Daily digest › 26 August 2026
Daily digest, 26 August 2026
Machine-translated from Russian by a language model; where the translation and the original differ, the original counts. Russian original · Post on Telegram. Source posts are mostly in Russian or Ukrainian.
In this issue
- Priority 1. UAVs, C-UAS, military AI, new technologies
- Priority 2. Military innovation (Ukraine, Europe, NATO)
- Priority 3. Conflict developments and forecast signals
- What to watch
- What's new in UAVs and counter-UAV
- Military space and space-based data
- Under the radar
- What are the Chinese comrades up to?
- External analysis
- Top mil-tech signals of the day
Priority 1. UAVs, C-UAS, military AI, new technologies
update Vernius Archimedes 1A — component base revealed: inside is a serial RFbeam K-MD7 automotive radar
A breakdown of the Archimedes 1A seeker from Vernius Systems (US, ~$4 thousand, shown on the Ukrainian STING interceptor drone) revealed a key detail: the radar head is based on a serial 24-GHz Doppler radar, the K-MD7-RFB from Switzerland's RFbeam Microwave, originally intended for traffic monitoring. [TECH] The post contains the module's full specifications: band 24.075–24.175 GHz, one transmitter + two I/Q receivers, EIRP 20 dBm, weight 11 g, tracking of up to 8 targets, standard range up to 300 m source. The key discrepancy: Vernius claims detection of a target with an RCS of ~1 m² at a range of >1 km and a 25°×14° sector, whereas the standard K-MD7 gives only ~50 m for such a target and a pattern of ~34°×30°. This means that Archimedes uses modified processing/antenna and radome components; the "HDPE low loss interceptor head" nose cap is part of the RF design. K-MD7 datasheets and an application note on radomes with full formulas for calculating thickness are attached source. Conclusion: the commercial dual-use component base yields a cheap radar seeker for all-weather interceptors.
DARKNAVY obtained root access to a new-generation Starlink terminal through a hardware attack
The Chinese research group DARKNAVY on August 25 published a demonstration of full root access to a "square" revision Starlink user terminal — according to them, the first public exploit of this generation. SpaceX's software protection forced them to go through a hardware attack (the technique has not yet been disclosed). [TECH] The post contains details: reading the fuse register (devmem 0x22400008), the file_edr process (encryption of telemetry with keys burned into the SoC), the triple storage protection that remains in place (dm-verity, dm-integrity, dm-crypt on top of ext4), a non-disableable auditd; ST chips have been identified (GNSS STA8090, IMU lsm6dsx, Ethernet stmmac) source. The only comparable precedent is Wouters's attack on the first-generation "round" dish (Black Hat 2022). Significance: Starlink is a critical communications element both on the line of contact and in rear-area systems; a demonstrated vulnerability of the new terminal is a signal to everyone who relies on this link.
Ukraine's UFORCE — MAGURA V11: Europe's largest USV carrier, a transport platform for swarms
UFORCE (developed by a bureau in Portugal) unveiled at the Independence Day parade the MAGURA V11 — the largest USV in the MAGURA family and, according to the developer, the largest uncrewed surface vessel in Europe. Unlike the strike versions, the V11 is a transport carrier platform: length 12 m, width 3.5 m, payload up to 2200 kg, endurance up to 7 days, 10 m³ of internal space; it can carry several dozen interceptor drones and support other uncrewed systems far from shore — a "mobile naval base" source. Naval News notes: what was shown on the water at the parade were not demonstrators but combat systems with real experience (the Magura V7/Sargan with the Sea Dragon SAM system, a new Magura with a battery of interceptors for naval air defense) source.
US: containerized deployment of Bumblebee V2 interceptors (Bee Hive) — a quadcopter swarm
On August 19, at Range 63 at Fort Bragg (Sandhills Project 2.0), the Bee Hive containerized launch system from Perennial Autonomy was tested: a 10-foot container holds 42 Bumblebee V2 FPV drones, providing automated launch of several vehicles at once. In the tests, the quadcopters worked as a group, performing coordinated actions to isolate and suppress enemy aerial surveillance source. The Bumblebee V1 (known here as "Marsianin") was previously tested in Ukraine as part of the Merops system.
