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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deployment2026-07-18🇺🇦 Zaporizhzhia direction (frontline area), Ukraine1 source · conf 62

Russian assault unit thanks donors for providing a DJI Mavic 3T drone and batteries

A post claims an assault unit received a DJI Mavic 3T thermal-imaging drone and spare batteries through a fundraising effort. It also solicits donations to buy another drone for troops on the Zaporizhzhia direction.

Drones: DJI Mavic 3 (combat-modified)

doctrine-change2026-07-18🇨🇳 China (exact location not specified)1 source · conf 62

China showcases a short-range anti-drone weapon platform dubbed a "mini-Pantsir"

A post describes a Chinese anti-drone weapon platform combining heavy machine guns, an optical camera, missile launch containers, and smoke grenade launchers. It is presented as intended for close-range UAV interception,…

strike2026-07-18🇺🇦 Donbas; Sumy direction; Krasnolyman direction; Belgorod direction (Russia/Ukraine border areas)1 source · conf 55

Rubikon center reports FPV and UAV operations across Donbas and Sumy directions on 18 July 2026

A Telegram post claims operators of the Rubikon center conducted drone-related combat activity on multiple fronts, including FPV strikes, aerial drops on Ukrainian forces, remote mining of logistics routes, and FPV air-d…

strike2026-07-18🇷🇺 Unspecified rural area (treelines/forest belts and ruined buildings); location not stated1 source · conf 45

Telegram post claims drone operators conducted strikes on personnel in treelines and ruined buildings

A Telegram post describes drone operators from a unit referred to as "Center" conducting attacks against enemy personnel in forest belts and remnants of buildings. No specific location, date of the strikes, or casualty f…

strike2026-07-18🇮🇱 Tebnit area, southern Lebanon1 source · conf 72

IDF says it struck Hezbollah drone operators near Tebnit after identifying a drone

The IDF reported identifying a Hezbollah drone in the area of Tebnit and said the Israeli Air Force then located a Hezbollah cell operating drones nearby. The IDF stated it struck the cell to remove a threat to IDF soldi…

deployment🇷🇺 Taipei, Taiwan1 source · conf 62

Taiwan plans to procure 25 sea drones and two underwater drones for its coast guard

A Russian milblog post reports Taiwan intends to buy 25 unmanned surface vessels (sea drones) and two underwater drones for the Taiwan Coast Guard, with prototypes expected in the first half of 2027 from Maritime Tactica…

strike2026-07-18🇺🇦 Pokrovsk direction, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine1 source · conf 62

Ukrainian FPV drones strike Russian assault troops on the Pokrovsk front in Donetsk Oblast

A Telegram post claims Ukrainian FPV drones attacked and destroyed roughly half a company of Russian assault troops on the Pokrovsk sector in Donetsk Oblast. The post references fresh combat footage from the unit known a…

deployment2026-07-18🇺🇦 Multiple front directions across Ukraine (incl. Pokrovsk direction)1 source · conf 72

Ukraine General Staff reports 6,963 kamikaze drones used by Russia over the past day

Ukraine's General Staff reported that over the course of the day Russia conducted airstrikes and shelling and employed 6,963 kamikaze drones. The update also states that 293 UAVs of various types were destroyed or suppre…

strike2026-07-171 source · conf 72

Iranian missile and drone attacks on U.S. base in Jordan kill two U.S. troops, CENTCOM says

U.S. Central Command said two U.S. service members were killed and one was missing in Jordan while defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks. The specific base was not officially named, though reporti…

strike2026-07-171 source · conf 72

Iranian missile and drone attack in Jordan kills 2 US troops; 1 missing

U.S. Central Command reported that an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on U.S. and partner forces in Jordan killed two U.S. service members. One service member is missing and four were medically evacuated and l…