All news on the topic: Drones

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Britain and France deploy 45-officer surge team to tackle migrant boat launches near Calais
A special police unit equipped with drones and trained in the use of riot and crowd-control tactics is being set up to tackle the rise of mega-dinghies being used to transport migrants across the Channel.
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Slovak police foil arson plot targeting Ukrainian drone factory near Prešov
A foiled napalm attack on a Ukrainian drone manufacturer in eastern Slovakia has exposed a hired sabotage plot that security officials say fits a broader pattern of hybrid warfare targeting Kyiv’s defense supply chain across Europe.
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China bets on cheap 3D-printed drone interceptors as global demand surges
Chinese drone makers are betting cheap, 3D-printed interceptors will be the country’s next big export as concerns grow about the lethal impact of kamikaze drones used in conflicts in Iran and Ukraine.
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Mexico, US step up drone fight as cartels turn cheap technology into a weapon
Mexico and the United States recently agreed to deepen security cooperation around counter-drone technology, as governments across Latin America race to adapt to how criminal organizations are transforming the inexpensive...
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Kremlin warns of "consequences" for Britain after UK drones used by Ukraine to strike Russia
Moscow has threatened the UK with “consequences” after reports that British drones have been used to strike targets on Russia’s mainland for the first time.
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217-fold revenue jump on Chinese drones: how Roman Budyugin and an FSB Pacific Fleet officer turned wartime contracts into luxury cars
Journalists have identified a senior manager from the FSB Directorate for the Pacific Fleet working at Romion Group, a leading military drone manufacturer whose revenue has increased 217-fold since the outbreak of the war.
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European goods reach Russia through India despite sanctions
Russian defense and security firms are using supply chains in India to import thousands of security-linked goods originally made in Europe, new data tracking the scale of the trade shows.
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“Our task is to make life on this still-floating island as unbearable as possible”: Russia reacts to Burnham’s words regarding support for Ukraine
A top Kremlin official has openly declared that the Putin regime is seeking to foment ’economic crises,’ social dislocation and rubbish strikes in the UK, to make life in Britain ’as unbearable as possible.’
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Burnham to host Zelenskyy on first visit as PM, unveiling new UK drone warfare technology for Ukraine
Andy Burnham will welcome Volodymyr Zelenskyy today as his first international visitor since becoming Prime Minister, maintaining that UK support for Ukraine remains "unwavering".
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Iran boosts Houthi forces with IRGC advisers and missile equipment
Iran flew Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders, military advisers and missile- and drone-related equipment into Yemen this month, according to four sources, in a move that suggests Tehran is seeking to strengthen the ability of its Houthi allies to threaten Red Sea shipping.
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Putin backs drone reality show as Russia expands military recruitment drive
Vladimir Putin has praised a planned reality television show titled Battle of the Drones for its “extremely useful” propaganda potential.
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Russia accused of using booby-trapped power banks and tissue boxes to target Ukrainian civilians
Russia has been dropping booby-trapped tissue boxes and power banks onto the streets of Ukraine in a new ‘war against civilians’.
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Russian spy network exploits Japan to keep Putin’s war machine running
Soon after troops invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Western leaders expelled hundreds of Russian spies from their capitals and blacklisted companies with ties to the Kremlin.
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Inside Europe’s secret AI drone factory supplying Ukraine’s battlefield
At a secret location in southern Germany, the manager of a drone factory owned by Helsing SE — Europe’s most valuable artificial-intelligence defense start-up — hands me a lethal killing machine to cradle in my arms.
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Lamborghini on bones: 17-year-old Georgy Bezovchev cruises Moscow in a €500,000 car funded by his parents’ drone war-contracts
The 17-year-old son of the owners of a Russian defense contractor has been spotted driving a €500,000 Lamborghini as the family’s business reportedly continues to profit from the war.
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Leaked documents expose secret Russia-China plan to destroy Starlink and jointly develop advanced weapons
Secret documents from a series of clandestine Russian-Chinese military forums reveal a joint plan to defeat Elon Musk’s Starlink and a weapons development partnership far deeper than either country will admit.
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Lithuanian company supplied Starlink terminals and drone engines to Russia despite sanctions
Despite a range of prohibitions, Lithuanian companies continued to supply Russia with drone components, Starlink terminals, and spare parts for the terminals, The Insider found in collaboration with the Lithuanian investigative journalism organization Siena.
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Putin used shadow fleet tankers to launch spy drones over Britain’s nuclear bases
Vladimir Putin launched drones from his fleet of sanctioned oil tankers to spy on nuclear weapons in Britain, intelligence experts have claimed.
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Russian shadow fleet used to launch drones over NATO countries
A campaign of drone launches over Europe from 2024 to 2026 was carried out using vessels from Russia’s “shadow fleet,” according to a report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
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Amber Rudd to lead major review of prison security as UK cracks down on drugs, drones and corruption
The government has announced it will launch a "major" new examination into the security of prisons in England and Wales.
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FAA investigates after JetBlue crew reports drone strike near JFK Airport
A JetBlue plane collided with a drone while attempting to land at John F Kennedy Airport in New York.
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Labour’s defence funding plan falls £14bn short of military chiefs’ demands, insiders warn
Labour’s UK defence ­investment fund is around £14billion short of what Forces chiefs insist they need to keep the nation safe.
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UK scraps Type 83 destroyer as Labour shifts defence strategy towards drones and autonomous warfare
Plans for a new destroyer to replace Britain’s ageing warships have been scrapped as part of changes to the long-awaited defence investment plan aimed at prioritising drones and modernising the military.
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Ukraine says 500 strikes on Russian logistics are slowing Moscow’s offensive operations
The most important recent development in Russia’s war against Ukraine is taking place not along the front line, but 100–200 kilometers deep in the Russian rear along major transportation routes in the occupied parts of the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk regions.
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Royal Navy drone crashes into £400k yacht after “going rogue”
A Royal Navy sea drone crashed into a racing yacht and caused thousands of pounds in damage after it “went rogue” in a harbour.