Innovations
Technological and operational innovations in the UAS and counter-UAS space — what emerged first, where, and what it changes. Each entry is sourced, dated, and linked to the drones involved.
US Army next-gen C2 prototypes tested with 10th SFG at Ivy Mass
The post describes US Army experimentation with next-generation command-and-control (C2) prototype technologies, now involving 10th Special Forces Group after 4th Infantry Division trials. The novelty is the operational-style field experime…
Possible renewed Shahed radio-control nodes operating from Belarus
An EW expert reports detecting active radio modems on Russian UAVs during the May 13 combined attack, despite the drones being ~500 km from Russia—implying non-direct control. He assesses this may indicate Russia has reactivated Shahed radi…
Ukrainian Medical Forces launch tele-surgery support for ROLE-2 hospitals
Ukraine’s Medical Forces report first implementation of a “Tele-surgery” project enabling real-time remote consultation from shock rooms/operating theaters to higher-level specialists. It is being used with at least one ROLE-2 mobile hospit…
US Army highlights IBCS 'any sensor, best shooter' air defense networking in Indo-Pacific
The post describes the incorporation of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS), networking sensors and interceptors to enable an 'any sensor' approach rather than relying on a single Patriot radar. This is a tec…
Anduril Lattice to prototype Army missile-defense C2 data-fusion system
Anduril won an Army contract to prototype a command-and-control layer using its Lattice software to fuse data from multiple existing missile-defense systems into a single operating picture. The novelty is the software-centric integration ap…
Russian USV program relied on Starlink; tested mesh and UAV-relay comms
Post claims Russia developed multiple unmanned surface vessel (USV/BEC) models and planned mass use, but early-2026 Starlink shutdown disrupted their primary control link. It describes Russian fallback comms experiments: a short-range coast…
INDOPACOM Mission Network zero-trust C2 tested in Balikatan
The US-led INDOPACOM Mission Network (IMN), a secure “zero-trust” coalition data-sharing and command-and-control network, was reportedly used for the first time as the primary C2 network during Balikatan to link multiple allied forces and I…
Claimed Ukraine UAV route via Baltics to use Starlink over NATO/waters
The post claims Ukrainian long-range UAVs use a now-standard flight corridor via the Baltics to reach ports in the Gulf of Finland, allegedly to maintain Starlink connectivity outside Russia where it does not work. It also alleges possible …
Drones: FP-1
RU milblog notes Ukrainian long-range drones using satellite online control
The post claims Ukrainian long-range UAVs are increasingly controlled in an online mode via satellite communications (not only Starlink), reducing the effectiveness of simple countermeasures. It also mentions British FP-5 missiles as effect…