New details on drones; Pro-Russian militia drone downed over Vodiane by Ukraine military EW system employment U.S. Commandos Use Secretive Missiles to Kill Qaeda Leaders in Syria - The New York Times. GNA uses UAVS in Libya. https://twitter.com/alkaraisili/status/1309488335757414401
Month: September 2020
Yemen Houthi drone downed over Saudi Arabia
An image of a similar style Houthi drone Saudi Arabia announced "the interception of an explosive drone launched by the Houthi militia towards Saudi Arabia," Al-Arabiya reported. The spokesman for the coalition forces, Colonel Turki Al-Maliki, said in a statement that the joint coalition forces managed, this evening, to intercept and destroy an explosive UAV …
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New drone news September 2020: Artificial intelligence, $7.4 billion Reaper deal, Aksungur, Herons etc
Andrils new drone and artificial intelligence, in Wired, Sept. 15. Was Sentinel radar sent to Syria by the US to help defend against drone threats, Sept. 19.Houthis increase drone strikes on Saudi Arabia, September 19. "In an effort to field MQ-9 Reapers faster and meet an increasing operational demand for the aircraft, the Air Force …
Esper pushes for unmanned ships
"Esper: Unmanned Vessels Will Allow the Navy to Reach 355-Ship Fleet" https://twitter.com/USNINews/status/1306832452413870086
Drone news Aug-Sept: Hypersonic weapons, France and Houthis
BBC: Hypersonic weapons Hypersonic drones could be one avenue countries are now approaching, according to new reports. "James Acton is a UK physicist who works for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington. Surveying the efforts of the US, China and Russia in hypersonic weapons he concludes that 'there's a whole zoo of hypersonic …
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Drone Wars: The book 