[New] The UN has raised alarm over the growing use of drone strikes, warning that repeated attacks on civilian infrastructure are deepening the humanitarian crisis and making it harder for people to access essential services.
Al Jazeera
[New] Rising European interest in drone (UAS) and counter-drone capabilities from national militaries and civilian security agencies alike offers clear opportunities for investors.
Capstone DC
[New] MBDA's new anti-drone system addresses the rapidly growing challenge of small, fast, and low-cost unmanned aerial threats, combining the kinetic interceptor DEFENDAIR with a high-energy laser effector providing overlapping engagement envelopes.
MBDA
[New] Britain plans to invest billions in drone systems across all branches of the military.
Euronews
[New] The Uncrewed Systems Centre (USC), based at the new DroneTEX facility, spans 545,000 sq ft and will serve as the UK's focal point for drone innovation, testing, and collaboration with industry and allies.
UKAuthority
[New] Kinetic engagements in critical global waterways have underscored the vulnerability of commercial shipping to asymmetric drone strikes, prompting immediate kinetic retaliations from allied naval task forces.
Ronin's Grips Analytics
[New] All of South Korea's military forces will be trained as drone operators in a sweeping overhaul of its warfare strategy.
The Guardian
[New] The PRC could be training Russian troops to use PRC-made drone technology, which could explain why the more experienced Russian military received training from the PLA.
American Enterprise Institute - AEI
[New] Intercepting a $35,000 (or, according to some recent estimates, $7,000) Shahed drone with a $4 million Patriot missile will only ever be a Pyrrhic victory.
Foreign Affairs Magazine
[New] The UK and Australia will continue to support Ukraine and its priorities, including through the UK-led initiatives, such as the Drone Capability Coalition.
GOV.UK
[New] Russian Spokeswoman Threatens Canada Over Drone Manufacturing.
CRC
[New] Subsidiary Nimbus has launched a live Red Team drone threat emulation capability for armed forces and counter-UAS developers.
Stock Titan
[New] The Pentagon has taken steps to unify military, federal, and interagency efforts against rapidly growing drone threats by creating Joint Interagency Task Force 401.
Atlantic Council
[New] Amazon has secured Civil Aviation Authority permission to begin same-day drone parcel deliveries in Britain, and the CAA's Future of Flight roadmap targets routine Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations by 2027 - the regulatory key to UK deliveries and long-range inspections over towns and villages.
North London Drone Surveys
[New] Pentagon drone spending is projected at $9.4 billion in fiscal year 2026, part of a larger $13.4 billion investment in autonomous systems.
WisdomTree
The Netherlands will allocate 250 million euros ($286 million) to develop Ukraine's drone capabilities and another 250 million euros for the purchase of US weapons through the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements.
Critical Threats
NATO could find it difficult to use its traditional air superiority to suppress dispersed drone teams or handle Russia's large volume of cheap one-way attack drones.
Foreign Affairs Magazine
The future Russian military will have more infantry-reversing prior cuts - and more drone formations to provide fire support or conduct precision strikes.
Foreign Affairs Magazine
Last updated: 12 July 2026
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