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Maldives President Launches National Defense Force Bayraktar TB2 Drones

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President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, on Friday night, has launched the drones acquired for Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) to surveil the nation’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) around the clock. The drones were launched, and President Muizzu signed the order permitting the operation of operations during a ceremony held for the purpose at N. Maafaru airport. […]

Baykar Integrates More Weapons on Akinci

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The Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is carrying out firing trials with versions of the Roketsan MAM-L and MAM-T guided bombs that can be used against targets concealed by cloud cover, the UAV’s Turkish manufacturer announced on 15 March. Both the MAM-L, which is the standard munition for Baykar’s UAVs, and the MAM-T, […]

General Atomics Gets $250M Taiwan MQ-9B SkyGuardian Procurement Contract

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $250,063,810, undefinitized contract action for Taiwan MQ-9B SkyGuardian procurement. This contract provides four MQ-9B unmanned air vehicles, two certifiable ground control stations, spares, and support equipment. The location of performance is Poway, California, and the work is expected to be complete by Aug. […]

Maldives Receives Six Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs Amid Tensions with India

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Turkey has started supplying the Maldives with its combat drone, Bayraktar TB2, amid high tensions between the island nation and India. The agreement between the two countries foresees a supply of a command control station and six TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) to meet the security requirements of Maldivian armed forces. The shipment comes […]

Russia Tests FPV Drones on Fiber-Optic Cables in Ukraine

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The invasion forces of Russia have started using FPV drones controlled via fiber optic wires. This way of signal exchange makes the UAVs completely invulnerable to any electronic warfare systems as they operate without reliance on radio communication. The emergence of these drones came to light through a report by Serhii ‘Flash‘, an expert at […]

UK to Supply More than 10,000 Drones to Ukraine

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The announcement was made on March 7th by Defence Secretary Grant Shapps as he met President Zelenskyy in Kyiv. Britain steps up support to Ukraine with a complete package of £325 million for cutting-edge drones to help fight Putin’s illegal invasion. The investment, which will deliver more than 10,000 drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces […]

France Will Send Delair Drones to Ukraine

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France will order 100 drones from the French company Delair that will arrive in Ukraine this summer, French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu announced. “Through an innovative program, France is ordering 100 remotely operated munitions from Delair, which will arrive in Ukraine this summer,” Lecornu stated on X. “In total, 2,000 remotely operated […]

Northrop Grumman Modifying Global Hawk Drones for Hypersonic Tests

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Northrop Grumman is now adapting the next two RQ-4 Global Hawk drones into aircraft that can monitor hypersonic system tests and expects to start integration testing on the pair later this summer. In an interview with Defense News, Northrop Grumman executive Doug Shaffer said the company is on track to deliver those aircraft, newly modified into Range […]