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The Latvian government is investing $21.8 million to develop a "drone army" for the military.
In 2024, the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine expanded the list of robotic systems that entered service: ten types of robotic systems manufactured in Ukraine were adopted.
The Japanese military detected a Chinese WZ-10 drone for the first time. It was flying over the East China Sea and approaching the island of Okinawa.
The information was shared by the Janes publication. According to the source, the AFU has been using drones since 2023. The UAVs were supplied by the British government. The drones were given to Ukraine as military aid.
Six NATO nations are joining forces to build a "drone wall" on the border with Russia to protect against it.
The Voronezh M over-the-horizon target detection radar station was hit
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have recently repelled seven enemy attacks, demonstrating their effectiveness in destroying attack drones: on the night of 26 May, as a result of enemy fire from 45 aerial targets, almost all were shot down.
A Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone crashed in the Khoro Guduru Velega area of Oromia region. The crash was probably caused by technical problems or pilot error.
The US Navy Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has signed an agreement with Airbus to provide the Marine Corps with a prototype UH-72 Unmanned Logistic Connector unmanned logistics helicopter.
The Czech Republic, adopting Ukraine's experience, is equipping its ground forces with small FPV drones for reconnaissance and strike.
The Ukrainian blog InformNapalm continues its investigation into the data obtained from the Russian manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Albatros, which was passed on by hacktivists from the Cyber Resistance group. The third part of AlabugaLeaks focuses on how the Albatross M5 is used by the Russian armed forces in the Ukrainian war, the impact of the weak sanctions measures until 2022 on the development of the Russian military-industrial complex, and how Albatross avoided sanctions imposed on Russia after 2022.
Ukrainian drones have proven their effectiveness
A proposal by a House committee to create a drone corps in the army may conflict with the desire to expand the availability of unmanned aerial systems in some operational units.
The Polish army has replenished its arsenal with new Bayraktar TB2 drones, which have recently arrived in the country. The batch is the last under a contract signed three years ago.
A Chinese shipyard on the Yangtze River, far from the main shipyards in Shanghai, has witnessed the birth of a new aircraft carrier. This is the fourth ship of this class in China, the existence of which has been hidden from the general public. Only China can build such an aircraft carrier in relative secrecy, Naval News reports. The gg editorial team presents the main information about the new Chinese aircraft carrier.