Ukraine: F-Drones F5 — a five-inch assault FPV "closer to an 82-mm mortar"
F-Drones has unveiled the compact 5-inch F5 FPV drone for assault units: operation at short distances in tree lines and built-up areas. [TECH] Specifications: payload up to 1 kg, two control versions — a jam-resistant radio channel (13 km) and fiber optic (6 km); several drones can be carried in a backpack, and a UGV delivers nine at once. In terms of role, the developer compares the F5 to an 82-mm mortar rather than to a long-range FPV source.
The Russian "Malysh" interceptor — fixed-wing, up to 25 km, HE-frag warhead with remote detonation
An anti-aircraft missile brigade of the "Zapad" Group of Forces uses the "Malysh" fixed-wing interceptor UAV (unlike light FPV interceptors) to counter Ukrainian reconnaissance drones and loitering munitions. The claimed pursuit range is up to 25 km; engagement by closing in, an HE-frag munition with remote detonation by the operator (compensating for the lack of an expensive seeker). Speed, ceiling, weight and guidance method are not disclosed source.
Russia: EW systems on "Gerans" against interceptor drones
It is claimed that because of the abundance of cheap FPV interceptors, "Gerans" have begun to be equipped with EW: when an interceptor approaches, the "Geran" analyzes the signal of its video transmitter and switches on interference at the same frequency with many times greater power, disrupting the anti-aircraft drone source. If confirmed on a mass scale, this is an adaptive narrowband EW response to the lower tier of air defense.
US: an uncrewed Ford F-250 pickup with an Edda turret (acoustics + shotgun) against drones
At exercises at Fort Bragg, an uncrewed Ford F-250 with AutoDrive autonomous control (Forterra) and an Edda turret (startup 9 Mothers, which has raised >$200 million) was shown: weight 23 kg, acoustic detection, visual tracking, an automatic 12-gauge shotgun, engagement of drones at 10–100 m; it is claimed to handle several FPV drones almost simultaneously and to be usable within city limits source. It is positioned as an automated alternative to mobile fire groups.
update JIATF-401 — expanded C-UAS Marketplace: a marketplace for counter-UAV systems with FMS Fast Lane
America's JIATF-401 has updated the government C-UAS procurement platform: a catalog with filters by deployment type, price, verification status; the demo has 18 products from $9.8 thousand to $6.4 million with validation statuses. For foreign customers, an accelerated FMS Fast Lane track is built in (together with DASA DE&C); access has already been extended to Romania, Australia, Poland, the Republic of Korea, with a goal of 25 partner countries. In 2026 — a $13.8 million contract with DroneShield (integration of EchoDyne, Silentium, Sentrycs for the southern border) and an IDIQ with AeroVironment with a $500 million ceiling (the first order is the Titan system) source. DefenseScoop sums up JIATF-401's first year: >1600 unauthorized UAVs were recorded at the 2026 World Cup, >700 were seized, ~120 federal cases; since July 1, training of local law enforcement to neutralize drones has been permitted (~500 officers trained) source.
update Storm Shadow/SCALP — Britain (MBDA) is handing over design documentation and algorithms to Ukraine for local assembly
London has authorized the transfer to Kyiv of technical documentation and software algorithms for components of the British Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG, opening the way to component assembly and partial production at Ukrainian facilities; France (MBDA France) is moving in the same direction. According to Milinfolive and specialist sources, Ukraine will probably be left with labor-intensive assembly and simple components, while Europe retains the engine, guidance and control over the production rate source. Under the same scheme, it is claimed, Fire Point developed the "Flamingo" in 11 months — with the support of MBDA UK and with components purchased across Europe, assembled at a plant in Denmark. Russia has threatened Britain with "paramilitary actions" in response to the technology transfer source.
