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A group of bipartisan US senators is questioning why the US Army has decided to shut down a cutting edge drone battalion that was set up to understand the shifting battlefield dynamics in Ukraine.

Battlefields in Ukraine are littered with the remnants of drones, which are now firmly established as a critical weapon of modern warfare. But behind all that wreckage, there’s a new gold mine for the defense sector. The data drones generate will far outlast the wars in which they are used to fight, increasingly becoming part…

In July and August, Washington tightened restrictions on foreign-made advanced robotic systems and imposed steep tariffs on imported drones and their components, both moves citing national-security concerns. The drone tariffs take effect in September, with additional component tariffs following in 2027.

Iveda has introduced a rotary-wing unmanned aircraft aimed at military logistics, reconnaissance, communications support, and other operations requiring longer airborne endurance.

A US armored air defense vehicle has defeated simulated Group 1 and Group 2 drones during a recent government test, demonstrating its ability to counter smaller airborne threats without requiring new hardware.

Sudan’s civil war has continued since April 2023, when the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) first clashed across the country’s cities and provinces.

The US Air Force plans to buy DJI drones for counter-drone training at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming.

NATO’s concerns about its border with Russia and Belarus have grown into plans to deploy sensors and drones along 3,500 kilometers, with an AI element to assist in threat detection and tracking.

While the public backlash against Flock’s camera technology continues, it seems it’s not damaging the company’s bottom line too much: Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley says that drones are “probably our fastest growing business right now”, accounting for just under half of forward-looking revenue at the last count.

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