"A riveting account of one of the most significant developments in contemporary warfare – the evolution and proliferation of drones. This is a very important book." – General David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, US Central Command, and Coalition and US Forces in Afghanistan, and former Director of the CIA
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 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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A photo of a crashed Houthi drone raises some questions about the role of the Houthi drone program and also Iran's role in providing technology for UAVs to the Houthis and Hezbollah. The drone is often called "Rased (راصد)." There are some details about it. It is one of several recon drones the Houthis use …
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Israel appeared to show off a new drone during a recent exercise for its multi-dimensional unit. https://twitter.com/AvichayAdraee/status/1286315556723982337 The type of drone is not known but there is speculation about it. https://twitter.com/David_Hambling/status/1288116862866190340 The speculation says it can attach to walls and leave things behind, such as munitions perhaps or other necessary items. Drones and tech are …
Iranian media has spoken about Iran using several drones during its recent Great Prophet drills. One of them is said to be the Shahed 181 («شاهد ۱۸۱») but this drone doesn't seem to have been mentioned prior to this. It is mentioned alongside other known drones in this case. Video seemed to show it as …
The IDF released video from a new training that has been completed. The video showcases several examples of use of small UAVs and also unmanned ground vehicles. See a link to the full video here. "In the exercise, the IDF activated a variety of aircraft, including squadrons of different warplanes, helicopters, and drones. Also, for …
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A new article suggests Trump has increased the US use of drones. https://twitter.com/jchaltiwanger/status/1285645106553528322 This is important to the current administration because it has wanted to compete with China and other rising drone powers. Since the first days that US President Donald Trump came to office he has pushed for this. He has "approved a move …
https://twitter.com/DavidADaoud/status/1286356283315171328 Photos alleged to show an Israeli drone over Lebanon on July 23. https://twitter.com/DavidADaoud/status/1286356283315171328 This has become a frequent issue and there have been many incidents amid rising Israel-Hezbollah tensions. Israel does not admit it uses drones over Lebanon.
A drone with a very serious bomb on it was found in Iraq. https://twitter.com/AuroraIntel/status/1286300306331009029 One writes "Interesting looking projectile captured from downed quad-copter today in Baghdad. This isn't amateur work. Any clue who could have made this." https://twitter.com/omar_nidawi/status/1286300243886247937 Did it weigh only 2kg, it seems larger. https://twitter.com/conornolan7/status/1286331975272456196 Others speculated "It's an AV-1 style fuze but …
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By SETH J. FRANTZMANDrones are playing a key role in the clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan. They have been used for footage of strikes by both sides and also used in the information war to show off each country's abilities. So far footage posted online by Azerbaijan has generally been better, but both sides have …
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Drone Wars: The book 