drone warfare

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsYaNM8GAhw

We’ll start with this story. Big step up. https://www.newsweek.com/japan-military-shootdown-authorization-china-drone-airspace-intrusion-2095346

Our esteemed forum comrade ‘flateric’ made the last post in the ‘Dassault/SAAB/Alenia nEUROn UCAV’ thread on 3 July 2022. Since then, Dassault has launched a new UCAV programme to meet an Armée de l’Air et de l’Éspace requirement, for an unmanned collaborative combat aircraft or ‘Remote Carrier’...

Given that in the wake of Ukraines attack on Russian strategic bombers the topic came up several times in other threads, I figured it may be appropriate to dedicate a specific thread to the topic. The topic being the implications of widespread availability of drones and how they can be utilized...

A Hermes 900 drone has been shot down over Isfahan, per IDF statement. We can also see 2 types of munitions. The larger one is Mikholit, which is assumed to be related to IAI's Sledgehammer (no longer listed on their website). There is also a box of quad packed munitions labeled "Sagol...

https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2025/04/29/anduril-announces-lighter-smaller-pulsar-jammer/

As we know, drone air combat is currently being developed at a rapid rate, and it is a good time to speculate and form designs for drone air superiority aircraft. The main lesson from drone air combat is that air combat works with different tiers and there is no universal air superiority...

Likewise, this deserves a topic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_YFQ-42 https://www.ga-asi.com/ga-asi-welcomes-usaf-designation-for-new-cca-yfq-42a

https://www.twz.com/air/chinese-flying-wing-ucav-testing-accelerating-based-on-satellite-imagery-videos

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp38v5p6g35o View: https://x.com/CapitaineIb226/status/1809583603124158638

Hardened shelters are not likely to be built quick olde fahioned HAS were extremely expenisve ,mostly due to blast doors , not the concrete canopy itself , first step would be just canopies to protect from satelite imageriy as ultimately Ukrainians can send UAVs only on designated targets. There...

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2023/07/19/seafloor-drone-garages-italy-weighs-new-tech-to-protect-vital-cables/ View: https://twitter.com/defense_news/status/1681645441878745088?s=20

The topic is so huge that when you listen to this it ends up just being the equivalent to an introductory chapter of a book. https://shows.acast.com/the-world-wars/episodes/the-cia-secret-drone-wars

This thread is not intended to discuss any individual countries use of drones as UAV are now called...

BAE Systems, Inc. has successfully tested APKWS® laser-guided rockets in precision strike tests against Class 2 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) at Yuma Proving Grounds. The 2.75” test rockets combined standard M151 warheads and Mk66 motors with APKWS precision guidance kits and a newly developed...

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/the-type-4x-destroyer-an-early-look-at-an-early-concept/

http://soldiersystems.net/2019/05/24/sofic-19-defendtex-drone-40/

Here's a question-- right now, UAVs are becoming far more important, to where it's looking like more and more ships will have an organic capability. But to date, that generaly means A. putting a UAV on an aviation ship (carrier) or B. using a helicopter deck. Have there been many studies at...

"USAF’s Small UAS roadmap calls for swarming ‘kamikaze’ drones" 04 May, 2016 BY: James Drew New Orleans Source: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usafs-small-uas-roadmap-calls-for-swarming-kamikaz-424973/

The usual crew of retired military and political types are warning that the UK is not able to meet its defence requirements with the present budget and kit. Given the collective expertise on this board what advice would you give the Prime Minister who takes over in May after the election? I...