Ukraine: 4S1P 16Ah batteries (Tulip Tech, Netherlands) doubled the flight time of DJI reconnaissance drones
Dutch Tulip Tech reported the results of tests of 4S1P 16Ah batteries by the Defense Forces of Ukraine: energy density 475 Wh/kg, capacity 16 Ah (twice that of analogs), weight ~560 g; tested on the DJI Matrice 4T and Mavic 3T — flight time doubled source.
Ukraine: the serial 4 W HV VTX Pro video transmitter ("Dyki Shershni") — +50% FPV range
"Dyki Shershni" (Wild Hornets) has launched serial production of the HV VTX Pro video transmitter with a power of 4 W (twice that of the previous module): it is claimed to increase the effective range of FPV drones, including interceptors, by up to 50% and to improve the stability of the digital video link under EW source.
update Ukraine: the first DOT tender for UGVs under unified MoD specifications — logistics and strike kamikaze
The defense procurement agency DOT has for the first time announced a purchase of ground robotic systems according to specifications approved by the MoD: two types — logistics (cargo delivery, casualty evacuation) and strike kamikaze. The UGVs are divided into classes by range and cargo weight, and one manufacturer will receive no more than half of the order in a class (reducing the risk of a failure to deliver) source. Context of scale: since the beginning of 2026, Ukrainian UGVs have carried out >100 thousand logistics and evacuation missions (July — ~20 thousand, the first 20 days of August — 15.7 thousand), and >22 thousand robots have been contracted — almost twice as many as in the whole of last year source.
Leonardo (Italy) will test the Michelangelo Dome air defense system (sensors + AI) in Ukraine by the end of the year
Leonardo has registered a legal entity in Ukraine (focused on R&D) and plans by the end of the year to test the Michelangelo Dome air defense "shield", which relies on sensors and AI to track and destroy aerial threats source.
Priority 2. Military innovation (Ukraine, Europe, NATO)
Ukraine ↔ Britain: a military AI agreement, London gets access to the Avengers AI Labs database
On August 24, Ukraine and Britain signed a declaration of partnership in defense AI: joint model development, secure data and compute channels, joint testing of systems. Britain is the first foreign partner with access to the Ukrainian Avengers AI Labs platform, which uses data from thousands of day and IR cameras/sensors on the line of contact (tanks, artillery, air defense, infantry, strike and reconnaissance UAVs) to train models. Ukraine will hand over "millions of battlefield records" (the "Mstitel" dataset), called a "gold mine" in London; the data will be tested for protecting military facilities, airports, railways, power plants and prisons source.
Ukraine's General Cherry has set up production of Bullet interceptors and Air Speed FPVs in Finland (Patria)
According to Janes, General Cherry has signed an agreement to produce Bullet strike interceptors and Air Speed FPVs at the facilities of Finland's Patria — targeting the EU market; within the "Build with Ukraine" initiative and the Drone Deal export mechanism source. A similar localization trend: Tencore + Finland's Insta to produce UGVs in Finland; Swarmer + the founder of Blackwater (Erik Prince) have launched Vectus Air Defense Systems — a private multi-layered air defense for critical infrastructure source.
Sweden (Saab A3): a roadmap for a supersonic low-observable "loyal wingman"
Saab has presented the roadmap of the Autonomous Collaborative Platform program — the A3 low-observable supersonic uncrewed strike platform for operations in layered air defense together with the Gripen-NG. [TECH] Estimates: RCS 0.02–0.1 m², fixed air intakes (speed limit 1550–1700 km/h), an internal fuselage cooling loop with zigzag nozzle edges, radius 800–1200 km, CDL-39 terminal (possibly Link-16); service entry — 2030s, two demonstrators are being built source. In parallel, GKN Aerospace showed a full-size mock-up of its UAV demonstrator for FMV (an 18-month program with its own turbojet) source.
