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.

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deployment2026-07-16🇺🇸 Port of Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas, United States1 source · conf 78

Saronic announces $3B Port Alpha shipyard in Brownsville, Texas to build crewed and uncrewed vessels

Saronic announced plans to invest over $3 billion to build a new shipyard, Port Alpha, at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, to produce crewed and uncrewed vessels. The company highlighted its existing uncrewed surface vess…

doctrine-change2026-07-17🇺🇦 Ukraine (exact signing location not specified)1 source · conf 72

EU and Ukraine sign deal to accelerate unmanned systems production

Ukraine and the EU signed an agreement aimed at fast-tracking production of unmanned systems. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is producing about 10 million drones per year and aims to reach 20 million annually…

strike2026-07-171 source · conf 55

Exxon-chartered oil tanker attacked by drones near a Black Sea terminal

A Reuters report says an Exxon-chartered oil tanker was attacked by drones near a terminal on the Black Sea. Details on damage, casualties, and the exact location were not provided in the excerpt.

strike2026-07-12🇮🇷 Bandar Abbas naval base, Iran1 source · conf 72

Saronic Corsair unmanned surface vessels reportedly struck Iran's Bandar Abbas naval base on July 12

The article says three Saronic Corsair unmanned surface vessels struck Iran’s Bandar Abbas naval base on July 12, described by U.S. Central Command as the first combat use of unmanned surface vessels by American forces. …

strike2026-07-17🇷🇺 Black Sea1 source · conf 52

Telegram claims Lancet drones struck Ukrainian USVs in the Black Sea

A Telegram post claims Russian Lancet loitering munitions hit Ukrainian unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in the Black Sea. No independent confirmation, exact location, or damage details are provided in the post text.

strike2026-07-16🇺🇦 Area of responsibility of Russia's 'Vostok' grouping; mentions Pokrovske, Oleksandrivka–Velykomykhailivka, west of Lisne, west of Rivne and Kopani, west of Novoselivka (frontline area, Ukraine)1 source · conf 55

Russian 'Vostok' group claims destruction of Ukrainian UAVs and drone control points over past day

A Russian Telegram channel reports that forces in the 'Vostok' grouping area destroyed Ukrainian UAV-related assets over the past 24 hours, including 46 UAVs and dozens of drone control points and antennas. The post fram…

deployment🇯🇵 Yokota Air Base (near Tokyo), Japan; also references Guam, Okinawa (Japan), and Kunsan Air Base, South Korea1 source · conf 58

Report claims US redeployed RQ-4 Global Hawk drones from Guam to Yokota Air Base near Tokyo

A Russian milblog post claims the US moved three RQ-4 Global Hawk UAVs from Guam to Yokota Air Base in Japan and describes ongoing basing of MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-4C Triton drones in Japan and MQ-9s at Kunsan in South Korea…

Drones: RQ-4 Global Hawk · MQ-9 Reaper

civilian-incident2026-07-17🇷🇺 Multiple locations mentioned, including Odesa, Cherkasy, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Crimea, Bryansk Oblast (Suzemka), Kursk Oblast (Rylsky District), Belgorod Oblast (Krasnaya Yaruga; Maslova Pristan; Gerasimovka), Luhansk Oblast (Shchastia), Donetsk Oblast, Kherson Oblast1 source · conf 45

Report claims multiple UAV attacks and civilian casualties across Ukraine and Russia on 17 July 2026

A Russian milblog summary alleges widespread UAV strikes in several Ukrainian regions and multiple drone-related civilian incidents in Russia and Russian-occupied areas, including FPV attacks on vehicles and a drone atta…

strike2026-07-17🇺🇦 Deep rear area on the Donetsk direction, Ukraine1 source · conf 58

Ukrainian National Guard Spartan brigade uses Hornet kamikaze drones to hit Russian logistics in Donetsk direction

A Telegram post claims operators of Ukraine’s National Guard 3rd Operational Brigade “Spartan” are using Hornet kamikaze drones to destroy Russian logistics vehicles in the rear area on the Donetsk axis. The post links t…

strike🇺🇦 Unspecified (implied frontline area in Ukraine)1 source · conf 45

Telegram post claims Ukrainian UAV fired unguided rockets at an enemy small group

A Telegram channel claims a Ukrainian UAV struck an enemy "МВГ" (small group) using unguided rockets, possibly hitting additional targets. No location, date, or damage details are provided in the post.