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.
Pentagon explores expendable long-range UAV concept to complement or replace MQ-9 Reaper
The Pentagon, via a Defense Innovation Unit solicitation, is seeking a cheaper, long-range, heavy-payload UAV concept called Massed Modular Aircraft (MMA) to perform MQ-9A missions in large numbers. The effort emphasizes…
Drones: MQ-9 Reaper
Reports of Ukrainian UAV attacks on industrial sites in Ufa, Nizhnekamsk and a gas compressor station in Krasnodar Krai
A Telegram post claims Ukrainian drones attacked an oil refining complex in Ufa, with air defenses downing most drones and a small fire extinguished with no reported casualties. It also reports damage and some injuries a…
Russian MoD claims air defenses shot down 903 fixed-wing UAVs
A Russian source claims strikes hit Ukrainian logistics centers and fuel-energy and transport infrastructure, as well as ammunition depots and troop locations. The same post says air defenses intercepted eight guided aer…
Russian 'Vostok' group reports UAV units destroying Ukrainian drone control antennas in Zaporizhzhia direction
A Russian Telegram report claims UAV crews in the 'Vostok' group destroyed numerous Ukrainian drone-related assets over the past day, including ground-control antennas, UAV control points, and 44 UAVs. The post describes…
Lancet loitering munition reportedly struck a Ukrainian pickup-mounted fire group
A Telegram post claims a ZALA Lancet loitering munition unit from Russia's Dnipro group detected a Ukrainian mobile fire group moving in a pickup truck and destroyed it. No casualty figures were provided.
Russian UAV unit requests voltage stabilizer to support drone-related equipment in combat zone
A post says a UAV (БПЛА) unit operating in an active combat zone requested donations to buy a single-phase AC voltage stabilizer "Штиль" to run 3D printers and fiber-optic winding machines used for their work. The post f…
Iranian air defenses reportedly shot down a U.S. MQ-9 drone
A Telegram post claims Iranian air defense forces shot down an American MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle. No additional details on location, time, or damage were provided in the post.
IRGC claims missile-drone strikes on US sites in Bahrain and Kuwait and MQ-9 shootdown
A Telegram post claims Iran's IRGC conducted a joint missile-and-drone operation striking US military targets in Bahrain and Kuwait and says it shot down a US MQ-9 drone. The post also alleges earlier US air attacks on s…
Royal Navy-backed trials airdrop Kraken K3 SCOUT uncrewed surface vessel from A400M
Kraken Technology Group and Capewell, supported by the Royal Navy’s Project Beehive, conducted trials airdropping a K3 SCOUT uncrewed surface vessel from an A400M using the UMCADS parachute delivery system. The tests val…
NATO announces NATO Engine and related initiatives including joint procurement of drones
A Russian milblog post cites NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announcing the NATO Engine initiative to accelerate transatlantic defense-industrial cooperation. The post says participating countries are being drawn into …