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.
Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat participates in Exercise Valiant Shield 2026 and debuts at Farnborough Airshow
Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat uncrewed aircraft participated alongside coalition crewed aircraft during Exercise Valiant Shield 2026 in the Western Pacific. The aircraft also made its Farnborough International Airshow debut i…
Drones: Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat · Kazhan heavy FPV bomber
Ukrainian Air Force unit shows aerostat delivery and airborne launch of UAVs
A Ukrainian Air Force-associated unit published footage demonstrating the use of aerostats (balloons) to transport UAVs over long distances and launch drones from the air. The post attributes the footage to the UAV unit …
USAF conducts ACE exercise at Creech AFB with YFQ-44 Fury and YFQ-42 Dark Merlin CCAs
Anduril’s YFQ-44 Fury arrived at Creech Air Force Base for USAF Collaborative Combat Aircraft Experimental Operations Unit trials. From July 20–24, 2026, the USAF is running an Agile Combat Employment exercise to test en…
Drones: MQ-9 Reaper · Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat · Kazhan heavy FPV bomber
Pentagon holds 12-day Drone Dominance competition at Camp Grayling to evaluate small UAS vendors
The U.S. Defense Department completed a 12-day Drone Dominance competition at Camp Grayling, Michigan, where 49 companies demonstrated small unmanned aircraft systems for potential military procurement. Nineteen companie…
HUR selection course training includes evacuation under FPV drone attack scenario
Ukraine's Defence Intelligence (HUR) promoted a YouTube episode showing candidates training for special units under conditions simulating combat stress, including evacuation under an FPV drone attack. The post describes …
WarGonzo reports on 61st Marine Brigade training to counter drones on the Dobropillia direction
A WarGonzo special report describes increased UAV activity on the front and expanded air-observation posts. It focuses on the 61st Marine Brigade training air-watch operators and small-arms skills to detect and shoot dow…
Russian marines train camouflage and evasion from UAVs during observation post drills
A report describes training for marines focused on observation post duties, camouflage, movement under combat conditions, and drills to evade UAVs. The post frames it as a preparation/training activity rather than a spec…
JAGM-armed Saildrone Surveyor USV joins RIMPAC 2026 at-sea phase from Pearl Harbor
A missile-armed Saildrone Surveyor unmanned surface vessel (SD-3001) joined the at-sea phase of RIMPAC 2026 after departing Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The USV is fitted with a launcher for four AGM-179 JAGM missiles…
US Air Force conducts live-fire test of inert AIM-120 from Anduril YFQ-44A CCA
The U.S. Air Force announced it conducted its first-ever live-fire test of an inert AIM-120 launched from an Anduril-made YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft. The service also said the CCA completed an end-to-end beyon…
Lockheed Martin unveils Morfius X-Rotor counter-UAS system; cites recent flight tests in US states
Lockheed Martin introduced the Morfius X-Rotor high-power microwave counter-UAS system at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow in London. The company said the system was recently flight-tested in Arizona, California, and Oklahom…