"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
The US carried out a war game that sought to see how future technologies could help prevent an invasion of Taiwan. It comes amid tensions between the US and China and also between the US and Russia. The US sees these countries as near-peer adversaries. "The U.S. Air Force repelled a Chinese invasion of Taiwan …
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Iran arms embargo ends as Tehran says it eyes exports, Iran has had major advances in drones in recent years. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems in Israel shows off new technology at Euronaval 2020: "The NRWS C-UAS capitalizes on Rafael's world-renowned, long-standing Typhoon family of combat-proven naval defence solutions. The NRWS C-UAS incorporates a diverse mix …
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 …
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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Libya is now ground zero for where drones go to die. A record number of drones being shot down is having a lot of ramifications from the US to Russia. The numbers are thought to have doubled in recent years. Both the Wing Loong and Bayraktar systems were shot down, or crashed. The Turkish system …
A report on Al-Arabiya says that four Houthi drones were destroyed after being launched toward Saudi Arabia. They were allegedly destroyed over Yemen. Saudi Arabia said that they were taken down over Yemen. 'The coalition stressed that it applies measures to protect civilians in accordance with international law, noting that all necessary measures have been …
As drone threats continue to be a major emerging issue, including small drone swarms, Israel's Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Iron Drone announced on June 29 "that they have entered a collaboration agreement for the integration of interception capabilities into IAI’s advanced anti-drone system, Drone Guard." “The collaboration agreement and the integration of interception capabilities …
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Smart Shooter selected by US army.
A report at TASS says "thirty-three spy planes of foreign states conducted air reconnaissance along the borders of the Russian Federation and were tracked by Russia’s radars." Also "Five drones flew close to the Russian borders, according to the infographics." This happened between June 12 and 19 apparently. This was apparently published in the Russian …
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By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Waves of attacks on Saudi Arabia were reported after midnight in the first hours of June 23. https://twitter.com/ynms79797979/status/1275186948345417728 Social media reports initially did not know what to make the noises heard near Riyadh. But later reports said "The Arab Coalition announces that it has intercepted several drones loaded with explosives launched …
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Drone Wars: The book 