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The Turkish company Baykar intends to produce 12 Kizilelma jet UAVs per year.
At the Eurosatory defence exhibition in Paris, French Army Chief of Staff General Pierre Schill said that the small drones used by Ukraine will soon lose their value.
The information was shared by the Defence Cooperation and Security Agency of the US Department of Defence. The matter concerns a batch of ALTIUS 600M-V and Switchblade 300 attack UAVs. The contract for the purchase of the first drones is estimated at $300m, and for a batch of the latter - $60.2m.
The Royal Australian Air Force has adopted the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C patrol drone.
A new Ukrainian attack drone, Bulava, was recently presented at the Eurosatory 2024 international exhibition in Paris.
The information was shared by the drone manufacturer. The contract is for 18.4 million euros. The number of drones is not disclosed yet. It is only known that the deliveries will take place over two years.
Russia has created the Rebovets WALL-E ground-based unmanned system, which has an electronic warfare system.
The information was shared by the publication Defence Romania. It is not yet said how many UAVs the Romanian army has received. It is only known that the purchase provides for three systems, which will consist of three command and control centres and 18 drones. By the way, Romania signed a contract to supply UAVs in 2022. The amount of the deal was $321 million.
Spanish firms Escribano, Indra and TRC have signed an agreement to develop a new anti-drone system for the Spanish Armed Forces.
Britain's Ministry of Defence said on Saturday that Russia is trying to protect a vital bridge and supply line from Ukrainian drones by barge.
According to a Ukrainian medic, over the past six months, Russian attack drones have inflicted about 90% of military injuries on Ukrainian soldiers around the town of Chasiv Yar.
Russians seized an unmanned tracked platform THeMIS at the front, which Ukraine had received from its allies in the amount of 15 units.
Baykar has conducted another test of the Bayraktar TB3. The Turkish drone launched from a ski jump for the first time in its history.
The new product is named Pegasus Arms 25. The UAV has received modern technologies and an inbuilt countermeasures system. The drone can reach speeds of up to 120 km/h and carry a cargo weighing up to 14kg. The Pegasus Arms 25 has a flight duration of up to 45 minutes and a tactical range of up to 20 kilometres.
At the Marynovka airfield, 300 km from the border with Ukraine, Russians have begun to build defensive hangars to protect their aircraft.
