that the aircraft were MQ-9 Reapers …
Military drone news August 2020
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN SINAI: A drone crashed in north Sinai. It looks like an RQ-20 Puma. The drone would have been used by the Egyptian military against the ISIS ongoing insurgency in Sinai. The drone that crashed in Egypt FRANCE: The French are getting more tools to counter drones. The French Ministry of Defense …
Israel: A drone entered the Galilee
The IDF says: "Overnight, IDF troops identified a drone which infiltrated into Israeli airspace in the Mount Hermon area, along the Israeli side of the Blue Line. The drone was monitored and downed by the IDF. IDF troops are conducting searches in the area. The IDF is on elevated preparedness in the North and will …
Drone news Aug 1-7, 2020
Some news this week: Israel's Calcalist notes "The Israeli army and police are considering the purchase of personal anti-drone systems manufactured by Israeli company SKYLOCK, part of the Avnon Group. The growing threat posed by hostile UAVs and the need to neutralize them from afar has resulted in a race to create personal devices to …
Russia’s Okhotnik (Hunter) stealth heavy strike drone deliveries by 2024
Russia says that its Okhotnik heavy stealth drone will be ready by 2024. "We received an assignment from the Defense Ministry to speed up the experimental design work and maximally adjust the schedule in order to begin the deliveries already from 2024. That is why, we are actively working with colleagues on this issue," the …
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Drone Wars: The book 