Ukraine claims drone 'costing a few thousand dollars' obliterated a $50m Russian Buk-M3 AA missile launcher system in seconds

Ukraine's State Border Guard Service says its Phoenix unit destroyed a Russian Buk-M3 launcher with a single low-cost droneThe strike is one of many rather than a first, with Ukraine claiming dozens of Buk systems of…

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TechRadar ·8 hr. ago

Small drone companies just got easier access to the US military test ranges

Private drone companies can now request access to US Army testing rangesCompanies no longer need existing government partnerships before requesting range accessFive military facilities across America and Morocco are…

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TechRadar ·14 hr. ago

Russia's new satellite network could transform its drone warfare

Russia is accelerating Rassvet faster than Ukrainian intelligence previously expectedMoscow plans to expand Rassvet into a 924-satellite constellation by 2035Rassvet currently provides intermittent coverage rather than…

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Tom's Hardware ·17 hr. ago

Ukraine built a $48,000 long-range drone after covertly snapping Chinese factory photos, clone destroys Russian Tu-95 bomber — attack drone has 2,000 km range, country builds 6,000 flying-wing drones a year

A drone that destroyed a Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bomber at Russia's Engels-2 air base last month turns out to be a MICH 2000, a reverse-engineered copy of a Chinese aircraft Beijing refused to sell to Ukraine,…

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SlashGear ·17 hr. ago

DJI Mini 5 Pro Vs DJI Mini 3: How Do These Drones Compare? - SlashGear

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Tom's Hardware ·20 hr. ago

Ukrainian drone regiment ‘decimates’ 3,500-strong U.S. armored brigade combat team in war game — High drone kill-rate forced continuous 'respawns,' reveals shortcomings in American response as drones easily spotted and destroyed tanks and armored vehicles

The 3rd Brigade Combat Team (3rd BCT) of the 1st Cavalry Division took part in the semi-annual Combined Resolve exercise in Germany, where it faced off with a dedicated U. S.

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Tom's Hardware ·20 hr. ago

3D-printed sound-powered jet engines propel micro drones — fliers are completely silent; researchers use ultrasonic frequencies to drive 12,000-RPM silent hovering fliers

A research team from Switzerland’s École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Microbiorobotic Systems Laboratory (MICROBS) has developed a “sound-powered engine” that uses the resonant frequency of a specially…

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TechRadar ·yesterday

A Ukrainian company just unveiled a tiny drone antenna

Ukraine's new antenna weighs little enough for compact unmanned platformsBlueBird Tech CLOVER can serve drones, monitoring equipment, and ground robotsThe antenna covers frequencies widely used by modern FPV systems…

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Tom's Hardware ·yesterday

Anti-drone chain gun with 50mm precision-guided ammunition unveiled — Northrop Grumman's Raid Hunter is designed to wipe out drone swarms and cruise missiles

U. S. aerospace, defense and security giant Northrop Grumman thinks it has a solution that will provide short-range, layered air defense against the increasingly complex aerial threats we see in modern war.