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  • Japan successfully launches spy satellite

    ​Washington DC (UPI) Jan 12, 2024

    Japan on Friday successfully launched a rocket with a payload of an intelligence-gathering satellite to improve its abilities to monitor North Korea and natural disasters, as several Asian nations seek to put spy orbitals into space.
    The H2A rocket launched from the Tanegashima Space Center located on the southern Tanegashima Island at 1:44 p.m. local time Friday.
    “The rocket fle 

  • Drone attack on anti-IS coalition in Iraq thwarted

    ​Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Jan 11, 2024

    Iraqi Kurdistan’s counter-terrorism service said an “explosive drone” targeting US-led coalition forces in Iraq was downed at Arbil airport on Thursday, the second such attack in 24 hours.

    Dozens of attacks against US and allied forces in Iraq and Syria since mid-October have stoked fears of a regional escalation of the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.

    The Islamic Resistance in Iraq 

  • Indian Navy Receives First Indigenous MALE Drone

    ​The Indian Navy has received its first indigenous medium-altitude long-endurance drone at an unveiling ceremony in Hyderabad.
    The post Indian Navy Receives First Indigenous MALE Drone appeared first on The Defense Post. 

  • Japan Launches Spy Satellite to Monitor North Korea

    ​Japan has successfully launched its own intelligence-gathering satellite to monitor the military activities of North Korea.
    The post Japan Launches Spy Satellite to Monitor North Korea appeared first on The Defense Post. 

  • US Air Force’s Ambitious Plan: A Fleet of 1,000 AI-Controlled Attack Drones

    ​Introduction The landscape of modern warfare is on the brink of transformation as the US Air Force unveils its bold vision to introduce a fleet of 1,000 AI-controlled attack drones. These Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drones are poised to revolutionize the way military operations are conducted, offering capabilities that span from surveillance to air-to-air combat … 

  • The Italian Government about to approve Leonardo Astore MALE UAV acquisition

    The programme for acquiring two Astore MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) UAV systems, developed and produced by Leonardo, is about
    The post <strong>The Italian Government about to approve Leonardo Astore MALE UAV acquisition</strong> appeared first on EDR Magazine. 

  • Bharat Forge, General Atomics Agree To Make Aero Components, Assemblies For Drones: Report

    In January 2023, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Bharat Forge entered into a partnership to manufacture components for remotely piloted aircraft. The partnership aims to build capabilities for both companies and support the Indian unmanned aircraft industry.The partnership includes manufacturing main landing gear components, subassemblies, and assemblies. The companies also have 

  • Drone targeting coalition troops in Iraq shot down

    ​Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Jan 10, 2024

    Officials in Iraqi Kurdistan announced that an “explosive drone” targeting the international anti-jihadist coalition in Iraq was downed on Wednesday near Arbil airport, the latest such attack against foreign troops in the country.

    The drone, launched in the evening “by outlaw militias, was shot down at the military base of the international coalition”, the anti-terror service of the autonomo 

  • Ukraine Producing More Drones than State can Buy

    ​Ukrainian drone manufacturers have ramped up production to the extent that the government budget is not sufficient to procure all of them.
    The post Ukraine Producing More Drones than State can Buy appeared first on The Defense Post. 

  • French navy defends use of million-euro missiles to down Houthi drones

    ​The terrorists’ drones may be cheap, but they could still do major damage to the cargo ships they target in the Red Sea, a French admiral said.