Drone Technology News & Updates – Military

Hero of Kyiv is 15-Year-Old Drone Pilot

15-year-old Andrii Pokrasa stopped a Russian convoy from storming into Kyiv during the early days of the invasion of his country.

The Success of Ukrainian Combat Drones Driving China to Develop Smarter Military UAS

The unexpected setbacks of the Russian military during that country's invasion of Ukraine is prompting China to study the successes of the drone defenders deployed by the Ukrainian military.

Russian Solider Flips the Bird to Ukrainian Surveillance Drone

An anonymous Russian solider hoisted an obscene gesture at a Ukrainian reconnaissance drone in a video posted on the Twitter account of Ukraine Weapons Tracker.

Intelligence Sources Claim China Is Using Spy Drones to Collect Sensitive Data in Great Britain

British defense officials claim China has flown at least 18 spy-drone sorties around military sites and power-infrastructure facilitates between 2019 and 2021, U.K. publication The Mirror has reported.

DJI Ceases Business in Russia and Ukraine

U.S. Addresses Threat of Terror Drones

President Joe Biden is addressing the drone threat with a "Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan"—the first whole-of-government strategy to address unmanned aerial system attacks in the United States.

The Current Scoop on the Phoenix Ghost Drone

The U.S. Air Force plans to send 121 "Phoenix Ghost" drones to Ukrainian forces.

Volunteer Ukrainian Drone Unit: "We Are All Soldiers Now"

Aerorozvidka, the volunteer Ukrainian drone unit founded by civilian IT experts, has been building custom drones and modifying consumer drones to deploy explosives against the invading Russian army.

U.S. Sends 100 Kamikaze Drones to Ukraine

The U.S. is getting into the fight—with assistance at least—by sending Ukraine forces 100 Switchblade tactical unmanned aerial systems.

American Drone Maker Brinc Leads Secret Flight Training in Poland for Ukrainian Forces

Brinc—a Seattle/Las Vegas drone manufacturer—has sent a team to a secret location in Poland to train Ukrainian forces how to deploy drones for rescue missions and Russian troop surveillance.

Elon Musk's Starlink Satellites Aid Ukrainian Drone Deployments

A consumer app that delivers reliable and inexpensive, high-speed broadband Internet across the globe has become another tool in Ukraine's deployment of drones against Russian invaders.

A Drone's Eye View of City Destruction From Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Drone footage of a section of the town of Borodyanka—just 37 miles from Kyiv—from August 2021 and March 2022 show how explosions from the Russian invasion of Ukraine have destroyed the landscape.