Martin Rosenkranz
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Martin Rosenkranz (born 1968 in Vienna) is a journalist and self-taught specialist in aviation, military and technology topics. He was Editor-in-Chief of the aviation portal www.airpower.at. For many years he covered the tender and procurement of the Eurofighter Typhoon and its aftermath as a journalist, visited military units and defence companies at home and abroad, and was invited to specialist seminars.
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UGV “Ant” receives armoured CaseEvak evacuation module for the wounded
A company from Ternopil is fitting its remotely controlled UGV “Ant” with an armoured capsule: CaseEvak is intended to recover wounded soldiers from threatened sections of the front and to protect and monitor them during the journey.
Drone factory in a container: Sentinel AMS targets the Arctic with StarForge
Instead of shipping spare parts over thousands of kilometres, Sentinel AMS from Québec wants to print drones where they are needed. The mobile drone factory StarForge combines production, a command post with radar and its own power supply.
Jet drone Nightshade Mk-2: Apollyon Dynamics from Hyderabad publishes first images
A real fuselage instead of computer graphics: Indian start-up Apollyon Dynamics offers a first look at its Nightshade Mk-2 jet drone. Technical data are still missing, and the date of the first flight is also open.
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Counter-UAS from Austria: GuardAero APS1 protects military vehicles at close range
A win at the ADIC hackathon became a research project with the BMLV and the Bundesheer: Graz start-up GuardAero has tested its APS1 counter-UAS system in live-fire trials. Vehicle integration, market readiness by 2027 and a further funding round are next.
Interceptor drones from Ukraine: Japan buys P1-Sun from SkyFall
For the first time, Tokyo is sourcing interceptor drones made in Ukraine. Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi confirmed the contract with SkyFall for the P1-Sun – the quantity, contract value and which variant will be delivered remain undisclosed.
Unmanned ground vehicles for conscripts: Denmark receives nine Dropla 4×4
Nine unmanned ground vehicles of the “Dropla 4×4” type are going to the Danish Armed Forces’ Drone Centre (FDC). The procurement agency FMI is thereby continuing its trials – after eight UGVs for the army at the start of the year – and is already examining further equipment options.
Triada Robotics CEO Artem Veselov: “The market is turning away from expensive legacy systems”
In summer 2026, first information and sighting reports of a new Ukrainian jet drone appeared on social media. We spoke to Artem Veselov, CEO of Triada Robotics, about the company, its team and the future of long-range strike.
Geran-5 and Geran-4: Chinese Telefly small turbojets power Russia's jet drones
Two small turbojets from Shenzhen-based manufacturer Telefly turn the Geran-5 and Geran-4 into jet-powered missiles that electric interceptor drones can barely catch. What Ukrainian wreckage analyses reveal about the engines and why Beijing finds the deliveries ever harder to deny.
Counter-UAS with jet trainers: Slovakia wants the Aero L-39NG Skyfox as a drone hunter too
Counter-UAS as an additional task for the new jet trainer: Slovakia’s last two L-39 Albatros reach the end of their service life at the end of 2026, and Minister Kaliňák is promoting armed L-39NG Skyfox. The opposition misses a transparent procedure.
Counter-UAS from Russia: Bison and Pantsir SMD-E at the El Alamein Airshow 2026
Counter-UAS, “combat-proven”: in Egypt, Rosoboronexport/Rostec showed the TKB-1167 Bison machine-gun system, presented internationally for the first time, and the missile-armed Pantsir SMD-E. Buyers are sought in the Middle East, Asia and Africa; there have been no export successes so far.
Rapid Ranger from Thales: Ukrainian III Corps shows British air defence system
On Facebook, the “Aquila” regiment of Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps offers a look at its Rapid Ranger from Thales UK. The lightweight system with Martlet missiles is designed to close gaps between mobile fire groups and heavy air defence.
Acoustic counter-drone system: India’s CSIO brings down drones via their motion sensors
No ammunition, no laser: a new acoustic counter-drone system from India uses sound to throw the MEMS gyroscopes of drones off balance. CSIO is now looking for industrial partners for series production and marketing.