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China Can Put Rassvet on Russian Drones Before the Network is Complete
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.
Weekly Intelligence Brief
Short cycles aren't short enough | Identifying UAV emitters | Russian economy re-orients around drones | UAVs intensify Yemen war | Airborne communication relays
China Drone Watch
Simulated Drone Attacks on Bridges | Serbia & Djibouti Links | Specialized Ground Control Stations & Medical Training | Municipal-Level Drone Programs | Emerging Research & Patents
Russia's Rassvet Satellites Will Threaten Ukraine with Better Drone Strikes
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.
10 Emerging Patterns in Saudi Arabia's Drone Market
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.
Can China's Feilong-300D One-Way Attack Drone Beat the US' LUCAS?
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.
Weekly Intelligence Brief
Why directed energy isn't used in Ukraine | Chinese submarine mothership | Is a smart missile a drone? | Solar powered FPVs | Drones hunt trains
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Naval Motherships | Defense Electronics Exhibition | PLA Air Force Site Radar Defense | Drone BuyBacks in Beijing | Emerging Research & Patents
Will Jet Drones Re-Price C-UAS Market Segments?
Jet-powered drones are compressing C-UAS engagement windows, changing cost-exchange assumptions, and repricing the value of different C-UAS market segments.
August Markets and Industry Report
European defense capital deploys rapidly, maritime autonomy transitions to production, U.S. procurement reorganizes around single unified acquisition authority.
Weekly Intelligence Brief
Software vs hardware | Chinese stealth UAVs | US turns to directed energy | 3,000km energy infra strike | Recon UAVs get nets