Events
Drone strikes, counter-UAS deployments, civilian incidents and exercises worldwide. Each entry is linked to the relevant drone, country and counter-UAS systems where possible.
Boeing tests ultra-low-cost radar seeker by tracking and engaging drones at Spaceport America
Boeing reported developmental testing of its Ultra Low-Cost Seeker (ULCS), including ground-based tracking of a passing drone and a rocket-launched test against a second drone carrying a radar reflector at Spaceport Amer…
Taiwan tests Shield AI Hivemind autonomy on Mighty Hornet III UAVs
A Taiwanese defense research institute integrated Shield AI's Hivemind AI into the Mighty Hornet III UAV and conducted an autonomous flight demonstration. The drones reportedly searched a designated area, maintained inte…
Ukraine HUR Group 13 stages Magura unmanned maritime platform parade near Yalta, Crimea
Ukraine's Defence Intelligence (HUR) special unit Group 13 reported conducting a ceremonial "parade" of Magura unmanned maritime combat platforms off the southern coast of Crimea near Yalta ahead of the city's day. The p…
European firms to test loitering munitions in Sentinel Strike competition in Portugal
A European initiative plans a competition to accelerate development of combat drones, where five companies will demonstrate loitering munitions under identical conditions. The trials are planned for autumn at a training …
Lab test shows P-8A Poseidon crews can task simulated MQ-4C Triton via common command-and-control interface
Boeing and Northrop Grumman reported a laboratory-based test demonstrating common command-and-control architectures allowing a P-8A operator to issue mission tasking to a simulated MQ-4C Triton. The simulated Triton auto…
Drones: RQ-4 Global Hawk
Firestorm Labs 3D-prints Squall FPV drones aboard USS Essex en route to RIMPAC 2026
Firestorm Labs used its containerized xCell microfactory to manufacture parts and assemble 12 3D-printable FPV Squall drones aboard USS Essex while at sea. The drones were later flown as adversary aircraft during a count…
USAF X-62A VISTA uses AI and IRST pod to autonomously intercept a T-38 in Have Heat tests
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin reported that the X-62A VISTA (modified F-16) used an AI agent with an IRST Legion Pod to spot, track, and autonomously intercept a live T-38 target. The Have Heat effort included e…
NATO-Ukraine JATEC-linked exercise Vistula Vanguard 26 begins in Bydgoszcz, Poland with focus on UAVs and EW
A post claims the NATO-linked exercise Vistula Vanguard 26 started in Bydgoszcz, Poland at/with the NATO–Ukraine JATEC center. It says the drills integrate Ukrainian battlefield experience into NATO procedures and includ…
Russian 102nd base training at Alagyaz range in Armenia reportedly included UAV reconnaissance in 2024
A Telegram post discusses a land-ownership dispute involving the Alagyaz training range used by Russia's 102nd military base near Gyumri, Armenia. It claims that during the latest 2024 exercises, units conducted reconnai…
Shield AI and Thunder Tiger conduct autonomous maritime teaming demonstration in Pingtung, Taiwan
Shield AI and Thunder Tiger Corp. reported completing a multi-asset autonomous teaming demonstration on water in Pingtung, Taiwan. SeaShark 600 and SeaShark 800 unmanned surface vessels equipped with the Hivemind AI pilo…