"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
In clashes on July 12 Azerbaijan used drones to film strikes on Armenian military units. https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1282737398544310278 See also https://twitter.com/ONC3X/status/1282744784306618368 More on the drones; https://twitter.com/ONC3X/status/1282747719669301248
The success of Turkey's drones is being heralded by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. https://twitter.com/NeSyria/status/1282388407822495746
Russian media, reported by Iran, said drones struck at Khmeimim on July 12. https://twitter.com/PressTV/status/1282396758971166721
Numerous drones were used in attacks on Saudi Arabia on July 13. Saudi Arabia said it intercepted ballistic missiles fired from Yemen overnight between Sunday and Monday. The four missiles and seven drones were launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Saudi Arabia military spokesman for the Riyadh-led Coalition that is fighting in Yemen said Riyadh …
Elbit Systems in Israel mounted its smaller Skylark maritime surveillance UAV on an unmanned surface vessel. This revolutionary concept combines an unmanned system with another unmanned system, a kind of look to the future of drones. The company said "Elbit Systems is expanding the operational capabilities of the Seagull Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) beyond Anti-Submarine …
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Israel's UVision says that its man-packable loitering munition, which weights only 3kg, has been procured by the Israeli Ministry of Defense. The company says they "have already been successfully used in combat operations by various IDF forces." The company says that the armed loitering drone is "Man-pack portable and deployed within minutes, the Hero-30 is capable of …
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Add New Post Drones are in media again in the UK with a report that "MoD sources confirmed a personal tour had been organised for the prime minister’s chief adviser Dominic Cummings, which will also take in the specialist military research laboratories at Porton Down, Wiltshire." It goes on to note: "The idea is to …
Back in 2008 a Russian MiG-29 reportedly shot down a Georgian Hermes drone. It was the lead up to the Russia-Georgia war that year. Footage of the shoot-down can alllegedly be found here. https://twitter.com/Archer83Able/status/1280636003447955456 This was back in April 2008. "A Georgian unmanned reconnaissance plane downed at the weekend was shot down by a Russian air force jet, Georgia's air force said." Georgia …
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Serbia has acquired and showcased several new Chinese UAVs. Numerous reports on social media with video shows new UAVs in Serbia. Peter Voinovich tweeted: "Serbia today showcased publicly for the first time its newly acquired Chinese CH-92A UCAVs. Six drones with 12 FT-8C have been bought so far." https://twitter.com/PeterVoinovich/status/1279425726790369284 There is also video: https://youtu.be/1x3PNkKx6lI The video …
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New images appear to show Wing Loong model UAVs in Egypt. https://twitter.com/ahmedabdo1806/status/1279065488547614721 These are allegedly located at Uthman Air Base (قـاعدة عُثـمانّ الجوية المصرية) which is located near the Siwa Oasis (29°34'22"N 25°35'45"E) not far from Libya. The images seem to show several of the drones. The full details about the drones are not known; …
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Drone Wars: The book 