Keywords: Drone


Romania says Spanish NATO fighter shot down drone near Ukrainian border

Romania has reported that a Spanish fighter jet operating as part of NATO’s air policing mission shot down a drone after it entered Romanian airspace near the country’s borders with Ukraine and Moldova. The incident occurred early Sunday and prompted a military response in a sensitive area......

Trump imposes 100% tariffs on selected drone imports and components

US President Donald Trump has ordered the introduction of 100% tariffs on imports of certain types of drones and drone components, marking another step in his administration's efforts to tighten controls on imported products and strengthen the use of tariffs as a trade policy instrument. Trump described......

Morocco emerges as a potential U.S. platform for testing advanced military technologies

Morocco and the United States are expanding their long-standing defense cooperation, with growing attention to military technology, field testing and innovation. The evolving partnership could give Morocco a broader role in U.S. defense activities outside American territory, particularly in the evaluation......

Russia accuses international organizations of overlooking attacks on civilians

Russia has accused international organizations and Western governments of failing to adequately address alleged attacks against civilians on Russian territory, adding another point of contention to the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kyiv. Rodion Miroshnik, a special envoy at the Russian Foreign......

Drone drug operation at French prison dismantled after more than 1,850 deliveries in 51 days

French authorities have dismantled an organized drug trafficking operation that allegedly used drones to deliver packages into a prison in the Rhône region, with investigators identifying more than 1,850 deliveries over a period of just 51 days. Five people, including a minor, were arrested on......

Drone entering Bulgaria from Romania explodes near trans-Balkan gas pipeline

A drone that entered Bulgaria from neighboring Romania exploded near the border on Saturday morning, close to the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline, Bulgarian Prime Minister Roumen Radev said. The incident occurred near the Kardam border crossing, in northeastern Bulgaria, close to the Black Sea. Authorities......

Wildberries logistics hub hit in latest drone attack as strikes spread across Russia

Russia's largest online retailer, Wildberries, has reported another drone-related incident affecting one of its logistics facilities, underscoring the growing impact of the conflict on the country's commercial infrastructure. The latest attack occurred in Yekaterinburg, a major industrial city......

Houthi drone and missile attacks kill dozens of Yemeni government soldiers

A series of coordinated drone and missile attacks attributed to Yemen's Houthi movement has left at least 38 government soldiers dead, marking one of the deadliest incidents since the country's fragile truce began to unravel. The strikes underscore the renewed intensity of Yemen's long-running......

Putin appoints commander of Russia’s new drone forces amid military restructuring

Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Denis Lyamin to lead the country’s newly created Unmanned Systems Forces, a military branch dedicated to drone operations, as Moscow continues to reorganize its armed forces during the ongoing war in Ukraine. The appointment was announced on Wednesday......