Tag results for: Drones

What to Know: Over the past week, Russian milbloggers have unveiled more details about Russia's newest armed unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), called the "courier," which made its battlefield debut last month along the Berdychi front, just west of Avdiivka, Donetsk. Their effectiveness remains unknown, and it is unclear if Russia will seek to further deploy armed UGVs during the conflict. Ukraine...

What to Know: On April 2, Ukraine carried out drone attacks against industrial zones in Nizhnekamsk and Yelabuga, Tatarstan, some 1,200km away from the front, marking the deepest strikes against Russian infrastructure since the start of the invasion. One of the drone targeted the TANECO oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, while another struck a hostel in Yelabuga, resulting in injuries, while reportedly...

A Wall Street Journal report has named Selçuk Bayraktar, Recep Tayyip Erdogan's son-in-law and head of BAYKAR, as a possible successor to the President, should he retire by 2028. Bayraktar is the chairman and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of BAYKAR, the Turkish defense company and manufacturer of the prolific TB2 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV). The TB2, with an export...

Air Corps Establishment and UAV Induction On March 15th, the President of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, announced the creation of the country’s National Defence Force’s first Air Corps and inducted three Bayraktar TB2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). The nighttime induction ceremony occurred at Maafaru International Airport, located at Noofu Atoll in the northern Maldives. During the first part of the...

Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced through his Telegram channel that "an additional UAH 5 billion ($128 million) was allocated today for the security and defense forces" which will "be used to purchase the drones necessary for our defenders on the front line." "We continue to support the Ukrainian army in the fight against the Russian aggressor. Every hryvnia entering...