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              Drones

              • Wednesday, 7 February, 2024
                US foreign policy
                US drone strike in Iraq kills commander of Iran-backed militia

                Pentagon says commander of Kataib Hizbollah planned attack that killed three American soldiers in Jordan

                People at the site of a burned vehicle targeted by a US drone strike in east Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday
              • Friday, 2 February, 2024
                BAE Systems PLC
                BAE Systems buys UK drone specialist Malloy Aeronautics

                Deal comes as defence procurement is disrupted by innovative technologies such as sensors, robotics and AI

                An artist’s impression of a heavy-lift quadcopter being developed by Malloy Aeronautics
              • Sunday, 7 January, 2024
                FT CollectionsWar in Ukraine: military strategies
                Military briefing: Russia has the upper hand in electronic warfare with Ukraine

                Both Kyiv and Moscow seek to bolster drone jamming capabilities as attacks mount

              • Friday, 5 January, 2024
                News in-depthWar in Ukraine
                The Russian bakery making killer drones to support Putin’s war

                Bread factory hit with US sanctions for assembling UAVs used in Ukraine invasion

                Montage of bread loves on a shelf and drones in the sky
              • Saturday, 30 December, 2023
                War in Ukraine
                Russia blames Ukraine for deadly attack on border city

                Moscow says it shot down dozens of drones and missiles a day after launching strike that killed 39

              • Monday, 18 December, 2023
                NHS to pioneer drone deliveries in bid to improve service

                Silicon Valley group Zipline allies with trust in northern England to drop essential medical supplies

                A Zipline drone dropping a package
              • Thursday, 7 December, 2023
                Ministry of Defence UK
                MoD blames ‘administrative error’ for failure to list thousands of UK drones

                Official equipment statistics omit almost 30 different types of UAVs used by armed forces

                An RAF Reaper aircraft drone
              • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
                FT SeriesTech Champions
                Windracers’ long-distance drones ready to deliver aid to conflict zones

                The UK company’s unmanned aerial vehicles can overcome the challenges posed by poor infrastructure

                A flying vehicle with propellers, wings and tail fins in a field
              • Wednesday, 1 November, 2023
                US-China relations
                House panel seeks ban on US government purchases of Chinese drones

                Bill aims to prevent Chinese tech from being used in ways that critics argue undermine US national security

                A DJI Inspire drone
              • Thursday, 19 October, 2023
                US-Iran tensions
                US warship shoots down missiles fired by Iranian-backed rebels

                Pentagon says three missiles and several drones launched from Yemen may have been headed for Israel

                Brigadier General Patrick Ryder
              • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
                UK defence spending
                Cost of UK’s new fleet of armed drones jumps 40%

                First of 16 US-made Protector aircraft will enter service late next year as price rises to £1.8bn

                A Protector aircraft taking off from RAF Waddington
              • Friday, 8 September, 2023
                US grants first commercial licences for long-distance drone flights

                Federal Aviation Authority’s move seen as catalyst for mainstream commercial drone use in America

                An M2 drone in flight: until now, for longer distances, drone companies had to have staff on the ground every few miles
              • Wednesday, 30 August, 2023
                War in Ukraine
                Ukraine launches biggest drone attack yet inside Russian territory

                Several military cargo planes destroyed in Pskov region as part of sweeping aerial assault

                An image from social media showing a large blaze in Pskov, Russia
              • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
                War in Ukraine
                Blast rocks Russian military optics plant near Moscow

                Incident follows a string of similar explosions at industrial sites across Russia in recent months

                Emergency workers put out a fire next to a destroyed building in Sergiev Posad, Russia
              • Saturday, 5 August, 2023
                War in Ukraine
                Ukrainian naval drone hits Russian oil tanker near Crimea

                Second ship attack in 24 hours as Kyiv warns all Russian Black Sea ports are ‘war risk’ areas

              • Saturday, 5 August, 2023
                News in-depthWar in Ukraine
                Military briefing: the Ukrainian drone strikes designed to wear Russia down

                Kyiv steps up attacks in bid to bring Moscow’s war closer to home

                Montage of drones and buildings
              • Friday, 4 August, 2023
                War in Ukraine
                Ukraine attacks Russian naval vessel in first threat to oil infrastructure

                Moscow plays down scale of damage caused by drone strike on infrastructure and army base in Novorossiysk

                The Russian naval vessel, the Olenegorsky Gornyak
              • Tuesday, 1 August, 2023
                War in Ukraine
                Drone hits Moscow tower block housing Russian government offices

                Strike is second in three days and signals Ukraine’s intent to step up attacks on targets inside Russia

                Firefighters and a police officer stand next to a damaged building in the Moscow City business district on Tuesday
              • Monday, 31 July, 2023
                China widens controls on drone exports

                Restrictions on unmanned aerial vehicles and components could hit both sides in Ukraine war

                A Ukrainian serviceman holding a DJI drone
              • Monday, 31 July, 2023
                The Big Read
                How Silicon Valley is helping the Pentagon in the AI arms race

                The US military is opening up to defence and weapons start-ups as evolving technology begins to transform modern warfare

                From left: Saildrone Surveyor, drone launch in Ukraine, the Pentagon, an F-16 being flown by AI and the Epirus Leonidas on a test run
              • Sunday, 30 July, 2023
                War in Ukraine
                Drones strike towers in Moscow’s business district  

                Area is home to many leading Russian companies, such as VTB and Norilsk Nickel

                Damaged facade of an office building in Moscow
              • Monday, 24 July, 2023
                War in Ukraine
                Drones hit Moscow buildings and weapons store in Crimea

                Russia says all drones were ‘neutralised’ but attack is fourth time capital has been targeted since May

                The damaged top floors of a glass office building on Likhacheva Avenue, Moscow, after a drone crashed into it on Monday
              • Friday, 14 July, 2023
                FT live news
                News updates from July 13: SEC sues bankrupt crypto lender Celsius, Decline in UK GDP less steep than expected
              • Thursday, 6 July, 2023
                News in-depthWar in Ukraine
                Russia deploys ‘Albatross’ made in Iran-backed drone factory

                Facility at centre of Russo-Iranian UAV partnership has recruited specialist engineers and Farsi speakers

                A still showing a soldier launching reconnaissance drones
              • Monday, 3 July, 2023
                Drone start-up to test investor appetite for defence tech with €50mn fundraising

                Tekever among clutch of manufacturers that have gained prominence because of Ukraine war

                Tekever’s AR3 drone
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