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  • Industry sent Russia 1,500 tanks, 1,400 missiles, 22,000 UAVs

    Despite sanctions on Russia’s military-industrial complex, its defense industry seems to have effectively manufactured a significant number of essential weapons
    The post Industry sent Russia 1,500 tanks, 1,400 missiles, 22,000 UAVs first appeared on BulgarianMilitary.com. 

  • 103 Drones Shot Down By BSF On Pakistan Border This Year

    The BSF troopers are keeping a watch from elevated platforms so that no intruder crosses the international border into the Indian territoryChandigarh: As many as 103 drones were shot down by the Border Security Force (BSF) in Punjab sector along the Indo-Pak international border this year. More than 350 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) were also sighted entering the Indian Territory. According to 

  • Turkey’s New Stealth UAV Conducts Maiden Test Flight

    Turkey’s flying wing drone took to the air today in the latest milestone for the country’s burgeoning defence aerospace industryTürkiye’s first flying-wing, deep-strike unmanned aerial vehicle has successfully performed its maiden flight, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Thursday, the latest addition to the country’s famed homegrown drone fleet.The debut of the new generation air 

  • Turkey’s ANKA 3 UAV conducts maiden flight

    ANKA 3, a new stealth combat drone developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries and featuring low-radar visibility, a high-payload capacity and multi-mission capability, has completed its maiden flight. 

  • US warship shoots down drone, missile fired by Yemen’s Huthis

    ​Washington (AFP) Dec 29, 2023

    An American warship shot down a drone and an anti-ship ballistic missile fired Thursday by Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels, the US military said.

    The Huthis have repeatedly targeted vessels in the vital Red Sea shipping lane with strikes they say are in support of Palestinians in Gaza, where Israel is battling militant group Hamas.

    “The USS Mason (DDG 87) shot down one drone and one ant 

  • ISRO Planning A Satellite Exclusively For G20 Nations

    ISRO is set to launch Xposat mission on new year’s day to study Black Holes and neutron stars. This will mark the 60th mission of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. This will also be the first dedicated polarimetry mission in India and second globally, after Nasa’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer Mission launched in July 2021. Five days later, India’s first mission to the Sun, Aditya-L1, is 

  • Hezbollah Drone Intercepted Over Haifa Area By Israeli Defence Forces

    Tel Aviv: A Hezbollah drone crossed into Israel on Thursday afternoon, setting off sirens in Haifa’s bayside suburbs along the country’s northern coast.Israeli Air Force jets intercepted the unmanned aerial vehicle; amateur video footage shared on social media appeared to show the moment that the drone was shot down.Air raid alarms were activated in Kiryat Bialik, Kiryat Motzkin, Kiryat Yam and 

  • ISRO Plans To Launch 50 Military Satellites Over The Next Five Years To Gather Geo-Intelligence

    The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to launch 50 satellites over the next five years to gather geo-intelligence. The satellites will create a layer in different orbits, allowing them to track troop movements and image thousands of kilometers of area.ISRO Chief S Somanath said in a seminar that it is important to improve the ability of satellites to detect changes, to bring in more 

  • Ukraine Boosts Defense with Homemade Drones

    In August 2023, Ukraine significantly increased its production of long-range kamikaze drones. Minister Oleksandr Kamyshin announced the move, indicating a major shift in defense strategy. These drones mirror the “Shahed” model, demonstrating Ukraine’s advanced military technology. The state enterprise Ukroboronprom confirmed this development, underlining the drones’ strategic importance. Moreover, Terminal Autonomy is expanding its drone […]

  • NASA flies drones autonomously for Air Taxi Research

    ​Hampton VA (SPX) Dec 22, 2023

    Researchers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia recently flew multiple drones beyond visual line of sight with no visual observer. The drones successfully flew around obstacles and each other during takeoff, along a planned route, and upon landing, all autonomously without a pilot controlling the flight. This test marks an important step towards advancing self-flying capabilit