Tag: UAV
‘Flying AK-47’: Kalashnikov’s ZALA Lancet Drone Getting Ready for State Trials After Syria Mission
The Russian Defence Ministry has approved the technical design specification for the precision UAV weapon system ZALA Lancet and is expected to kick off...
Iran Boasts Capability to Carry Out ‘Every Type of Drone Operation’
Despite its status as a regional, rather than a global power, the Islamic Republic has successfully developed and fielded a world-class collection of drones,...
US Troop Exit From Afghanistan: White House Still Mulling Policy on CIA Drone Strikes, Report Says
US12:33 GMT 07.07.2021The ongoing withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan comes amid reports that the pullout may disrupt a CIA network in the...
Peace Groups Urge Biden to Stop US Drone War Against World’s Black and Brown People
The United States gained unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) warfare capability in the early 2000s, using surveillance and strike drones extensively in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan,...
Biden Orders ‘Precision’ Strikes on Facilities of Iran-Backed Groups Near Syrian-Iraqi Border
World23:01 GMT 27.06.2021(updated 02:22 GMT 28.06.2021) The airstrikes are claimed to be in retaliation for the previous attacks targeting US personnel and...
Iran Showcases Dozens of Domestically-Produced Drones During Annual Military Parade
Following the introduction of a UN ban on armaments' sales to the Islamic Republic, Tehran started to develop its own domestic defence industry. In...
US Air Force Makes Rare Disclosure on Deployment of Mysterious Sentinel Stealth Drones
Few publicly available photographs exist of the mysterious RQ-170 Sentinel, developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works as a stealth unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and...
White House Pauses Smart Bomb Sale to Saudi Arabia, But Leaves Room for Future Weapons Aid
Since World War II, the US has maintained a strategic alliance with the Saudi kingdom and asked few questions about its internal or external...
‘Fingers on the Trigger’: Tehran Warns ‘Criminal’ US Military it is Ready For ‘Resolute Response’
Earlier, the Iranian Army launched large-scale two-day drills involving unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in the northern province of Semnan amid another spike in tensions...
‘Hundreds’ of Drones Involved in Iranian Army’s Massive Drill as Tehran-Washington Tensions on Rise
In September 2020, more than 180 domestically-made combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and helicopters entered service with the naval fleet of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary...
US Reportedly Negotiating Sale of Modified MQ-9 Reaper Drones to Taiwan
World14:08 GMT 06.08.2020(updated 14:57 GMT 06.08.2020)Despite the US formally embracing the One-China policy in the 1970s, the current administration in Washington...
Houthi Militia Have Taken Down Saudi-Led Coalition Spy Drone in Country’s West – Yemeni Media
Middle East19:03 GMT 05.02.2020(updated 19:10 GMT 05.02.2020)On Tuesday, Houthi-led forces reportedly launch a missile attack on a military attack used by...
UK Defence Ministry Official Reveals Why RAF’s NextGen Drone Programme at ‘Most Significant Risk’
Europe12:49 13.01.2020In September 2019, the UK Ministry of Defence signed a $128 million contract with the US defence company General Atomics to test the...
Soleimani Was ‘Silently’ Killed by US Drone Equipped With Advanced Missiles – Reports
On Friday evening, Iraq’s Al-Ahad TV channel published CCTV footage from a camera which was allegedly installed near Baghdad International Airport and which showed...
Iran Used Domestically Built Air Defence System to Down ‘Foreign Drone’, Army Chief Says
Middle East12:17 10.11.2019(updated 12:35 10.11.2019)The downing comes a few months after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) destroyed a US spy drone that...