Germany/POLARIS + Diehl: first flight of the COBRA missile-carrying UAV (AirLAS project)
POLARIS, together with Diehl Defence, conducted the first flight of the COBRA prototype — a light UAV serving as an airborne air defense platform carrying IRIS-T missiles. [TECH] Takeoff weight >600 kg, confirmed flight distance >20 km; the project is derived from POLARIS's hypersonic spaceplanes source.
The Netherlands has ordered the Hornet B2 counter-drone system for ships from Destinus
On August 24, the Dutch MoD signed a contract with Destinus (CD&E program) to develop the shipborne Hornet B2 system for intercepting UAVs — a cheaper alternative to surface-to-air missiles; integration on several navy ships, completion of work — Q2 2027 source.
Japan is buying Terra B1 interceptor drones (Terra Drone)
Japan's ATLA agency has signed a contract for serial production of the Terra B1 interceptor — the only one of the four models tested that passed the trials and was cleared for serial production source.
Russia: the "Pole-31" counter-UAV station — GNSS jamming at 2+ km
In the SMO zone, "Pole-31" is used to protect facilities and equipment from strike and reconnaissance drones by jamming satellite navigation. [TECH] Range ≥2 km, jammed systems GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/Galileo, bands 1162–1300 and 1550–1630 MHz source.
Russia: Decree No. 604 — temporary state management of critical infrastructure facilities for ineffective protection against UAVs
Vladimir Putin has signed a decree allowing the government, on the president's instruction, to introduce temporary management of the property of business entities that have failed to ensure the protection of facilities (including when the ineffectiveness of measures against UAVs is identified) or have not restored operations on time. Sectors: fuel and energy, industry, transport, logistics, housing and utilities, energy (including nuclear), communications. The manager is Rosimushchestvo; timelines and effectiveness criteria have not been defined. The key problem noted by specialist channels: the obligation to protect has been established, but civilian owners have practically no legal means — only the MoD and Rosgvardia can shoot down/jam, and effective air defense lines need to be placed 10+ km from the facility source. The RSPP insists on support measures and "mirror" liability for temporary managers source.
Russia: a wave of arrests in drone manufacturing — the CEO of the "TulaDron" Research and Production Center (>1 billion rubles, ~700 million federal)
In Tula, Yevgeny Grigoryev, CEO of the "TulaDron" Research and Production Center, has been arrested (Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code, fraud on an especially large scale); the center was opened at the end of 2025 under the national UAS project. This is the third arrest of executives in the UAV industry in a week (previously — "Drone Solutions", before that — "Transport Budushchego"/"EFKO"). Specialist channels interpret it as an audit of "helicopter money" rather than a fight against the small defense industry source.
Priority 3. Conflict developments and forecast signals
🔻 CIA Director Ratcliffe's sudden visit to Moscow — the main signal of the day. A C-17 military transport (RCH4555) flew from Riga to Vnukovo, Ratcliffe spent several hours there and left; Peskov denied the Kremlin's awareness, then confirmed "contacts between intelligence services". The US asked Ukraine in advance not to strike Moscow, St. Petersburg and Russia's northern regions on August 24–26 — Kyiv agreed (FT). Versions: WSJ links the visit to intelligence on Russia preparing for mobilization and a possible provocation against NATO (a warning that "we know what you are going to do"); Ukrainian sources — a mutual halt to strikes on energy and ports + a "freeze" in Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts; a number of sources — an Iranian track. Precedent — Burns's visit before the 2021 invasion.
🔻 Strikes on Ukrainian export logistics on the border with Moldova — a systemic trend: "Gerans" hit the "Vynohradivka–Vulcănești" checkpoint (previously "Tabaky", "Reni"). Analysts (@zloyodessit) read this as a scenario of logistical isolation of Odesa Oblast after the blockade of the maritime corridor. Grain exports in August — only ~35% of the target.
