January 8, 2026January 9, 2026 2 min reading Ecosystem Strix Air announces a programme to modernise FPV drones for combat units In addition to software and hardware upgrades, the company offers operator training
December 30, 2025January 6, 2026 6 min reading Ecosystem, Startups The new Bebradron kamikaze drone from BlueBird Tech: what the developer says about it The UAV is designed to engage manpower, command and observation posts (COPs) and individual armoured targets
December 29, 2025December 29, 2025 1 min reading Ecosystem The Ministry of Defence has codified General Cherry OPTIX fibre-optic FPV drones with 15–35 km coils Drones of this type are already in use with more than 20 combat units, where they demonstrate an 82% successful strike rate
December 28, 2025January 8, 2026 6 min reading Black Mirror Black Mirror #39: 65-km fibre-optic control, Buryat FPV, a passive drone locator, and other Russian miltech developments A review of Russian military technology developments in the final week of 2025
December 12, 2025December 12, 2025 2 min reading Innovation Anti-drone rounds Horoshok cleared for use by Ukraine’s Defence Forces: trials footage New rounds can engage drones at distances of 50 and 60 metres
December 9, 2025December 11, 2025 6 min reading Dorozvidka Dorozvidka on components. Cameras, acoustic systems, jet engines, and automated interception modules from Brave1 Components The most notable products from the Brave1 conference, which brought together over 200 component manufacturers
December 7, 2025December 7, 2025 4 min reading Black Mirror Black Mirror #36. A missile on a Shahed, an interceptor-detection module on a Zala, and the anti-drone Lyudmyla A review of Russian military-technology developments from the first week of December
December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 1 min reading Innovation, Startups VYRIY integrates “cruise‑control” mode into its serial drone models The software update has been available for all drones since 1 December
