Russia introduces Telegram guided drones into warfare
Russia guides drones via Telegram media platform to bypass Ukrainian electronic warfare, UAS Vision webpage claims, blurring legal lines and escalating risks.
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UK Tests Directed RF as C-UAS Solution Against Swarm Attacks
UK Ministry of Defence stated that British soldiers have successfully intercepted drone swarm attacks using directed Radio Frequency as radio wave weapon.
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US Special Forces Acquire FPV Drones for Cave Operations
The US Special Forces are adopting FPV drones to increase surveillance, lower danger, and improve combat efficacy in absolute darkness, such as in caves.
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China Temporarily Limits UAV and its Subcomponent Exports
China announced the limitations for the exports of UAVs and subcomponents used for military purposes.
Bilateral Relations
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More and more Iranian Drones with U.S. Component
One of the Iranian-made drones that crashed in an attack on Ukraine was found to contain components made in the United States.
Defence Politics
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Drone Sanctions from EU to Iran
UAVs play an important role in battles in Ukraine. Invaders and defenders constantly use different kinds of drones for ISR and attack purposes.
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U.S. Air Force Works On Two New Secret Combat Drones
USAF Secretary Frank Kendall stated that the agency wants to include two new classified UAV programs in the defence budget for the 2023 fiscal year.
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Israel Uses AI-Controlled Drone Swarms in Combat
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has formally acknowledged its use of swarms of AI-assisted drones during air and missile strikes against Gaza.
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Expo and Air Show
Havelsan Presented two new drones M6 and B30
The Anatolian Eagle 21 exercise is held in Konya. Turkish Defence Companies HAVELSAN, Turkish Aerospace, MKEK, ASFAT and SDT exhibit their products.
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The U.S. Prepares Start Campaign Against Armed Drones
The U.S. Navy Information Warfare Community has recently retweeted an article about weaponised drones in order to understand their strengths.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 12:00 Italy gives conditional approval to Leonardo-Baykar drone venture - Reuters reported that Italy has conditionally approved the Leonardo–Baykar joint venture to produce...
- 12:00 USNI looks at Türkiye’s defence-industrial rise through EFES 2026 - USNI News used the EFES 2026 exercise to examine how Türkiye is linking operational military activit...
- 12:00 Reuters tracks Ankara’s goal of doubling defence exports - Reuters reported that Turkish officials want to double defence exports within two years after export...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense highlights Turkish one-way attack systems at SAHA 2026 - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish companies used SAHA 2026 to unveil multiple one-way attack sy...
- 12:00 Defense News spotlights ASELSAN’s autonomous warfare concept - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present a future warfare concept centred on aut...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye’s expanding defence footprint in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become an increasingly important security partner for Mali throug...
- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar’s expansion into Europe - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar’s growing presence in Europe shows how production ca...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar’s export-heavy revenue model - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar generated roughly $1.8 billion in drone exports in 2024 and...
- 12:00 Foreign defence reporting keeps focus on KAAN’s next prototype phase - International defence coverage continued to highlight Turkish Aerospace’s target for the first ‘true...
- 09:00 NATO pushes allies to fill US air and naval capability gaps - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
