https://www.defencetalk.com Defense Military News, Defence forum and Military Photos Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:32:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-says-adding-explosive-drones-to-weapons-arsenal-80561/ https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-says-adding-explosive-drones-to-weapons-arsenal-80561/#respond Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:32:10 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80561 Germany said Friday it would buy explosive drones for the first time as Berlin boosts investments in its armed forces to counter the threat from Russia. The government had signed two contracts to purchase so-called loitering munitions, defence ministry spokesman Mitko Mueller said at a regular press conference. Western militaries have looked to the war […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-says-adding-explosive-drones-to-weapons-arsenal-80561/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-says-adding-explosive-drones-to-weapons-arsenal-80561/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/beijing-slams-us-over-potential-chinese-drone-ban-80518/ Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:28:23 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80518 China said on Friday it would take “all necessary measures” in response to the United States announcing it was considering restrictions on commercial Chinese drones for national security reasons. On Thursday, the United States Commerce Department said it was considering new rules to address risks posed by drones made with technology from foreign adversaries such […]https://www.defencetalk.com/beijing-slams-us-over-potential-chinese-drone-ban-80518/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/us-imposes-curbs-on-firms-over-support-of-pakistan-iran-weapons-programs-80411/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:54:01 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80411 The United States added more than two dozen entities to a trade blacklist Monday over alleged support of weapons and drone development programs in Pakistan and Iran, and for other issues including aiding Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. The 26 targets, mostly in Pakistan, China and the United Arab Emirates, were said to have violated […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-imposes-curbs-on-firms-over-support-of-pakistan-iran-weapons-programs-80411/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-neutralised-20-drones-2-missiles-80210/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:15:30 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80210 Russia on Thursday said it had neutralized 20 drones and two ballistic missiles in areas bordering Ukraine, including Rostov where its command headquarters for the Ukraine offensive is located. “During the night, several terrorist attacks by the Kyiv regime were foiled,” the defence ministry said. It said it had neutralized 20 drones — 16 of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-neutralised-20-drones-2-missiles-80210/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/drone-crashes-in-israel-annexed-golan-heights-80116/ Thu, 28 Dec 2023 18:22:59 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80116 A drone crashed near a village in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights, Israel’s army said Thursday, after an Iraqi armed group with links to Hamas militants claimed responsibility for an attack in the area. Israeli media reported that a drone probably carrying explosives launched from Syria was shot down late Wednesday evening south of the settlement […]https://www.defencetalk.com/drone-crashes-in-israel-annexed-golan-heights-80116/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-navy-repelled-drone-attack-on-crimea-port-79968/ Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:41:39 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=79968 The Russian navy “repelled” a drone attack on the port of Sevastopol in Moscow-annexed Crimea early Wednesday, officials said. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said two women, who shot down two of the three drones, will be awarded and given cash bonuses. The peninsula, seized by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, is home to Moscow’s Black […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-navy-repelled-drone-attack-on-crimea-port-79968/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/countries-urge-action-for-rules-on-ai-use-in-war-79875/ Sun, 19 Feb 2023 04:46:50 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=79875 Countries including the United States and China called Thursday for urgent action to regulate the development and growing use of artificial intelligence in warfare, warning that the technology “could have unintended consequences”. A two-day meet in The Hague involving more than 60 countries took the first steps towards establishing international rules on use of AI […]https://www.defencetalk.com/countries-urge-action-for-rules-on-ai-use-in-war-79875/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-china-trade-barbs-over-island-drone-incursions-79252/ Tue, 30 Aug 2022 11:07:34 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=79252 Taipei and Beijing have traded barbs over a recent string of drone sorties from the Chinese mainland to an outlying Taiwanese island, as Taiwan’s president Tuesday vowed “strong countermeasures” against such incursions. Photos and video taken by Chinese drones of the Kinmen islands have been circulating on both Taiwanese and Chinese social media, with one […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-china-trade-barbs-over-island-drone-incursions-79252/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-unveils-naval-drone-division-as-biden-tours-mideast-79087/ Fri, 15 Jul 2022 14:44:42 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=79087 Iran’s navy on Friday unveiled its first division of ships and submarines capable of carrying armed drones, as US President Joe Biden tours the Middle East. The United States and Israel, the sworn enemies of Iran, have previously accused the Islamic republic of using drones and missiles to attack US forces and Israel-linked ships in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-unveils-naval-drone-division-as-biden-tours-mideast-79087/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-seeks-iran-drones-after-losses-in-ukraine-white-house-79069/ Wed, 13 Jul 2022 11:17:25 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=79069 A senior US official said Tuesday that Russia’s plan to acquire hundreds of combat drones from Iran shows its urgent need to reinforce due to heavy losses four months after invading Ukraine. John Kirby, a spokesman for the national security council, said the deal, revealed by the White House on Monday, also shows Iran’s willingness […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-seeks-iran-drones-after-losses-in-ukraine-white-house-79069/]]>