Unmanned Systems: Air, Ground & Maritime
Unmanned systems across all domains: aerial, ground and maritime drones in defence and security.
Bayraktar TB3 for the 'Cavour': Italian Navy to acquire Turkish drone via Leonardo
Italy apparently intends to procure the Bayraktar TB3 for the aircraft carrier 'Cavour' (C 550). Before a Senate committee, Vice Admiral Berutti Bergotto named Leonardo as the procurement route and surveillance and armed missions as its tasks.
Linza drones: first batch from Quantum Frontline Industries goes to Ukraine
The first batch of Linza drones from the Quantum Frontline Industries co-production is complete. Over the course of the year, capacity is set to grow and deliveries to the Ukrainian armed forces are to speed up.
Friend-or-foe identification: Ukraine marks its drones with “invasion stripes”
Hundreds of drone models share the sky over Ukraine, and their origin and purpose are often impossible to tell. For friend-or-foe identification, drone units are reviving an idea used over Normandy in 1944 – but without a uniform scheme.
Bomber drones: Ukraine tests a new generation at the Brave1 test site
More range, more payload, a more robust link: 18 teams have tested new bomber drones in Ukraine under electronic warfare conditions. Next, the suitable systems are to show what they can do under real combat conditions.
Interceptor drone Bird of Prey: Airbus reports first demonstration flight
Nine months after the project started, Airbus's Bird of Prey autonomously detected and engaged a kamikaze drone at a training area in northern Germany. The interceptor drone is armed with Mark I missiles from Frankenburg Technologies.
Drone swarm from China: Atlas launches a drone every 3 seconds
One truck, one launcher, 48 attack drones: new details have emerged on the Chinese Swarm II launch system, shown in Changchun in November 2024. The drone swarm is meant to overwhelm air defence systems through sheer mass.
Interceptor drone from Russia: “Project Ghost” relies on AI-based target recognition
Compact, portable, usable without additional equipment: with Prizrak, Russian developers have built an interceptor drone against low-flying attack drones. To train their algorithms, they are publicly collecting videos and photos of drones.
Unmanned ground vehicles: KNDS brings the Nerva robots to the German market
From five to around 800 kilograms: KNDS Deutschland is showing its expanded range of unmanned ground vehicles at Xponential Europe in Düsseldorf. New are Nerva-LG and Nerva-XX, and all systems can be controlled from the Boxer UxV Command & Control System.
Drone units for every combat unit: the Netherlands to recruit up to 1,200 personnel
From April, the Dutch military is recruiting personnel for new drone units and counter-drone units. According to General Onno Eichelsheim, this makes the Netherlands the first NATO country to take such a comprehensive approach.
Interceptor drone without a pilot: Ukrainian Armed Forces receive “Jedi Shahed Hunter”
Radar data instead of a pilot: the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence has approved the Jedi Shahed Hunter interceptor drone. Manufacturer Jedi already produces more than 1,000 units a month, and it is listed on the Brave1 marketplace from 1,328 euros.
Drone control station Command Core: Getac launches rugged control solution
Tablet, notebook or case with dual display: with Command Core, Getac aims to offer manufacturers and system integrators a configurable drone control station. It is intended for defence, civil protection and public safety.
FPV drones in Ukraine: dual radio and fibre-optic control to raise hit rates
Supply is no longer the problem; now hit rates count. The drone platoon of First Lieutenant Tetyana Chornovol shows how FPV drones in Ukraine are to become more efficient with hybrid control and AI modules – and what that costs.
Drone warfare in Ukraine: millions of systems, growing ranges and AI in the terminal phase
More drones, more types, more personnel: drone warfare between Russia and Ukraine is growing by every measure. An overview of numbers, ranges, AI modules and ground drones – and of what a peace without verification could mean.