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Russia is iterating its Geran jet drones to have more specialized ways to acquire and damage targets. All 14 hardware changes, since their deployment, capitalize on Geran's built-in design flexibility to lean towards a mission-specific role, that has a larger redundancy and autonomy stock.
U.S. laser defenses enter production, drone firms pursue cross-domain acquisitions, and East Asian governments propose major unmanned-systems budgets.
Drone ports spur high-volume strikes | JIATF billion-dollar CUAS push | Al-Shabab & Houthis drone transfers | China's 116 underwater drone swarms | FPVs on power lines
116 Underwater Drones Swarm | WZ-7 Near Scarborough Shoal | Heavy-Lift Logistics | Tianjin’s Airspace Controls & Wuhan Police Fiber-optic Training | Emerging Research & Patents
Chinese components are driving the expansion of Russia's satellite network, Rassvet, and could likely remove the key bottleneck that can delay the beginning of Rassvet- linked drone trials against Ukraine.
Short cycles aren't short enough | Identifying UAV emitters | Russian economy re-orients around drones | UAVs intensify Yemen war | Airborne communication relays
Simulated Drone Attacks on Bridges | Serbia & Djibouti Links | Specialized Ground Control Stations & Medical Training | Municipal-Level Drone Programs | Emerging Research & Patents
Russia is doubling down on building an independent satellite network, Rassvet, for more lethal drone strikes against Ukraine. Despite several delays, scoped testing has already begun, leaving Kyiv with less time to spin a solution than it might have bargained for.
Saudi Arabia is acquiring drone capability through imported aircraft, contracted services and industrial partnerships. Kingdom's recent acquisitions reveal 10 emerging patterns that will define its market and priorities for years to come.
China’s Feilong-300D one-way attack drone costs 71% less than America’s LUCAS. Both are copies of Iran's Shahed, seemingly built better. Yet, one bets on volume far more than the other to win a peer-to-peer conflict. Three scenarios tell us who wins where.
Why directed energy isn't used in Ukraine | Chinese submarine mothership | Is a smart missile a drone? | Solar powered FPVs | Drones hunt trains
Naval Motherships | Defense Electronics Exhibition | PLA Air Force Site Radar Defense | Drone BuyBacks in Beijing | Emerging Research & Patents
