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.
Ukrainian Air Force reports UAVs over Dnipropetrovsk and Chernihiv regions heading south/east
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram post reports UAVs detected in southern and northern Dnipropetrovsk region, including movement toward the regional center and toward Kharkiv region. It also reports UAVs in northern Chernihi…
Ukrainian Air Force reports UAVs heading toward Zaporizhzhia
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram channel post reports UAVs moving toward Zaporizhzhia. No impact, damage, or casualties are described.
Ukrainian Air Force reports UAV over western Dnipropetrovsk region heading southeast
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram channel reported a UAV in the western part of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, moving on a southeast course. No strike, damage, or casualties were reported.
Ukrainian Air Force reports UAVs heading toward Kharkiv from the north
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram channel reported UAVs moving toward Kharkiv from the north. No impacts or casualties were reported in the post.
Ukrainian Air Force reports UAVs heading toward Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram post reported UAVs moving in the direction of Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv, and announced the all-clear for a ballistic weapons threat.
Ukraine reports repelling overnight attack by 67 Shahed-type drones; 56 downed or suppressed
Ukraine’s Air Force reported that Russia launched 67 attack UAVs (including Shahed-type and other models) overnight into 8 May, with 56 drones downed or suppressed by air defenses. It said 11 drones hit targets at 8 loca…
Ukrainian Air Force reports UAV groups heading toward Kryvyi Rih, Zaporizhzhia and Nikopol
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram channel reported groups of UAVs moving toward Kryvyi Rih and Zaporizhzhia from the south, and toward Nikopol from the east. No impacts or damage were reported in the post.
Ukrainian Air Force reports UAVs approaching Zaporizhzhia from the south
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram channel reported UAVs coming from the south on a course toward Zaporizhzhia. No strike impact or damage was reported in the post.
Belgian rMCM vessel M943 Liège launched as program advances toward unmanned mine countermeasures deployment
Belgium launched the mine countermeasures vessel M943 Liège on May 5 and conducted the first steel cut for M945 Rochefort under the Belgian-Dutch rMCM program. The ships are designed to deploy unmanned surface, underwate…
Fort Stewart drone training center qualifies US Army operators using simulators and FPV flight tests
The U.S. Army is integrating drones into formations, and Fort Stewart, Georgia, is running a homegrown training program through the Marne Unmanned Center of Excellence. The program uses classroom instruction, virtual sim…