Category: Middle East
Cheap Drones, Big Trouble: How Inexpensive UAVs Are Changing Modern Warfare
The Rise of Cheap Drones in Warfare The increasing use of cheap drones is reshaping modern warfare. These small, cost-effective unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are [more…]
China Drone Expo Shines Spotlight on the ‘Low-Altitude Economy’
Shenzhen Hosts Record-Breaking Drone World Congress The annual Drone World Congress kicked off in Shenzhen with a record 500 companies exhibiting their latest drone technologies. [more…]
US Starts Delivering Drones to Counter China’s Military Power
The US has begun delivering drones to its military as part of the Replicator initiative aimed at countering China’s growing defense capabilities. This move reportedly [more…]
10th Mountain Division Soldiers Shoot Down 28 Enemy Drones in Middle East Deployment
Artillery Soldiers Earn “Ace” Status in Anti-Drone Operations During a nine-month deployment in the Middle East, three artillery soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division’s 2nd [more…]
Lawmakers Push DOD to Fast-Track AI Counter-Drone Tech
Lawmakers are urging the Department of Defense (DOD) to speed up the deployment of AI-driven counter-drone technologies. A new provision in the fiscal 2025 defense [more…]
Pentagon’s Costly Headache: Cheap Drones
The Rising Threat of Low-Cost Drones The Pentagon is grappling with a critical issue in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden: intercepting low-cost, yet [more…]
Inside America’s Simulated War Zone: Training for Modern Combat
In the Mojave Desert, the U.S. Army has created an extensive training ground designed to prepare soldiers for the complexities of modern warfare. This vast [more…]
U.S. Army Receives Drone-Frying Weapons in $66M Deal
New Weapons to Combat Drone Threats The U.S. Army has acquired four cutting-edge drone-frying prototype weapons from defense contractor Epirus, part of a $66 million [more…]
A Closer Look at the Air Force’s New Drone: ULTRA in the Middle East
The U.S. Air Force’s latest Drone Technology, the Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft (ULTRA), is now operational from Al Dhafra Air Base in the United [more…]
Iran’s Secret Drone Factory Trains Hezbollah Fighters
Iran is secretly training Hezbollah fighters to carry out drone attacks on northern Israel at a rapidly expanding top-secret base near the holy city of [more…]