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August 5, 2026
In what would mark a new and significant show of support for Moscow, Ukrainian intelligence has warned that North Korea has already deployed a ballistic missile unit inside…
Leipzig Airport is an important hub for Ukrainian carrier Antonov Airlines. A drone carrying military explosives has now been discovered there. Investigations are ongoing.
Everyone is focused on Ukraine’s drones. They should be focused on Ukraine’s ability to adapt.
Quantum Systems gave its Vector reconnaissance drone a yellow fuselage that blends into Ukraine's dry summer fields and a rear-facing thermal camera whose AI dodges FPV interceptors without waiting…
Japan's defense ministry pushed four drone makers into navy testing under a rapid development program built on Ukraine's battlefield lessons, as Chinese carriers operate near Iwo Jima and Tokyo's…
LEIPZIG, Germany — August 5, 2026 — German authorities have launched a high-level state security investigation after a modified drone carrying an explosive payload was discovered on the tarmac of…
August 4, 2026
Trilateral collaboration combines manufacturing expertise, quality assurance and operational experience to advance next-generation unmanned systems and strengthen global drone supply chains Taiwan…
Ukraine’s General Cherry and France’s Alta Ares have signed an agreement to integrate AI guidance into the Bullet interceptor. Under the agreement, General Cherry will The post General Cherry to…
More than four years after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, drones, autonomous systems and electronic warfare have transformed the battlefield…
Russian regulator discusses updates with type certificate holder and modification specialists. Russian developers are proposing upgrade modifications to the Antonov An-2 which will increase its…
In the context of the Russo-Ukrainian war, ballistic missile and air defense systems have gained greater relevance given the need for offensive and defensive capability that…
August 3, 2026
Iryna Terekh talks Flamingo cruise missiles, weaponizing AI, Ukraine's future interceptors and much more in our wide-ranging interview. The post Ukraine’s Fire Point CEO On How It’s Making Missiles…
It is a forced-march Westernization of its air assets. As President Volodymyr Zelensky has just reiterated that the near future of Ukrainian fighter aviation will be built around the…
By Ignacio Montes de Oca For now, no Patriots for Ukraine. As Trump changes his mind for the third time in three weeks, July became the deadliest month for civilians…
Ukrainian deftech company Twist Robotics has signed an agreement to establish a joint venture with Danish Vidar Industries. The partners will jointly produce Twist Robotics’ Saker UAVs for the…
August 2, 2026
Ukraine claimed to have damaged multiple Russian air defense and radar installations during a long-range drone strike in… The post Ukraine claims drone attack on Russian air defense network appeared…
Zelensky's government also uses this AI to locate Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia, as detailed by the Stanislav Dnistrianskyi Centre for Law and…
July 31, 2026
The European Commission has released an additional €3.47bn to support Ukraine's defence efforts, as part of the €90bn Ukraine Support Loan.
Brave1 and NATO opened applications on July 28 for UNITE-Brave NATO, the first joint Ukraine-NATO innovation grant program. Teams chasing €10 million in counter-drone and air defense grants have…
Ukraine's 3rd SSO Regiment received a KFC order by Heavy Shot bomber drone, showing how battlefield logistics now move food, medicine, and ammunition.
In March 2021, while serving as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, I hosted a discussion with General Chance Saltzman, now Chief of Space Operations for the United States […] The post The…
Brave1 and NATO are officially opening applications for their first joint innovation programme, UNITE – Brave NATO. It is the first joint innovation grant programme designed to bring together…
Governor Josh Stein announced that Skyeton, Inc., a manufacturer of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), will create 162 new jobs in Cumberland County, North Carolina. The company will invest more than…
July 30, 2026
Air Force bases inside the U.S. are heavily guarded, but they could fall victim to the same type of spectacular drone attack that struck bomber bases deep inside Russia last year, retired Air Force…
Russia launched one of its largest combined missile and drone attacks in recent months, striking cities across Ukraine overnight and forcing neighboring Poland to activate fighter aircraft after a…
July 29, 2026
Ukrainian-born drone maker Skyeton will build Raybird reconnaissance aircraft at a 28,500-square-foot Fayetteville facility, creating 162 jobs with an average annual salary of $70,759.
Denys Shtilierman, co-owner and chief designer of Ukrainian manufacturer Fire Point, published four photographs on X on July… The post Fire Point shows unusual FP-1 and mystery missile in launch…
July 27, 2026
Ukraine and the United States are moving forward with plans to jointly produce Ukrainian-designed drones in the US,… The post Ukraine moves toward deal to build drone factory in the US appeared…
July 24, 2026
The combat debut of the low-cost missile underscores Ukraine’s accelerating shift toward increasingly capable, mass-produced, long-range strike capabilities. The post Evidence Of Ukraine Using Dutch…
For. The establishment of this industrial alliance and the inclusion of key actors such as Quantum Systems represent a methodological development in European policy
