The U.S. Navy destroyer and F/A-18 Super Hornets shot down 12 suicide drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles, and two land attack cruise missiles fired by Iran-backed rebels on Tuesday, December 26. U.S. Central Command said that the attack began at 6:30 am and lasted for 10 hours. ‘U.S. assets, …
Read More »Fox News Is Bringing Drones to the First GOP Presidential Debate
The first Republican Presidential Debate is tonight in Milwaukee. Donald Trump will famously not be there, choosing instead to tape a pre-recorded interview with Tucker Carlson as alternate programming. But that doesn’t mean the network isn’t pulling out all the stops to give this event all the gravitas it deserves. …
Read More »Drones Disrupt Moscow Airport Traffic for a Second Day
Ukrainian drones were intercepted over two parts of Russia, including near Moscow, Russian officials said early Tuesday morning, the latest in a Ukrainian campaign to bring the war to Russia’s citizens across their border. Flights at airports serving the capital were stopped temporarily. In the Moscow region, two drones were …
Read More »Russia shoots down two armed drones headed for Moscow
Moscow’s mayor says two ‘combat drones’ shot down in the Domodedovo and Minsk Highway areas while en route to Moscow. Russian air defences have shot down two armed drones headed for Moscow, the city’s mayor said, the latest in a surge of drone attacks on Russia’s capital city. Moscow Mayor Sergei …
Read More »‘What is your business here?’: Iran equips navy with drones, missiles
Move comes after the US military said it may put armed guards on commercial ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has equipped its Revolutionary Guard’s navy with drones and 1,000-km (600-mile) range missiles as tensions with the United States in the Strait of Hormuz continue to escalate. The …
Read More »Russia Destroys Drones Targeting Moscow, and Blames Ukraine
The Russian authorities said they destroyed two attack drones targeting central Moscow on Monday morning in what they called a strike by Ukrainian forces. No one was injured, they said. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine. At least two nonresidential buildings were targeted about 4 a.m. local time, Mayor …
Read More »Russia Targets Kyiv and Lviv With Attack Drones
Russia unleashed dozens of attack drones across Ukraine before dawn on Tuesday, targeting the cities of Kyiv and Lviv, far from the front lines where Ukraine’s counteroffensive made small gains and Russian forces tried to seize more territory in eastern Ukraine. Moscow’s military also fired on rescue workers in the …
Read More »U.S. Adds Aid to Ukraine to Deliver Ammunition for Drones and Artillery
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced $300 million in military aid for Ukraine, the latest package of weapons and other military equipment that the United States has been sending to Kyiv since the beginning of Russia’s invasion. The package includes additional ammunition for drones and long-range artillery. It also includes …
Read More »South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean drones enter its airspace | CNN
CNN — Five North Korean drones crossed into South Korean airspace on Monday, prompting the South Korean military to deploy fighter jets and attack helicopters, the country’s defense ministry said. The ministry said South Korea’s military fired shots at the drones, but added it couldn’t confirm whether any drones were …
Read More »Drones circling over Snowdonia could bring life-saving mobile signal to remote areas
Drones circling above the peaks of Snowdonia, providing an airborne mobile network in remote areas, may soon become a feature of the region’s mountain rescue operation. The drones – like small unmanned gliders but with twin engines – would carry equipment providing 4G and 5G connectivity that would link mountain …
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