The US Army once saw small drones primarily as scouts. Ukraine showed they could be weapons.

The war in Ukraine showed the US Army just how effective small drones can be. They can be more than scouts. They can be ...
Defense One

The Army is writing the book on using small drones in a tank formation

At Fort Stewart, Georgia, soldiers in the 3rd Infantry Division are working on a pair of courses to certify soldiers to operate small unmanned aerial systems, part of a servicewide effort to create ...

Russia’s New ‘Lightning’ Attack Drone Is Deadly—And It’s a Threat to the U.S.

This weapon is literally made of scrap materials, but it’s the country’s most dangerous, and it’s about to be everywhere.
Washington Examiner

Small drones are ‘the defining threat of our time,’ head of military task force says

The military and federal law enforcement officials are continuing their efforts to expand and develop the country’s counter-drone capabilities as the threat evolves. The increased use of commercially ...
New Atlas

DARPA's offering $6.5M for the best small heavy-lift drone creations

Through its Tactical Technology Office (TTO), DARPA wants to move drones to the next level with its Lift Challenge – a US$6.5-million competition aimed at creating small drones capable of lifting ...

Even small EU nations go big on arms production, sending drones to the Ukrainian front and beyond

Cyprus has become a surprising player in drone manufacturing, with Swarmly producing over 200 H-10 Poseidon drones for ...
Yahoo

Ukraine says its small propeller battle drones can now go faster than Formula 1 cars

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ukraine has been pushing the speed of its interceptors as Russia develops its newer jet-powered Shaheds.Maks Muravsky/Global ...
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Ukrainian company Varta unveils shotgun-equipped drone designed to bring down small drones

Varta, a Ukrainian company, has unveiled a modular hard-kill system for engaging aerial targets at close range. Source: Maksym Dybenko, a Varta representative, in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda during ...
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New Man-Portable Switchblade Drone Can Take Down Tanks in Under Five Minutes

After they had dominated the battlefields since the days of the Second World War, heavily armored tanks became the preferred prey for cheap, light, and deadly drones. These flying machines are now the ...
Homeland Security Today

GAO: Federal Aviation Administration Should Address How Drones Communicate With and Avoid Other Aircraft

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working to further enable drone operations such as drone delivery.
Wired

Border Patrol Bets on Small Drones to Expand US Surveillance Reach

Federal records show CBP is moving from testing small drones to making them standard surveillance tools, expanding a network that can follow activity in real time and extend well beyond the border. US ...
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Multi-projectile rifle ammo makes every carbine a last-ditch drone stopper

Small drones continue to evade the depth of defences since the final few seconds in an approach reduce the engagement challenge to something that is cruelly simple: a rifleman, a tiny target, and ...