Tucked away in the converted storage room of a former movie theater, a handful of soldiers are producing drones by the dozen as part of the division’s Lightning Lab, a 13-person unit borrowed from other parts of the division and rapidly trained to build drones, training aids and ad hoc solutions to problems encountered on the battlefield.

Analysts note that similar dynamics appeared when Azerbaijan used drones to dismantle Armenia’s defenses in Nagorno, showing that states without large air forces can now contest or dominate the air domain.

In the Naushera-Rajouri sector, Indian Army troops employed counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) measures after drones were sighted late at night.

The Army’s new acquisition strategy—buy fast, in small quantities, then maybe buy a lot more—is causing headaches for at least one of the vendors working on the service’s new medium-range reconnaissance drone.

Small drones are "the defining threat of our time," Brig. Gen. Ross said, requiring a layered defense network to stop them.

Indian defence firms such as Solar Defence and Aerospace, Adani Defence, and RapheM are likely to be key contenders for the project, which is estimated to be worth around Rs 2,000 crore,

A team of six from Spain’s Legion Brigade took first place overall, while a team from 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment finished in second and will go on to compete in the Army’s Best Drone Warfighter Competition to be held in Alabama in February 2026.

The U.S. Army wants to speed up drone procurement while also developing laser weapons to shoot down enemy unmanned vehicles. A “Request for Information” from the Army seeks ideas for using High-Energy Laser (HEL) weapons to bring down swarms of drones ...

The Army recently released photos of its prototype for the M1E3 Abrams, a replacement to the service's long-running main battle tank.

The U.S. Army’s latest laser weapon is no longer a bulky science project strapped to a shipping pallet. It has been squeezed onto small tactical trucks and Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, turning the LOCUST system into a mobile drone hunter that can roll with frontline units instead of guarding a fixed base.