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A new draft of the annual U.S. defense policy bill for the 2024 Fiscal Year, which looks set to pass in Congress and become law, would require the Air Force and the Navy to provide new details about the expected costs and capabilities of their future Collaborative Combat Aircraft drones.

Loyal Wingman Drone Cost, Capability Concerns Emerge In Defense Bill

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 8, 2023
View of Su-25 attack jet decoy soon through optics of a Lancet loitering munition.

Ukrainian Su-25 Struck By Lancet Drone Was An Elaborate Decoy

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 1, 2023
Defense contractor Anduril has unveiled a novel and highly reusable air vehicle that can be used as an anti-air interceptor and in other roles.

Roadrunner Reusable Anti-Air Interceptor Breaks Cover

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 1, 2023
A Ukrainian FPV drone chased a Russian soldier around a cart before exploding on him.

Russian Soldier’s Desperate Attempt To Fight Off FPV Drone With A Stick Seen In Video

By Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 30, 2023
CCAs flying with notional NGAD manned aircraft.

Signs Point To Less Range, Higher Performance For CCA Drones

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Nov 28, 2023
Air defense work outside the city on November 25, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. According to the country's air force, more than 70 Iranian-made Shahed drones targeted the Kyiv area overnight, although most all were intercepted by air defenses.

Russia Launches Largest Mass Drone Attack On Ukraine Yet

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Nov 25, 2023
Iranian Shahed-238 drone at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) aerospace achievement exhibition at Ashura Aerospace Science and Technology University, in Tehran, Iran on November 19, 2023.

Iran’s Jet-Powered Shahed Drone Could Be A Problem For Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Nov 22, 2023
A top Pentagon watchdog has raises concerns about the Navy's aggressive schedule for the MQ-25 tanker drone and the potential risks thereof.

MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Delays, Risks Come Into View

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Nov 21, 2023
US Special Operations Command is interested in acquiring loitering munitions with seekers optimized for finding and homing in on enemy electronic warfare systems.

Electronic Warfare System Hunting Drones Wanted By SOCOM

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Nov 17, 2023
Mojave Drone lands on aircraft carrier

Mojave Drone Flies From British Aircraft Carrier

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Nov 17, 2023
The USS Hudner came under attack by a Houthi drone and shot it down, a U.S. official told The War Zone.

U.S. Warship Shoot Down Of Drone Over Red Sea Leads To Conflicting Assessments

By Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 16, 2023
Russian air launched cruise missile

Takeaways From Russia’s Missile War On Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Nov 14, 2023
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall has offered new details about his service's plans for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.

CCA Loyal Wingmen Drones To Cost Quarter To Third Of An F-35

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Nov 14, 2023
Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen have reportedly shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone.

U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Shot Down Over Red Sea

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Nov 8, 2023
A new report claims that Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works has delivered a new secret intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft to the US Air Force.

Secret Skunk Works Spy Drone Delivered To Air Force: Report

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Nov 3, 2023
Kratos has offered the first look at a rendering of its stealthy Thanatos drone design.

Thanatos Advanced Stealth Drone Design Breaks Cover

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Nov 3, 2023
The Navy recently conducted a test that saw an uncrewed surface vessel armed with Switchblade 300 kamikaze drones destroy mock naval targets.

Switchblade Kamikaze Drone-Armed Uncrewed Fast Boat Tested

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Nov 2, 2023
The Bayraktar TB3 performs its first flight on October 27

Turkey’s Bayraktar TB3 Drone Has Taken Its First Flight

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Oct 28, 2023
Russian TOS-1A Thermobaric Rocket Launcher Absolutely Detonates When Hit By Drone

Russian TOS-1A Thermobaric Rocket Launcher Absolutely Detonates When Hit By Drone

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Oct 20, 2023
Israel Operating in gaza

The Perilous Tactical Realities Israel Will Face Fighting In Gaza

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Oct 13, 2023
Hezbollah rockets

This Is Hezbollah’s Arsenal Of Weapons It Could Rain On Israel

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Oct 12, 2023
Gun maker Sig Sauer is experimenting with pistol-armed quadcopter drones.

P365 Pistol-Armed Aerial Drone Put On Display By Sig Sauer

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Oct 11, 2023
MQ-20 Drone recovery

MQ-20 Avenger Tests Recovery Line For Grabbing Smaller Drones Mid-Flight

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Oct 10, 2023
SHAHED-136

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Braced For Unprecedented Winter Drone War

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Oct 9, 2023
“Multiple” New Versions Of The XQ-58 Valkyrie In The Works

“Multiple” New Versions Of The XQ-58 Valkyrie In The Works

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Oct 6, 2023
The US Marine Corps has flown one of its XQ-58A Valkyrie drones for the first time, making it the second known operator of the type in addition to the US Air Force.

XQ-58 Valkyrie Is Now Flying With The Marine Corps

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Oct 6, 2023
F-16 Syria Turkey

U.S. F-16 Shoots Down Turkish Drone Over Syria (Updated)

By Howard Altman
Posted on Oct 5, 2023
PD-1 drone

Ukraine Situation Report: Long-Range Drones Now Targeting Sochi

By Howard Altman
Posted on Oct 3, 2023
Future Air Combat Drone Performance Focus Areas Emerge

Future Air Combat Drone Performance Focus Areas Emerge

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Oct 2, 2023
XQ-58 launch

Navy Looking To Operate Air Combat Drones From Wide Range Of Ships

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Sep 27, 2023
Stealthy flying wing drones were a notable feature at a huge military parade in South Korea's capital Seoul on September 26, 2023.

