Unmanned systems, radar, and electric vehicles unveiled at first day of IDEF 2025
Host nation Turkey took advantage of the Istanbul exhibition, with defense firms showing off a host of new tech.
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Hegseth orders military to ‘unleash’ use of small drones in new memo
“While global military drone production skyrocketed over the last three years, the previous administration deployed red tape. US
units are not outfitted with the lethal small drones the modern battlefield requires,” Hegseth wrote.
With push to 3D print drones, Army examines battlefield calculation
“Is it really the right answer to have a brigade carrying around 3D printers in the back of a truck trying to print 100, 400, 500 of these things at a time, and fabricate them while on the move so they don’t get targeted by the enemy?” asked Col….
Ukrainian Special Ops showcase deadly aerial precision in Avdiivka
The Ukrainian State Security Service, known by the acronym SBU, has showcased the efficacy of tiny FPV (First Person View) drones in neutralizing Russian military vehicles around the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, where Russia launched a bloody ne…
Ukraine’s tiny drone blows up Russian Tor air defense system
Ukrainian forces have once again demonstrated their resourcefulness and determination in the ongoing conflict with Russia, this time utilizing First-Person-View (FPV) drones armed with explosives to blow up a Russian Tor air defense system. In the vide…
Russians employ new FPV drone tactics in Ukrainian position assaults
The Russian military, it seems, is far from stagnant and continues to refine its approach in deploying FPV (First Person View) drones for assault missions. The DeepState UA, an open-source intelligence (OSINT) community, has highlighted the urgency for…
Ukraine’s tiny drone blows up Russian heavy howitzer
Ukrainian forces claim to have destroyed a Russian 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer with a highly maneuverable racing drone rigged with explosives. Shared on X (formerly known as Twitter) by civil rights activist Serhii Sternenko, a video showing a …
Tiny Ukrainian drone knocked out Russia’s new artillery system
Ukraine claims to have destroyed a Russian mast advanced operational artillery system, nicknamed the “Floks.” Shared on X (formerly known as Twitter) by Ukrainian civil rights activist Serhii Sternenko, the posted a video depicting the grou…
Ukrainian kamikaze drone blows up Russian BMD-4 fighting vehicle
Ukrainian a First-Person View (FPV) drone has blown up a Russian BMD-4 airborne infantry fighting vehicle after a furious chase. The FPV drone is used as an improvised loitering munition known popularly as a kamikaze drone. The BMD-4 airborne infantry …
Ukrainian troops wipe out 3 Russian Buk missile systems with kamikaze drones
Ukrainian Soldiers have destroyed three Russian Buk-series surface-to-air missile systems in the Luhansk region. Citing a report from Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR), Militarnyi reported that Ukrainian Soldiers have used loiterin…