drones

AeroVironment launches new Puma LE long-endurance small UAV

AeroVironment announced the launch of its new Puma Long Endurance small unmanned aerial vehicle at the AUSA 2019 Annual Meeting & Exposition

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Amid Iraqi protests, Kurdish region balances Iran’s IRGC

The US partnering with the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is a force multiplier to keep stability in the region as Baghdad grapples with protests, Seth Frantzman and Dr. Eric Mandel argue

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Central African conflict informs Portuguese procurement and UN peacekeeping

Portugal’s combat experience in Central African Republic is changing the armed forces’ modernization plans and the future of UN peacekeeping

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Ukraine drones show sanctions don’t clip Russia’s wings

Despite sanctions, Russia is able to continue to launch drones in Ukraine thanks to a supply of spare parts acquired abroad

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Portugal’s military drone program takes flight

Portugal’s involvement in combat operations in Central African Republic makes it a special case as its unmanned aerial system program develops

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Ukraine offers a glimpse into the future of counter-drone warfare

The conflict in eastern Ukraine demonstrates that unmanned aerial system defense and traditional air defense should be integrated

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France plots an autonomous course on drones

French armed unmanned aircraft will always have humans in the loop, defense ministry doctrine expert tells London UAV Technology conference

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‘Indications’ Israel behind PMU base strikes, Iraq PM Abdul Mahdi says

Iraq's prime minister has said his government had "indications" Israel was behind some attacks on Hashd al-Shaabi bases this summer

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Quds Force: A center of gravity for Iranian insurgency

Targeting the IRGC Quds Force proxies and exploiting the regime's vulnerabilities at home should be part of any campaign against Iran, Ram Yavne argues

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Al Shabaab attacks US and European troops in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region

Al-Shabaab militants attacked a US base in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia with EU troops hit in a separate bombing near Mogadishu

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