KULR ו-Factorial חושפות סוללות solid-state לרחפנים בכנס XPONENTIAL
שתי החברות הציגו בדטרויט מארזי סוללות ראשוניים המשלבים תאי solid-state עם מומחיות בטיחות תרמית, בניסיון לפתור את בעיית טווח הטיסה של רחפנים ומל"טים.
21 May 2026
Defense, Military & HLS
Israel's leading news portal for military drone technology, UAVs and aerial defense systems. Ongoing updates, tactical analysis and frontline coverage of homeland security, counter-drone (C-UAS) systems, loitering munitions, electronic warfare and defense-industry developments in Israel and worldwide.
$874 Million Contract: Pentagon to Export AeroVironment Drones Battle-Tested in Ukraine
The US Department of Defense has signed a five-year contract with AeroVironment worth up to $874.26 million, covering sales of strike, reconnaissance and counter-drone systems to foreign militaries. Combat experience in Ukraine has become the company's key selling point.
5 December 2025
US and Ukraine Advance Deal: Pentagon to Buy Battle-Tested Drone Designs
Washington and Kyiv advanced a framework today that would give the Pentagon access to Ukraine's cheap attack and interceptor drone designs, in exchange for payment and royalties to local manufacturers.
3 October 2025
Exposed: Mossad Smuggled Hundreds of Drones Into Iran Ahead of Operation "Rising Lion"
Months before the operation against Iran began, the Mossad smuggled components for hundreds of small drones into Iranian territory. The drones were assembled at a local hideout and positioned near air-defense sites, operating in coordination with hundreds of fighter jets the moment the strikes began.
13 June 2025
Israel's Defense R&D Directorate Preps Tender for 20,000 Israeli-Made Drones, Cutting Ties with China
DDR&D is preparing a tender worth hundreds of millions of shekels for roughly 20,000 Israeli-made military drones, driven by a policy shift away from Chinese suppliers following lessons from the Gaza war.
22 August 2024
From 1,000 to 50,000 a Month: How Ukraine's FPV Drone Production Surged in Three Months
Ukraine's FPV drone production jumped from roughly 1,000 units a month in October 2023 to about 50,000 by December, while the number of domestic manufacturers tripled in a single year.
30 December 2023
Houthis Hijack Cargo Ship in Red Sea, Take 25 Crew Members Hostage
Armed Houthi fighters hijacked the cargo vessel Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea, capturing all 25 crew members, just days after the US Navy intercepted a drone launched from Yemen, in an incident marking a new front of maritime attacks.
20 November 2023
How Hamas Disabled the Fence: Commercial Drones and Improvised Charges in the First Minutes of October 7
Hamas operatives used commercial quadcopter drones fitted with improvised explosive charges to disable observation posts and remote-controlled weapons stations along the Gaza border fence, just minutes before the fence was physically breached.
20 October 2023
Epirus and Anduril Pair Microwave Weapon With AI Command System to Counter Drone Swarms
Epirus has unveiled an integration between its Leonidas microwave system and Anduril's Lattice command software, aiming to neutralize entire drone swarms in a single autonomous operation.
15 July 2023
Russia Strikes Odesa with Iranian Shahed-136 Drones, First Civilian Death of This Kind Reported
Russian forces struck the port city of Odesa overnight with Iranian-made Shahed-136 kamikaze drones, killing a civilian in what is reported as the first documented civilian death from this type of attack in the war in Ukraine.
24 September 2022
First Switchblade Kamikaze Drones Arrive in Ukraine: How America's Loitering Munition Works
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby confirmed that the first US-supplied Switchblade drones have arrived in Ukraine or are en route, part of an $800 million security assistance package announced by President Biden.
7 April 2022
TB2 Drones in Ukraine: Nearly 60 Confirmed Strikes, but 26 Already Lost
Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones serving Ukraine are credited with nearly 60 confirmed strikes against Russian forces in the war's first weeks, but the Oryx project says at least 26 have already been lost to Russian air defense fire.
16 March 2022
