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.
DARPA seeks concepts for autonomous containerized drone constellations supporting swarms up to 500 UAVs
DARPA issued and updated a contracting notice seeking concepts for Group 1-3 drones paired with autonomous container systems that can store, launch, recover, and sustain networked swarms of up to 500 UAVs. The effort emp…
Drones: RQ-7 Shadow
Victory Day video shows vehicle-launched Geran-2 and new jet-powered Geran-5 drones
A Victory Day video reportedly showed launches of long-range Geran-2 loitering munitions from vehicles and introduced a new jet-powered Geran-5. The post presents this as a first public demonstration of these launch meth…
Drones: Shahed-136
Ukrainian SSO strike UAV unit commander describes FPV drone tactics and training
A commander of an SSO strike UAV company discusses using long-range FPV "zhdun" drones to interdict enemy supply routes and shares lessons learned, training, and an e-points system in an interview. The post is descriptiv…
Russia expanding anti-drone forces and boosting drone production amid increased Ukrainian strikes, Syrskyi says
Ukraine's top commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russia is urgently expanding anti-drone forces and increasing drone production in response to a surge in Ukrainian drone strikes. The report describes force-structure and pr…
Ukraine uses drone combat footage to train AI systems for target identification and strike guidance
A post claims Ukraine is using years of drone combat footage to train AI systems to help drones identify targets and determine where to strike more effectively. It describes a capability development rather than a specifi…
Pentagon seeks AI-assisted target recognition to help troops and platforms defeat drones
The U.S. Department of Defense, via a Defense Innovation Unit solicitation, is seeking AI-enhanced aided target recognition to improve detection, tracking, and engagement of small drones by remote weapon stations and pot…
Telegram post claims Latvian airspace used as corridor for Ukrainian drones attacking Russia
A Telegram channel argues that Latvia is being used as a “safe corridor” for Ukrainian UAVs allegedly attacking Russia’s Leningrad Oblast and discusses a rationale for potentially shooting down drones in NATO airspace. T…
Ukraine General Staff highlights FPV drones and ground robots changing infantry tactics
A Ukrainian General Staff post describes how FPV drones and ground robotic complexes are assisting infantry and changing battlefield tactics, including holding positions, evacuating wounded, and assaulting. The post link…
Commentary argues Marine Corps should accelerate adoption of UAS and UGVs under Force Design 2030
A post discusses Force Design 2030 tradeoffs and argues the Marine Corps should more rapidly embrace unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to compensate for reduced legacy capabilities. No spe…
Post urges India to add swarm drone strike command centers to future Project 18 cruisers
A social-media post suggests incorporating swarm drone strike command centers and other advanced warfare technologies into future batches of India's Project 18 cruisers. It is a proposal/commentary rather than reporting …