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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Baba Yaga: how Ukraine organises and deploys its heavy bomber drones
A Ukrainian original with no real imitators: the heavy Baba Yaga multirotor drone is so successful that Russia has set up dedicated hunter units. A look at origins, company structure, equipment, costs and countermeasures.
Interceptor drones: how drones against drones are becoming a new class of air defence
Expensive guided missiles against cheap attack drones do not add up. That is why defence companies and start-ups worldwide are developing interceptor drones – from the Ukrainian hackathons to the Sting from Wild Hornets.
Military drones procured jointly: Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark form drone alliance
In Helsinki, the national armaments directors of four Nordic states agreed to procure military drones jointly in future. Nordic purchases of micro and mini drones via NSPA and Denmark are also planned.
Interceptor drone Jäger: Quantum Systems shows Söder and Blume a drone with solid-fuel rocket motor
Four kilometres of altitude in 30 seconds, unit cost below 10,000 euros: during the Bavarian state government's visit to Gilching, Quantum Systems presented its new interceptor drone Jäger/Hunter for protecting critical infrastructure.
Counter-drone for Russian soldiers: net launchers, shot charges and self-procured detectors
Nets fired from a pistol or an AK rifle cup, shot against FPV drones, warning devices from an online marketplace: what counter-drone equipment is offered to Russian contract soldiers – and what it costs.
Kamikaze drones for Kosovo: Serbian President Vučić attacks Turkey
Turkey has delivered thousands of Skydagger kamikaze drones to Kosovo. Belgrade sees this as a breach of UN resolutions, and President Aleksandar Vučić speaks of dreams of reviving the Ottoman Empire.
VTOL drones: Sikorsky officially unveils unmanned Nomad family
From a 25-kilogram system up to the size of a Black Hawk: Sikorsky is scaling its rotor-blown wing drones into the Nomad family of VTOL drones. Next up is the maiden flight of the Nomad 100, controlled by Matrix autonomy technology.
Loitering munition Harpax: MBDA Italia unveils new family for the Italian Army
Premiere at “Seafuture 2025”: MBDA Italia presents Harpax, a loitering munition for multi-domain operations. The Mini and Small variants were developed with Italian SMEs and had already been shown at “Volpe Bianca 2025”.
Interceptor drone A1-Falke: Bundeswehr shows Argus Interception system at NATO exercise in Hamburg
At “Red Storm Bravo” in Hamburg, the spotlight was on the A1-Falke interceptor drone: the Bundeswehr presented the net-capture system from Argus Interception that it has only just taken over. 160 systems are to be delivered by 2027.
FPV drone costing 425 euros shoots down Russian Mi-8: hit by Ukraine's 59th Brigade
A Ukrainian Shrike FPV drone has brought down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter. The 59th Brigade published the video. The drone costs 425 euros, while the helicopter is estimated to cost at least 6 million euros.
Fibre-optic drones in the drone war: video shows a field covered in cables in eastern Ukraine
Filmed from a Ukrainian Mi-24 attack helicopter, a video shows a frontline field full of glittering fibre-optic cables. They come from fibre-optic drones, whose control link can be neither located nor electronically jammed.
Counter-UAS from Czechia: LLP Holding shows JWI-4000 UAV interceptor at DSEI
Up to 4,000 metres altitude, 300 km/h top speed and a directional fragmentation warhead: with the JWI-4000, LLP Holding brings a counter-UAS building block to London. The manufacturer did not give dimensions.