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Boeing Marks Final Delivery of Converted QF-16 Target Drone to USAF

The 127th and, under current plans, last F-16 to be converted into an optionally-piloted QF-16 full-scale aerial target has ...
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Turkey's Kizilelma UCAV Shoots Down Target Drone with Gökdoğan Air-to-Air Missile

With the live AAM test, the Kizilelma is now the first UCAV to launch a radar-guided air-to-air missile. Turkey's Kizilelma ...
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Turkey’s Kızılelma combat drone hits test target in all-Turkish setup

The Nov. 29 test, which fell on what some in the U.S. might call Turkey Day weekend, marked the first time the drone struck ...
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Pentagon to launch $1 billion effort to acquire 300,000 drones by 2028

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced a plan to deliver 300,000 cheap, lightweight drones to U.S. service members over ...

As Sea Drones Force Russia to Retreat, Ukraine Examines Ways to Launch More Complex Attacks

A top Ukrainian sea-drone commander says more complex attacks on Russian forces are expected next year as Kyiv’s uncrewed ...

Drones have changed warfare. Two new weapons might alter its course again

Like so many conflicts before it, the Russo-Ukraine war has forced both sides to innovate. Since they have been able to gain ...
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U.S. Establishes Task Force to Employ One-Way-Attack Drones in Middle East

CENTCOM launched Task Force Scorpion Strike will employ the Shahed-like Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones ...