Drones, Missiles & Air Defense

21+ min ago   (597+ words) Published Sep 21, 2026 2:27 PM EDT An ocean fishing charter off the Florida Coast near Eglin Air Force Base had an unusually large, scaleless catch. The large gray behemoth in question was a U.S. military LUCAS drone, a one-way attack aircraft derived from…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (255+ words) The Czech Republic has become the first NATO country to adopt the Israeli SPYDER air defense system. This was announced by Yoav Turgeman, CEO of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. “We are proud that the first system delivered to the Czech…...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago   (247+ words) The US State Department has approved a potential $2.68-billion sale to Ukraine of an air defense upgrade package that includes S-300 Clone missiles. The approval comes as Ukraine faces continued Russian missile attacks and shortages of air defense interceptors, including Patriot…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago   (516+ words) “The Council examined and ordered measures to ensure that facilities on which the country’s energy supply depends are better protected against hostile actions, including drones, and that, if a problem arises, their operation can be restored as quickly as possible,…...

10+ hour, 16+ min ago   (353+ words) cotidianul.md The number of drone incidents in the airspace of the Republic of Moldova has increased significantly in recent months, with cases of explosions also being recorded These are followed by waves of disinformation and propaganda, designed to distract…...

8+ hour, 14+ min ago   (225+ words) Euronews.com Video. Russian drones slam southern Ukraine after Kyiv's weekend barrage The war's relentless daily attacks underscore the absence of any significant progress in diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting, more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago   (214+ words) 'Ukraine destroyed or struck a range of russian military assets last week, including two air defense systems, a radar station and 10 facilities associated with drone operations. According to Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, the losses between September 13 and 20 included russian S-400 Triumf…...

12+ hour, 26+ min ago   (464+ words) The Army is setting up six AASHVAST cyber laboratories, including one in Delhi, to screen drone firmware and embedded systems amid concerns over Chinese-origin components and military cyber security. The Army is setting up six cyber laboratories under AASHVAST to…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago   (361+ words) UNITED24 Media The US military is purchasing Ukrainian-made ACS-3 Raybird reconnaissance drones under a contract worth $10.64 million, adding a system that has already accumulated thousands of combat missions in Ukraine to its unmanned aviation capabilities. According to Defense Express on September…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago   (235+ words) KAL’s development is taking place against the backdrop of the expanding operational use of one-way attack drones in recent conflicts. The Russia-Ukraine war has shown how such systems can be used for long-range strikes and for putting sustained pressure on…...