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How cheap drones helped Hamas ambush Israel's sophisticated weaponry
Fp Explainers •Hamas used cheap drones armed with explosives on Israeli security towers, border posts and communication towers during its surprise weekend attack from Gaza. This was possibly the first conflict where the Palestinian militant group successfully deployed the unmanned aerial vehicle
How cheap and effective loitering munitions are relevant to India's defence strategy
Air Marshal Anil Chopra •Our private sector is well equipped to develop these as a part of the drone culture and revolution already under way in India
Ukraine is building an advanced army of drones. For now pilots improvise with duct tape and bombs
•Nineteen months into the Russian invasion, and as a gruelling counteroffensive grinds on, the Ukrainian government wants to spend more than $ 1 billion to upgrade its drone-fighting capabilities
Anantnag encounter: How Pak proxy terror groups are waging a propaganda war to promote ‘Ambush Hypothesis’
Arun Anand •These proxy terror groups have been given non-religious names to get greater acceptance from the Western world
Rafales, Sukhois, and surface-to-air missiles: How Delhi skies will be shielded for G20
Fp Explainers •During the G20 summit, the Indian Air Force will defend the skies over New Delhi by using fighter jets and drones. It will deploy Rafales, Mirage-2000s, Sukhoi-30MKIs, and surface-to-air missiles in addition to its own NETRA and AWACS surveillance planes
Drone swarms are both asset and threat: Is India ready?
Air Marshal Anil Chopra •Drone swarms are becoming a disruptive military capability and can have a lethal impact. Operating the swarm also has dynamic challenges, and India needs to be accordingly prepared
Russia shoots down two combat drones headed for capital, says Moscow mayor
•Russian forces downed two combat drones headed for Moscow, the city's mayor said on Wednesday, the latest in a surge of drone attacks targeting the capital
Russia says two Ukrainian drones 'suppressed and crashed' in Moscow, says Kyiv attempted 'terrorist act'
Fp Staff •Terming it a "terrorist act", Russia on Monday said that it thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow in the early hours of Monday, with the mayor of the Russian capital saying two drones had hit non-residential buildings in the city
Russia’s DPR wants gamers to fly their drones instead of soldiers. Here’s why
Mehul Das •Russia's DPR wants gamers to fly military drones, as opposed to specialists from the Russian Army. While it takes a soldier in the army about two weeks of training to get familiar with flying a drone, gamer recruits learn everything within a day
Russian drones, ballistic missiles target Kyiv in fresh attack as Europe renews weapons pledges
Fp Staff •The latest attack on Kyiv follows Zelenskyy's collection of a slew of fresh arms delivery pledges from Berlin, Paris and London, deepening a military arrangement between the West and Ukraine that has helped put Russia on the back foot