Balkans
Third Yandex data centre knocked out after reported drone attack in Vladimir; Yandex Go goes down in Russia and Serbia
Yandex Cloud reported power outages at its Vladimir data centre on October 11, the third near-consecutive day of…
Desk
Drones
Drones, UAVs, unmanned vessels and counter-drone warfare.
Analysis
Analysis: SPYDER AIO, Rafael’s video of a UAV interception and what Greece gets with the “Achilles Shield”
Analysis: Rafael’s official video shows the SPYDER AIO shooting down a UAV from a single 8×8 truck. What…
Drones
Proteus: the French Army revived old 20 mm guns to shoot down drones
The French Army has taken 1970s 20 mm anti-aircraft guns, most of them awaiting scrapping, and turned them…
Air Force
X-BAT: US and company commitments to Shield AI’s unmanned fighter reach $400 million
The US Navy has added $150 million to its existing agreement for the X-BAT, Shield AI’s AI-piloted vertical-takeoff…
Drones
Lithuania receives first batch of Switchblade 600 loitering munitions
Lithuania’s armed forces have received the first batch of AeroVironment Switchblade 600 loitering munitions, the Lithuanian defence ministry…
Air Force
Shield AI and GEK TERNA eye the X-BAT unmanned fighter: agreement on an industrial and support base in Greece
US company Shield AI and Greece’s GEK TERNA signed a strategic agreement in Athens to pursue parts production,…
Drones
SAS Technology: New developments in loitering munition development in Greece
Greece’s SAS Technology says it has completed the first full configuration of the AIHMI 2XR stand-off loitering munition,…
Drones
USA: Four laser and microwave weapons selected to protect US bases from drones
The Pentagon announced on October 5 the four directed-energy weapons – three high-energy lasers and one high-power microwave…
Drones
Moscow: Two dead in mass Ukrainian drone attack; Sobyanin says 650 drones were headed for the capital, with reports of a fire at a major fuel facility
Two people were killed and nine injured in the Moscow region in a mass Ukrainian drone attack overnight…
Balkans
Black Sea: Ship carrying Ukrainian grain sinks in Romania’s EEZ with two dead; Zelenskyy blames Russian drone strike
A cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain sank in Romania’s EEZ after a fire, leaving two dead and eleven…
Air Force
SBU says drones hit Su-35 and Su-34 in Adygea as Kyiv claims 51% of Russian refining disabled
Ukraine’s SBU says drones hit a Su-35, a Su-34 and an ammunition depot in Adygea on October 4,…
Technology
HypAIRion: France brings AI to Rafale as combat drone flight is planned for 2028
France’s HypAIRion programme brings sovereign AI into Rafale operations, with collaborative combat-drone flight planned for 2028 and an…