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Why New Japanese Kawasaki EC-2 Electronic Warfare Aircraft Got Such Unusual Appearance and Why Is It "Hereditary"

4+ hour, 27+ min ago  (327+ words) The very specific appearance of the aircraft could not but attract attention, while usually even aircraft "stuffed" with electronics deviate from the base machine much less. At the same time, the EC-2 SOJ, which is created on the basis of…...

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UK Pays $821K Per Drone Boat While Ukraine's Combat-Proven Sea Baby Costs $200K, Britain Should Look East

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (450+ words) The UK Ministry of Defence has placed a tender for supplying 20 unmanned boats for the Royal Navy. The British plan to conduct training on these USVs, develop tactics, as well as use them to perform missions in Britain's area of…...

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​Ukrainian Defenders Shoot Down Shahed Drone Carrying Two FPV Drones

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (321+ words) Pilots of the Darknode Anti-Shahed Battalion, part of Ukraine's Nemesis 412th Unmanned Systems Brigade, have intercepted and destroyed a new type of russian aerial threat during a nighttime operation. The unit reported the engagement on March 10, highlighting an emerging modification of…...

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​UK Defense Intelligence: British Counter-UAS Unit Downs Drone in Iraqi Airspace as RAF Surpasses 230 Defensive Flight Hours and RFA Lyme Bay Ship Moves to High Readiness

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (151+ words) UK Defense Intelligence: British Counter-UAS Unit Downs Drone in Iraqi Airspace as RAF Surpasses 230 Defensive Flight Hours and RFA Lyme Bay Ship Moves to High Readiness'Defense Express Overnight, a ground-based British Counter-Unamanned Aerial Systems unit took out a drone in…...

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​What, Besides Anti-aircraft Drones, EW systems, Has Ukraine Interested U.S. In Intercepting Iranian Strike UAVs

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (265+ words) Potential cooperation in the issue of intercepting Iranian unmanned systems is currently being discussed by representatives of Ukraine, the U.S. and Qatar, as reported by Reuters. At the same time, the parties are discussing various areas of cooperation. In addition to…...

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U.S. Set to Award Drone Dominance Contracts With Two Ukrainian Firms Competing Against Major Players Like Kratos

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (379+ words) The U.S. Department of War should announce Drone Dominance program winners in the coming days and issue them contracts for strike drone delivery after testing concluded last Sunday within this project. Overall, the Pentagon plans to order 30,000 so-called one-way attack drones,…...

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First in Military History: Ukraine Destroys russian Ka-27 Helicopter With FPV Drone Launched From Naval Drone

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (427+ words) The Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to make military history. Ukrainian defenders destroyed a russian Ka-27 helicopter using an FPV drone launched from a naval drone, a tactic that has not previously been documented in combat....

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Primoco One 150 Boasts 1,800km Range, Will Soon Gain Air-to-Air Combat Capability

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (244+ words) The customer is Spain's Civil Guard (Guardia Civil), national police forces with military status subordinate to both the Ministry of Interior and defense department. Primoco One 150 unmanned aerial vehicles will become a key technological tool for the corps. Thanks to exceptional…...

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Tested in Ukraine V-BAT Drone Could Monitor russia's Arctic Activity in Extreme Cold

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (371+ words) The U.S. defense company Shield AI has demonstrated that its V-BAT unmanned aerial vehicles can operate in harsh Arctic conditions. Their ability to operate in the region was demonstrated during the HEIMDALL exercises, which took place in Norway from February 17 to…...

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Did Iran Destroy Two AN/TPY-2 Radars for THAAD System? If So, It's a Total Fiasco

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (467+ words) Images circulating online appear to show the deployment sites of AN/TPY-2 radars, key components of the THAAD system. These assets were reportedly stationed in the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. Another image from Jordan, where a U.S. THAAD battery is…...