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Turning to drones: Morocco enters the UAV industry

The Kingdom already has extensive manufacturing expertise in the production of parts for aircraft, so producing unmanned aerial vehicles for civil and military purposes seems natural

Mohamed Sharki 02, Nov 2024

A picture taken during a tour origanized by the Jordanian Army shows a drone flying over an observation post along the border with Syria, on February 17, 2022.

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Drug drones: how Syria is dropping narcotics and weapons into Jordan

The interception of more than a dozen unmanned aerial vehicles in recent months has shown that smuggling has a highly effective new toy, while the Jordanians have a new security headache

Haid Haid 08, Aug 2024

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The drone war race in the Middle East

Al Majalla dedicates its June cover story to the topic of drones, exploring their growing importance in Middle East warfare and the fierce competition for drone supremacy among regional states

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The Middle East has become a leading manufacturing hub for drones

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Drone supremacy: Main regional competitors

The Middle East has become a leading manufacturing hub for these weapons. Who are the countries leading this race?

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Drone warfare on the rise

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Ukrainian servicemen from 24th brigadeâs drone team work near the frontlines of Toretsk, Ukraine on March 18, 2023.

Ukraine counter-offensive on hold until Western weapons arrive

Until then, both Russia and Ukraine are using unmanned aerial vehicles to target the mainland of the other, while deploying large helpings of disinformation and deception

Khaled Hamadeh 11, May 2023

Firefighters help a local woman evacuate from a residential building destroyed by a Russian drone strike, which local authorities consider to be Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Shahed-136, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko

Ukraine Shot Down 85-86% of Russian Drones Involved in Latest Attacks - Air Force

Ukraine has destroyed 37 Russian drones since Sunday evening, around 85-86% of the number involved in attacks, Ukraine's air force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat said on Monday. "That's quite a good…

17, Oct 2022

A view shows the city administration building hit by recent shelling in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict, in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine

Russia Launches Deadly New Attacks on Central Kyiv Using Drones

Russia attacked the centre of Kyiv during morning rush hour with drones on Monday and shelled other cities around the country, the second time in a week it has unleashed strikes across Ukraine while…

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A picture shows an installation of drone models in Tahrir Square in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on January 18, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)

Iranian Drones Increase Shakes International Security

A Houthi drone attack near Abu Dhabi airport killed at least three people and set off several explosions on January 17, 2022 and a statement by Abu Dhabi Police stated that three tanker trucks…

Jassem Mohamed – Bonn 21, Jan 2022

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