Innovations
Tactical and technological innovations in drone warfare — what showed up first, where, and what it changes. Each entry is sourced, dated, and linked to the drones involved.
MQ-9 Reaper test-fires APKWS laser-guided rockets including air-to-air C-UAS use
General Atomics and the U.S. Air Force flight-tested MQ-9A Reapers firing laser-guided 70mm APKWS rockets, including profiles against aerial targets. Integrating the air-to-air optimized APKWS variant (AGR-20F/FALCO with proximity fuze) wou…
Drones: MQ-9 Reaper · Shahed-136 · MQ-1C Gray Eagle / Gray Eagle ER
Russian UAVs drop PSYOP leaflets over Sumy
The post reports a new batch of Russian information-operations (IPSO) leaflets being dispersed over Sumy using UAVs. The novelty is the continued/renewed use of drones as a leaflet-delivery payload for psychological operations, indicating i…
RU milblog discusses adjusting aerial bomb fuzes for delayed basement detonation
The post argues that standard 500kg aerial bombs often destroy upper floors but leave troops in basements alive, and proposes modifying/setting bomb fuzes for delayed detonation after penetrating concrete to explode at basement level. This …