Tag: Drones

On the early hours of Wednesday, footage emerged showing a plume of smoke rising from the top of the Kremlin in Moscow after an unmanned aerial vehicle with an explosive payload struck near the flagpole. Russian media has claimed two drones were part of the overnight attack. Russian presidential...

The manufacturer of the MQ-9 Reaper, General Atomics confirmed yesterday they have made an offer to sell two of their Reaper drones to Ukraine for the price of one whole Dollar. Now despite this offer being essentially free at first glance, there are still hurdles for the Ukrainian government if...

Drones have been a staple of modern warfare over the past two decades. When people think of drones in combat, they likely picture heavily armed American MQ-9 Reapers or Turkish TB-2 UCAVs carrying out airstrikes on targets miles away. Drone warfare, however, is not as complex as one would...

Back in November, I made a post about the YouTube Channel “I did a thing,” run by Australian content creator Alex Apollonov, which is best known for its comedic and wacky experiments. I had personally been a fan of the channel for a while, but what caught my attention...

General Atomics spokesman C. Mark Brinkley has told Forbes that the company is potentially preparing to send an unspecified number of MQ-9 Reaper drones to Ukraine’s military, stating that “We have aircraft available now for immediate transfer. With support from the U.S. government, those aircraft could be in the...

American defense contractor and drone manufacturer Aerovironment has announced that the company will be donating more than 100 Quantix Recon unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), as well as operational training services, to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense. According to the company’s website, AeroVironment chairman, president and chief executive officer Wahid Nawabi stated...