Drones fly over Thales Belgium: the arms factory under pressure
Site flyovers, regulatory tension, ramp-up of Thales Belgium’s 70 mm rockets for anti-drone defense in Europe and Ukraine. Summary The proliferation of unmanned aircraft over […]
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Belgium puts the MQ-9B online: a bold leap forward in capabilities
The Belgian Air Component is putting the MQ-9B SkyGuardian into service at Florennes. Capabilities, schedule, armament, and civil integration: a breakdown of a new-generation RPAS. […]
Air superiority of the future: AI, drones, and pilots
Current AI, drone, and sensor programs are reinventing aerial combat. Looking ahead to 2100: distributed architectures, autonomous swarms, and a new role for pilots. In […]
The drone war in Ukraine: Russian adaptation puts Kiev under pressure
In Ukraine, the drone war is taking on a new dimension: innovations, countermeasures, and limitations in the face of Russian tactics that are reshaping the […]
Poland shoots down Russian drones: a turning point for NATO?
Warsaw shoots down Russian drones that have entered its airspace. A look back at the facts, the legal basis, the risks of escalation, and the […]
Croatia modernizes its defense with Bayraktar TB2 combat drones
Technical analysis of the integration of Bayraktar TB2 drones in Croatia: capabilities, costs, military and civilian use, and current strategic challenges. Croatia has introduced six […]
Shield V-BAT drone: how the drone operates in environments without GPS or communications
The Shield V-BAT drone, powered by Hivemind, flies without GPS or stable connections. Onboard algorithms, autonomous piloting in contested areas, swarm flight, and key figures. […]
General Atomics relaunches its DIII-D reactor and focuses on fusion
General Atomics relaunches its DIII-D tokamak and supports UNITY-2 in Canada. Technical analysis, scientific, commercial, and strategic issues. General Atomics, a leading player in fusion […]
Kronstadt, Russian drone giant, threatened with bankruptcy
AO Kronstadt, manufacturer of the Orion and Inokhodets drones, is facing massive lawsuits and the withdrawal of investors, putting it at risk of imminent bankruptcy. […]
The US Army is shifting to 1,000 drones per division and redefining tactical aviation
Each division is set to receive around 1,000 drones by the end of 2026, reversing its reliance on manned aircraft in favor of unmanned systems. […]