🔻 Continued strikes on Russian energy and logistics: the Afipsky, Novoshakhtinsk, Kstovo refineries; secondary detonation of an ammunition depot in Peschanka; a repeat strike on Wildberries warehouses in Kotovsk (after Ozon). Classification of Ukrainian strikes over the month: oil/gas 59%, logistics 26%, military facilities 9%, defense industry 5%, power generation 2%; the total number of strikes has grown by 55% compared to June.
🔻 Expansion of the strike zone to southern Russia: OSINT researcher C. Molin records hits on radars and air defense and EW components already outside the Starlink coverage zone (Krasnodar Krai, Rostov Oblast), suggesting a new guidance solution (mesh networks via relay drones or something else) — potentially opening up the hunt for S-400s and "Iskanders".
🔻 Front: the advance of the "Tsentr" Group of Forces toward Dobropillia (the liberation of Annivka and Kucheriv Yar has been claimed); heavy fighting in the Lyman direction with signs of the AFU digging in between Nove and Katerynivka; in the Kupiansk direction, "Khartiia" recaptured Zapadne.
What to watch
- A cheap commercial component base yields a military breakthrough in both directions. The breakdown of the Vernius Archimedes 1A showed that a radar seeker for an all-weather interceptor is built on a serial automotive radar for pennies — but with non-trivial modification of the processing. This is the template of the 2026 war: not "nothing like it in the world", but competent adaptation of dual-use technologies.
- A new-generation Starlink terminal has been hacked (root access, DARKNAVY). Critical communications on the line of contact and in the rear rely on a device whose hardware protection has been overcome by Chinese researchers. Even without disclosure of the technique, this is a strategic signal about the vulnerability of the entire ecosystem.
- Decree No. 604 creates a "loop of responsibility without tools". The state has obliged businesses to protect facilities from UAVs under the threat of losing control of them, but civilian owners have no legal means of engagement and no effectiveness criteria either. Specialist channels warn that the result will be a "loop of documents", not of protection.
- Swarm carriers are entering serial production across all domains. UFORCE MAGURA V11 (Europe's largest USV carrier, up to 2200 kg), the containerized Bee Hive with 42 Bumblebee V2, the Ukrainian tender for kamikaze UGVs — the swarm carrier platform is becoming a mass class rather than a concept.
- Britain and France are turning Ukraine into a production site for their missiles. The transfer of documentation on Storm Shadow/SCALP while retaining control over the engine and guidance is the model under which the "Flamingo" has already been created. Russia responds with a threat of "paramilitary actions" against British manufacturers.
What's new in UAVs and counter-UAV
- Vernius Archimedes 1A — radar seeker based on the RFbeam K-MD7 automotive radar [TECH]
- MAGURA V11 (Ukraine) — Europe's largest USV carrier, up to 2200 kg, up to 7 days
- Bee Hive + Bumblebee V2 (US) — container for 42 FPV interceptors, swarm operation
- F-Drones F5 (Ukraine) — 5" assault FPV, radio 13 km / fiber optic 6 km [TECH]
- "Malysh" (Russia) — fixed-wing interceptor up to 25 km, HE-frag warhead with remote detonation
- EW on "Gerans" (Russia) — narrowband jamming of interceptors' video channel
- Ford F-250 + Edda turret (US) — uncrewed C-UAS pickup, shotgun at 10–100 m
- COBRA (Germany/POLARIS+Diehl) — first flight of an IRIS-T missile-carrying UAV, >20 km
- Hornet B2 (Destinus/Netherlands) — shipborne counter-drone interceptor
- Terra B1 (Japan) — interceptor drone, accepted for serial production
- "Pole-31" (Russia) — GNSS jamming at 2+ km
- HV VTX Pro 4 W (Ukraine) — +50% FPV range
- Battery 4S1P 16Ah (Tulip Tech) — ×2 flight time of DJI reconnaissance drones
Military space and space-based data
Hack of the Starlink terminal (DARKNAVY) — see Priority 1: the ground segment of satellite communications, critical on the line of contact, has shown a vulnerability in the new generation's hardware protection source.
