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Iran’s ‘359’ Loitering Drone Can Target AWACS and Refueling Tankers at High Altitude

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Iran has taken a major step forward in its missile and drone capabilities with the official unveiling of the “359” Loitering SAM (Surface-to-Air Missile) UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), a next-generation version of its 358 Loitering Munition system. Specifically engineered to engage and destroy high-altitude military aircraft, such as Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) and […]

Kalashnikov Announces First Flight of KUB-10E Attack Drone

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The Kalashnikov Concern has released a video featuring the first flight of the KUB-10E, a new guided munition (GM) model in the KUB family. It is designed to target enemy light vehicles and armored personnel carriers, command posts, air and missile defense facilities, communications surveillance and jamming sites, logistics infrastructure, combat and logistics units, field […]

ZALA Lancet-E On Show at Vietnam Defence Expo 2024

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ZALA’s Lancet-E unmanned aerial system was displayed at the Vietnam Defence Expo 2024 international arms exhibition in Hanoi. ZALA presented the export analogue of the well-known Lancet series guided munitions carrier for the first time in Southeast Asia, attracting considerable interest. The ZALA exposition was visited by Pham Minh Tinh, Prime Minister of the Socialist […]

XTEND Secures $8.8M U.S. Department of Defense Contract for AI-Driven Tactical Drones

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New Contract Highlights Smart Loitering Munitions Technology XTEND, a company specializing in AI-powered tactical drone technology, has secured an $8.8 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD). The contract focuses on delivering Precision Strike Indoor & Outdoor (PSIO) small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS). A Tactical Advance in […]

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Warheads in Phoenix Ghost Kamikaze Drones Revealed

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With its previously highly secretive Phoenix Ghost family of kamikaze drones now having emerged fully into the light, AEVEX Aerospace has been more openly discussing their capabilities. One especially interesting detail has now emerged: the different Phoenix Ghost types can be configured to launch attacks straight down while passing overhead, akin to an air-bursting artillery […]

SpearUAV Gets $20M Contract for Advanced VIPER 300 AI-Based Loitering Munition Systems

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– SpearUAV, a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) based autonomous aerial weapon systems that are “folded” and launched from a capsule, announced a significant contract award from an un-disclosed customer in the value of $20 million. The contract is for the company’s flagship system, VIPER 300, which integrates reconnaissance, target acquisition, and loitering munition capabilities […]

Helsing’s AI-Enabled HX-2 Kamikaze Drones Headed for Ukraine

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– Helsing, the leading defence AI company in Europe, has unveiled the HX-2, a new type of strike drone. HX-2 is designed from the ground up to be software-based, mass-producible, and swarm-capable – a major milestone on Helsing’s mission to strengthen the security of democracies. HX-2 is an electrically propelled x-wing-precision munition with up to […]

Germany to Deliver 4,000 ‘Mini-Taurus’ Suicide Drones to Ukraine

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Germany is reportedly set to begin large-scale deliveries of suicide drones to Ukraine. These drones possess high autonomy under electronic warfare conditions and can effectively strike targets at significant distances. This was reported by the German newspaper Bild, citing its sources and statements from Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, calling the drones “mini-Taurus“. – Helsing is […]

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Orders Mass Production of Suicide Drones

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a test of suicide drones and ordered a mass production of the aerial weapon, saying the introduction of such drones around the world requires an urgent update of military theory. Kim had previously supervised the test of suicide drones, earlier in the year amid a rapidly developing military […]

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 […]