Little Stealthy Flying Wing Drone Displayed By South Korea

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 26, 2023
Drone net

Russia Hanging Nets Between Lamp Posts To Counter FPV Drones

By Howard Altman, Thomas Newdick
Posted on Sep 25, 2023
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was shown an unusual surface-to-air missile known only as the 358 during a recent visit to Iran.

Bizarre Iranian ‘Loitering SAM’ Shown To Russian Defense Minister

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 20, 2023
CCA F-22

Collaborative Air Combat Drones Will Head To Pacific En Masse

By Hope Hodge Seck
Posted on Sep 13, 2023
Jackdaw

Britain’s New Jackdaw Combat Drone Aims To Be “Disposable”

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Sep 12, 2023
The US Air Force's Air Mobility Command is still pushing ahead with an idea to turn its KC-135 aerial refueling tankers into drone motherships.

KC-135 Tankers Being Eyed For Drone Launcher Role

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 11, 2023
Anduril's acquisition of Blue Force Technologies and its Fury drone is a latest development is an important story that could have broad ramifications for the US defense industry.

The Rise Of Fury

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Sep 11, 2023
LongShot Air-To-Air Combat Drone Bid Won By General Atomics

LongShot Air-To-Air Combat Drone Bid Won By General Atomics

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 8, 2023
Watchkeeper 450 pictured at Project Convergence 22

Examining The Deployment Of The U.K.’s Troubled Watchkeeper Drones At Fort Bliss

By Amelia Smith
Posted on Sep 7, 2023
AH-64E MUMT-X

This Is What The AH-64 Apache’s New Extended Rotor Mast Does

By Tyler Rogoway, Oliver Parken
Posted on Sep 7, 2023
The Air Force says it is still considering employing its future Collaborative Combat Aircraft drones alongside B-21 bombers, and that the uncrewed aircraft might also serve as tankers and airlifters.

B-21 Raider Could Use Collaborative Drones Meant For Fighters

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 6, 2023
RCADE raytheon

RCADE Battle Simulator “Moneyballs” Virtual Fights With Unmanned Platforms

By Hope Hodge Seck
Posted on Sep 5, 2023
Drone attack Russian Base

Russia Sets Up Civilian Patrols To Protect Base After Drone Attack Destroyed Jets

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Sep 1, 2023
Drone strike IL-76 drestroyed

Moment Of Drone Strike That Destroyed Russian Il-76s Seen In Infrared Image

By Howard Altman
Posted on Aug 31, 2023
DRONE ATTACK PSKOV

Il-76 Cargo Jet Left Burning From Drone Strike Deep Inside Russia

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Aug 30, 2023
MIG-29 HUD DRONE KILL

Ukrainian MiG-29 Blasts Russian Drone In New Cockpit Video

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Aug 29, 2023
Replicator attritable drones

Replicator Is DoD’s Big Play To Build Thousands Of Autonomous Weapons In Just Two Years

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Aug 28, 2023
Ukrainian forces are disassembling controversial cluster munition artillery shells to repurpose their submunitions as weapons for drones.

Ukrainians Are Cutting Open U.S. Cluster Shells To Make Drone Munitions

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 24, 2023
Tu-22 Russia drone strike

Tu-22 Backfire Destroyed In Drone Strike Deep Inside Russia

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Aug 20, 2023
Rare Look At Taiwan’s Chien Hsiang Kamikaze Drone In Action

Rare Look At Taiwan’s Chien Hsiang Kamikaze Drone In Action

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 18, 2023
Ukrainian Drones Target Moscow, Black Sea Fleet

Ukrainian Drones Target Moscow, Black Sea Fleet

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Aug 18, 2023
Russia is building a factory to construct domestically produced Shahed-136 drones

Ukraine Situation Report: New Details On Russia’s Plans To Build Iranian Drones

By Howard Altman
Posted on Aug 17, 2023
Drone That Mimics Enemy Stealth Fighters Ordered By DoD

Drone That Mimics Enemy Stealth Fighters Ordered By DoD

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 17, 2023
The US Air Force recently conducted a flight test involving an XQ-58A Valkyrie drone that demonstrated advanced autonomous capabilities.

XQ-58 Valkyrie Solves Air Combat ‘Challenge Problem’ While Under AI Control

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 3, 2023
Unidentified Arizona training ranges

Pilots Are Seeing Some Very Strange Things In Arizona’s Military Training Ranges

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 2, 2023
Drone Strike Zelensky Moscow

After Latest Moscow Strike, Zelensky Warns Drone War Is Coming To Russia

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jul 31, 2023
North Korea Drone RQ-4

North Korea Unveils Look-Alike Global Hawk, Reaper Drones

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jul 27, 2023
Drone's-eye perspective of Aspide system attack

Ukraine’s Rare Skyguard Air Defense System Attacked By Russian Drone In Video

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Jul 25, 2023
Russian office hit by drone

Ukraine Strikes Back With Drone Attacks On Moscow, Crimea

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jul 24, 2023
Syria Su-35 Reaper

Russia Now Using Parachute Flares In Attempts To Down U.S. MQ-9 Reapers

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jul 6, 2023
AUKUS drone development

The Compelling Case For AUKUS Developing A Loyal Wingman Drone

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 22, 2023
MQ-9 Night

MQ-9 Reaper Lands On Remote Dirt Strip For The First Time

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Jun 17, 2023
AAROK

France’s Largest-Ever Drone Has Broken Cover

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jun 16, 2023
SEA GUARDIAN MQ-9B

Taiwan Says It Doesn’t Plan To Share Drone Intel With U.S., Japan

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jun 8, 2023