ICEYE (Finland) has opened a subsidiary in India — the operator of the largest SAR satellite constellation has registered ICEYE India in New Delhi, gaining a direct legal presence in a promising market for satellite reconnaissance for defense source.
God's Eye View — an open real-time OSINT tool — a former Google Maps product manager has made publicly available a web platform with tracking of ships, aircraft, satellites, infrastructure layers (undersea cables, data centers, CCTV) and a NASA FIRMS thermal anomaly filter, including combat zones in Ukraine; latency — milliseconds, analysis radius 250 km. A separate professional product with commercial historical data has been announced source.
Fire Point is aiming for its own satellites — according to Milinfolive, the Ukrainian missile manufacturer is considering acquiring satellites for navigation, target designation and tasks related to operating long-range missiles source.
Shield AI Hivemind — the first application of AI autonomy in space — on the NOVI satellite (LEO), the Hivemind AI pilot together with Sedaro SAFE performed multi-objective optimization, controlling a group of one real + five virtual spacecraft; 189 commands were executed in 24 h, and in the second experiment the initiation of communication sessions via Iridium increased by 8 percentage points. Significance: scaling military orbital constellations without a proportional growth in the number of operators source.
Under the radar
- [TECH] The full K-MD7 datasheet and processing pipeline — a breakdown of the Archimedes 1A component base with radome calculation formulas, processing levels (RADC→RFFT→PDAT→TDAT) and detection zone tuning parameters; an underrated early signal of how cheap radar seekers are built source.
- APAP (Accord Project) — a "protocol of obligations" for multi-agent AI systems between enterprises — computable contracts linking legal text with machine rules; reworked for agents (a common REST/MCP/A2A layer) as part of GSoC 2026. A practical example of strict applied operations for AI instead of direct database access — relevant for the defense PLM/production loop source.
- US Army stratospheric balloons at 18–21 km (Cold Raptor exercise, Poland) — launched from Powidz base, a flight of ~305 km to Ustka; carrier platforms for reconnaissance sensors, communications and EW, practicing launch/control/recovery and coordination with allied aviation. The carrier balloon as a complement to satellites and UAVs source.
- Skyband M100 — aviation navigation on Iridium LEO signals as a GPS backup — inertial navigation + the Iridium PNT signal (~1000 times more powerful than GPS), P95 accuracy ~100 m, chip <0.2 g; flight tests. Alternative GPS-free navigation for spoofing/jamming conditions source.
What are the Chinese comrades up to?
- A hypersonic glider carrying air-to-air missiles to "blind" US aviation — according to Bloomberg (via China Army), China is developing an HGV based on the Dongfeng-17 (in the future the Dongfeng-27) that delivers an air-to-air missile over thousands of km to hit AEW aircraft (E-3/E-7), airborne command posts and tankers; it relies on a network of >500 reconnaissance satellites for continuous target tracking. The goal is to push US air support back by hundreds of km source.
- First public appearance of a UGV with the HJ-73 ATGM — at PLA exercises in the northwest, the outdated ATGM (range ~3 km) was moved onto an uncrewed ground platform: covert approach to the line of contact, launch, reduced risk to the crew — a "second life" for a cheap anti-armor weapon source.
- The 60th launch of 2026: "Long March 6C", 7 satellites — from Taiyuan, the "Zhongke-14/15" Earth observation satellites, "Lingzhi-09" — the first commercial Earth observation satellite fully made in China for Thailand — and the experimental "Muduo-1A/B" were launched; the 665th launch of the "Long March" series. Increasing the pace of group launches of small satellites source.
- The Chinese-Egyptian exercise "Eagles of Civilization-2026" — J-16s (X-band AESA Type 1475/1478) practiced air combat against Egyptian Rafales (RBE2-AA radar) supported by a KJ-500 AEW aircraft and a Y-9LG EW aircraft; practicing network-centric exchange and target allocation source.
