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Airbus Tests Armed ‘Bird of Prey' Interceptor Drone

The ‘Bird of Prey' platform was developed as a simple, cost-effective counter-drone system that can engage attack UAVs with low-cost air-to-air missiles. Airbus Defence and Space announced on Mar. 30, ...
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Airbus "Bird of Prey" interceptor drone makes catch on first flight

Like an overachieving fledgling falcon, on its inaugural flight an Airbus "Bird of Prey" interceptor drone took out a ...

Shahed-killing interceptor drones may look simple, but building them to keep up with the threat isn't easy

Interceptors might look simple, but drone makers say they're deceptively sophisticated, with small tweaks sometimes making a ...
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Türkiye’s Kızılelma Drone Just Shot Down a Supersonic Target in a Historic First

Image Credit: President.gov.ua, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia. Türkiye has recorded a major milestone in modern aviation after successfully demonstrating the first drone capable of destroying a moving ...

OSINT analysts reveal details of Russian interceptor drone that reaches 200 km/h

Ukrainian OSINT channel Mortis Æterna has released an instruction manual for the Russian Yolka interceptor drone, which is ...

Why U.S. Gatling Guns Are Not Stopping Iran’s Shahed Drones

Gatling-type weapons like the U.S. C-RAM can be presented as an invincible shield against drones. But some Shaheds are ...
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The new era of drone warfare is creating a new level of risk for civilians, even when they're not the target

Shahed-style drones are being used in huge volumes by Russia and Iran, and shooting them down can cause problems.AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky With wars in the Middle East and in Ukraine, a new era of drone ...