Putin’s Helicopter Supposedly Survives Ukrainian Drone Attack

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Vladimir Putin’s helicopter was forced to shoot down drones while he was aboard, a Moscow official said on Sunday. The Russian president’s aircraft was involved in an “air defence battle” after an “unprecedented Ukrainian drone assault”, Maj Gen Yuri Dashkin, an air defence commander, told state television. The incident was said to have happened last […]

SOFWERX ‘Drone in a Box’ Competition Opens for Submissions

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U.S. Special Operations Command’s innovation platform has opened submissions for its competition to identify modular, adaptable and scalable solutions for flexible and responsive intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to be used on uncrewed ground and aerial systems. The request for submissions is the second phase in the “Drone in a Box” competition, hosted by SOFWERX […]

Anti-Drone ‘Invisibility Cloaks’ Make Russian Soldiers Sitting Ducks

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Russian soldiers are struggling to hide from Ukrainian drones, despite being given coats and blankets designed to hide them from thermal and night vision sensors.  The garments are intended to mask body heat, making soldiers harder to detect with night-vision and infrared optics. However they are constructed with faulty technology, and troops are often given […]

Belarus SKY-TRUCK Cargo Drone and Julietta Reconnaissance Drone at MILEX-2025

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A helicopter-type cargo drone called SKY-TRUCK and an aircraft-type reconnaissance drone called Julietta were presented in Minsk. The drones were demonstrated at the MILEX-2025 international exhibition of weapons and military equipment. SKY-TRUCK was presented by UAVHELI, a company specializing in the creation of unmanned helicopter systems. The drone is primarily designed for transporting cargo in automatic or […]

Skyports Conducts Proof-of-Concept Shore-to-Ship Drone Deliveries in Michigan’s Great Lakes Region

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– Skyports Drone Services , a global provider of drone delivery and inspection services for healthcare, maritime, logistics and energy use cases, has been conducting a series of Proof-of-Concept Ship-to-Shore beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights and deliveries in Michigan’s Great Lakes region. Conducted in partnership with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), […]