- Taiwan: purchase of 58 drones for psychological warfare — the Political Warfare Bureau of Taiwan's MoD is buying UAVs (takeoff weight up to 15 kg, dropping 200–300 leaflets from ≥500 m, 640×480 thermal imager, group flights) under a program of >1 billion Taiwan dollars; a signal of preparation for a comprehensive confrontation with the PRC source.
External analysis
- Naval News: the Ukrainian parade is not a showcase but combat systems. An external breakdown confirms what was presented as "PR" in the Russian-language sphere: the Magura V7/Sargan with the Sea Dragon SAM system (AIM-9M/R-73) and the new Magura with a battery of interceptors are systems in real use, evidence of Ukraine's technological lead in naval drones source.
- The War Zone: a tanker strike in the Strait of Hormuz hours after the announcement of the "Economic Outcast" sanctions. The external source records what the RU sphere covered only fragmentarily: US economic pressure on Iran (60 organizations, 5 sectors) does not stop kinetic attacks on shipping; in parallel, the Houthis attacked a Saudi vessel source.
- Defence-UA: why the US needs three air-to-air missiles with 200+ km range. A Ukrainian analytical source explains the logic that complements the Chinese HGV story: the AIM-424 is a specialized means of hitting cruise missile/guided glide bomb carriers before launch, complementing the AIM-120/AIM-260; the same race to "kill the launch platform at maximum distance" is underway on both sides source.
- Naval News: Taiwan's Ghostwake USV (STR8 Industries) — a direct borrowing of Ukrainian experience. Up to 55 knots, 7 days of endurance, up to 200 units/year at a single shipyard; it fits into a state program for ~1300 USVs ($6.6 billion). The external source shows how the Ukrainian model of asymmetric naval warfare is being replicated in the Indo-Pacific source.
- DefenseScoop: JIATF-401's first-year results — the federal government is handing C-UAS powers to local authorities. An admission that it is impossible to "be everywhere": ~500 local officers trained, but the participants themselves call the path traveled only a beginning in view of the 2028 Olympics. It complements the Russian-language news about the marketplace with facts on real-world use source.
- Defender Media ("Black Mirror #73"): systematic buildup of Russian miltech. A Ukrainian review records the "Ignis" laser unit on the "Kuryer" UGV (claimed up to 500 m, heating the target to ~1000 °C to burn out explosives), a patented folding interceptor of up to 2 kg, the "Yastreb-1.0" EW system (100–6000 MHz) — vendor claims, but useful as a map of directions source.
Top mil-tech signals of the day
- ↗35 · 👁546 · @theaterVD — ✈️🇺🇦 New "Baton" strike UAV in Ukraine Ukraine's Technological Forces presen…
- ↗29 · 👁535 · @theaterVD — ✈️🇺🇦 Codification of the Alexa Spatium jet-powered interceptor UAV The Ministry of Defen…
- ↗21 · 👁425 · @china3army — 🇨🇳 Beijing is preparing to blind the US Air Force with a single strike 🔻 According to Bloomberg, China is dev…
- ↗53 · 👁1298 · @payloadUAV — Continuation on Archimedes 1A - a serial K-MD7 was found inside In the radar s…
- ↗20 · 👁523 · @theaterVD — 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 Development of cooperation between Ukraine and Norway V. Zelensky and the Prime Minister…
- ↗20 · 👁525 · @theaterVD — 🇺🇸 Creation of a private air defense company The American-Ukrainian comp…
- ↗18 · 👁504 · @zloy_dron — A brief analysis by comrades from the east on methods of attacking armored vehicles and protecting them…
- ↗96 · 👁3175 · @bbespilot — Attention rear areas!!! A UAV for remote mining has been detected, e…
- ↗16 · 👁544 · @tbdrone — What's new with the S-80? Last season was the S-80's first season in the field. And the real…
- ↗501 · 👁20229 · @voron_fpv — Such junk may be scattered in the civilian zone, everyone be extremely careful…