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Secretive Phoenix Ghost Kamikaze Drones Rushed to Ukraine Revealed

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The secretive Phoenix Ghost kamikaze drone, first developed for the U.S. Air Force and supplied to Ukraine in its ongoing fight against Russia, has finally emerged publicly. We now know for sure that Phoenix Ghost is not a single design, but a family of increasingly larger and longer-ranged one-way attack munitions from AEVEX Aerospace, some […]

France Sends First Domestically-Made Kamikaze Drones to Ukraine

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On Wednesday, October 16, French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu announced the first delivery of French-made kamikaze drones to Ukraine in the coming weeks. Lecornu detailed that the aerial drones for transfer were manufactured by Delair, have successfully passed all performance tests, and will be soon adopted by both the French and Ukrainian […]

AeroVironment to Manufacture Switchblade 600 in Ukraine

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The American company AeroVironment has signed an agreement with a Ukrainian company to localize the Switchblade 600. The agreement was signed at the International Defense Industries Forum in Kyiv. The Ukrainian company is not named for security reasons. Brett Hush, Senior Vice President and General Manager of AeroVironment’s Barrage Strike Systems Division, shared in a […]

Anduril Gets $9M US Army to Develop Launched Effects Technology

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– Anduril Industries Inc., Washington, D.C., was awarded a $9,000,000 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract to develop and demonstrate launched effects technology using the Agile-Launched, Tactically Integrated Unmanned System. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. […]

Ukraine Receives New Grey Widow Kamikaze Drones

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Ukraine’s Security Service has acquired new Grey Widow kamikaze drones, capable of 120 km/h speeds and 52 km range. These domestically-produced, highly maneuverable drones showcase how Ukraine bolsters its defense capabilities with home-grown technology. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has received several new Grey Widow kamikaze drones, which are capable of flying up to […]

Kim Jong Un Oversees Performance Test of Loitering Munitions

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Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, oversaw a performance test of various drones organized by the Drone Institute of the Academy of Defence Sciences on August 24. He was accompanied by Jo Yong Won, Ri Pyong Chol, […]

Bulgarian Company Launches Loitering Munition Production

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Bulgarian company Samel-90 has launched an assembly line for a new one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) named SAMJET. Developed in collaboration with Swiss defense drone specialists ALIDRONE SAGL, the SAMJET is designed for cost-effective and rapid production, with a design resembling the Iranian Shahed-136 drone. SAMJET is a next-generation loitering munition drone that features […]