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Army, NATO allies test stealth in new FPV drone warfighter competition
A team of six from Spain’s Legion Brigade took first place overall, while a team from 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment finished in second and will go on to compete in the Army’s Best Drone Warfighter Competition to be held in Alabama in February 2026.
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DroneShield wins $8.2m contract for military counter-drone systems
"DroneShield wins $8.2m contract for military counter-drone systems" was originally created and published by Army Technology, a GlobalData owned brand.
December saw a new record number of Ukrainian long-range drones shot down by Russian forces, according to statistics published by the Russian Defense Ministry.
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US Army's 10th Mountain Division stands up new drone attack unit
The newly formed company will also work alongside the division's innovation unit to develop and produce in-house drone components.
A new unit in the 10th Mountain Division dedicated to “drone dominance” marks the latest push by the Army to prepare for future battlefields.
Ukrainian companies like Fire Point, Ukrspecsystems, Skyeton, Wild Hornets, Motor-G, and 3D Tech are spearheading the country's drone manufacturing.
The Army is rapidly developing small, first-person-view drones — the same kind that have proven devastatingly effective in Ukraine — and envisions a future where "every infantryman will have a drone with them," according to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.
The US Army is pitting ideas born in Washington against battlefield realities, with the outcomes shaping how future wars will be fought. Recent exercises at the National Training Center in California and the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center in ...
The U.S. Army wants to speed up drone procurement while also developing laser weapons to shoot down enemy unmanned vehicles. A “Request for Information” from the Army seeks ideas for using High-Energy Laser (HEL) weapons to bring down swarms of drones ...
For decades, the AH-64 Apache was built to destroy tanks and provide close support to troops on the ground. Now the Army is giving it a mission few expected: hunting drones. The rise of drone swarms in Ukraine, the Red Sea, and across the Middle East has ...
Strong domestic opposition would likely make any Israeli acquisition politically unfeasible for the Republic of Ireland in the current climate.
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Thai army accuses Cambodia of violating truce with over 250 drones
Thailand's army accused Cambodia on Monday of violating a newly signed ceasefire agreement, reached after weeks of deadly border clashes, by flying more than 250 drones over its territory.The Southeast Asian neighbours agreed to the "immediate" ceasefire on Saturday,