Russian drones far cheaper than Ukrainian air defenses – NYT — RT World News

Such an imbalance may cost Kiev and its Western allies dearly, the paper warns The fact that the smaller kamikaze drones used by Russia are much cheaper than the Ukrainian air defense missiles used against them is creating problems for Kiev and its Western backers, the New York Times has acknowledged. In an article on … Read more

Russia, shaken by Ukrainian strike, said mulling more drones

Workers remove debris of a destroyed building, purported to be a vocational college used as temporary accommodation for Russian soldiers, 63 of whom were killed in a Ukrainian missile strike, as stated the previous day by Russia’s Defence Ministry, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Makiivka (Makeyevka), Russian-controlled Ukraine, on January 3, 2023. | … Read more

Russia presses its Ukraine strategy, fires 40 drones at Kyiv

Drones, missiles and artillery shells launched by Russian forces also struck areas across Ukraine. File | Photo Credit: AP Russia deployed multiple exploding drones in another nighttime attack on Ukraine, officials said on Monday, as the Kremlin signalled no let up in its strategy of using bombardments to target civilian infrastructure and wear down Ukrainian … Read more

US sanctions firms involved in production and transfer of Iranian drones to Russia

Washington CNN  —  The US Treasury Department on Tuesday unveiled additional sanctions on the entities involved in the production and transfer of Iranian drones to Russia. The sanctions target several aviation related companies and two individuals – Abbas Djuma and Tigran Khristoforovich Srabionov – who facilitated the Russian mercenary Wagner Group’s “acquisition of UAVs from … Read more

Amid tensions with China, Taiwan shows off military drones

Taiwan displayed its self-developed drone technology Tuesday, amid rising concerns over China’s threats to use force to assert its claim to the self-governing island republic. The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, which develops military technology, offered a rare look at the Jian Xiang drone designed to destroy enemy radars, and other unmanned combat … Read more

US mulls ‘neutering’ of drones for Ukraine – CNN — RT World News

The US may provide Kiev with Gray Eagle MQ-1Cs refurbished in a way to avoid disclosing American tech secrets The US is looking into a possible modification of its state-of-the-art drones so that they could be sent to Ukraine, CNN reported on Monday, citing sources. Earlier, US media reported that Washington had refused to provide … Read more

Washington refuses to send advanced drones to Ukraine – WSJ — RT World News

US officials are reportedly concerned that Gray Eagle MQ-1C deliveries may add fuel to the conflict The administration of US President Joe Biden has rebuffed Kiev’s requests to provide it with state-of-the-art drones over concerns that doing so could escalate the Ukraine conflict, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing sources. According to US … Read more

Iran drones, UN grain deal, eyes on US midterms : NPR

A Ukrainian artilleryman fires a howitzer at a position on the front line near Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, on Oct. 31. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images A Ukrainian artilleryman fires a howitzer at a position on the front line near Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, on Oct. … Read more

Iran says it supplied drones to Russia before Ukraine conflict — RT World News

Tehran acknowledges it had provided Moscow with a “small number” of UAVs but denies ever supplying missiles Iran has for the first time acknowledged it handed over military drones to Russia, claiming, however, that the shipments were completed before the Ukraine conflict broke out in late February. Tehran at the same time denied claims that … Read more