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WASPER-1 - Orbotix Industries

US VC Leads €6.5M Bet on Europe’s AI Drone Swarms: Inside Orbotix Industries’ Autonomous Arsenal

The deal, at a glance On October 1, 2025, Orbotix Industries announced a €6.5M round led by Bravo Victor Venture Capital (BVVC)—a US fund with a national‑security focus—alongside Gustav Söhne Verwaltung and Leryon Global Holdings. Orbotix says the capital will scale AI‑driven
October 9, 2025
Jiu Tian China SS‑UAV

China’s New ‘Flying Hive’ Drone: Inside the SS‑UAV “Jiu Tian” That Could Spew 100 Drones—Specs, Missions, and the Reality Check

In‑depth technical brief 1) What the SS‑UAV is—and isn’t The “SS‑UAV” label appears on the show airframe and is rendered in English by Western defense outlets as Smart‑configuration Support UAV. AVIC’s launch language pitched it as a modular “large unmanned aerial common
October 7, 2025
FlyEye Drone

This Silent, Hand – Launched Spy Drone Is Supercharging Artillery – Inside Poland’s FlyEye (Specs, Range, Real‑World Combat Use)

What is FlyEye and why it matters FlyEye is a combat‑proven, electric mini‑UAS built for rapid, quiet reconnaissance in cluttered or contested environments. It’s been refined through intensive operational use (notably in Ukraine), where its quick deployment, low acoustic signature and robust
October 6, 2025
IRYDA PLUS - unmanned fighter aircraft --- hard-kill C-UAS

Meet IRYDA+: Europe’s First Drone‑Killer Fighter? Poland’s Hard‑Kill C‑UAS Aims to ‘Sweep the Sky’

In‑depth report The problem IRYDA+ is trying to solve: the cost‑exchange squeeze Modern conflicts have exposed a painful asymmetry: cheap drones often force defenders to respond with expensive interceptors. As RAND’s James Black puts it, it is “so cheap to attack and
September 23, 2025
Dedrone

Inside the Anti‑Drone Shield Stopping UAVs Cold: How Dedrone’s AI, RF Sensors & Smart Jammers Secure Skies—from Stadiums to Battlefields”

1) What Dedrone is—and what changed under Axon Dedrone is an AI/ML‑driven airspace security stack: a software brain (DedroneTracker.AI) fusing RF, radar, video and acoustic feeds, and a hardware layer of proprietary RF sensors and optional effectors, to deliver detection, tracking, identification
September 22, 2025
General Atomics YFQ-42A vs Anduril YFQ-44A

Meet America’s First Fighter Drones: Anduril’s YFQ‑44A vs. GA‑ASI’s YFQ‑42A — Which One Will Win the Air Force’s CCA Dogfight? Key facts (read this first) Why “YFQ” matters The Air Force didn’t just pick two drones—it created a new chapter in the
September 21, 2025
Oerlikon Revolver Gun Mk3

‘Shahed Killers’ On Wheels: Skynex Is Already Firing In Ukraine – Skyranger Deliveries Are Next. Here’s What’s Confirmed, What’s Coming, And Why It Matters

What are Skynex and Skyranger? Skynex is Rheinmetall’s networked short‑range air‑defense (SHORAD) architecture. It separates the command‑and‑control node (Skymaster) and sensors (e.g., X‑TAR3D radar, Multi‑Sensor Unit) from the effectors (notably the Oerlikon Revolver Gun Mk3 35 mm). Skynex links multiple radars and guns
September 17, 2025