Unmanned aerial vehicle

The official entry of the Greek Armed Forces into the drone era is set for 2025.

On the night of December 18-19, Russia's Rostov Oblast reportedly came under attack from drones, with seven unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) allegedly intercepted by Russian air defense systems. Yury Slyusar, the acting governor of Rostov Oblast, claimed that six drones were destroyed over Taganrog, and one in Bataysk.

In recent weeks, residents along the eastern coast of the United States have reported drone sightings over residential neighborhoods, restricted areas, and critical infrastructure. These mysterious drones have sparked a storm of speculation, become the number one topic of discussion on social media, and driven East Coast residents to the brink of hysteria.

Unidentified drones were stoking security and safety fears over the U.S. Northeast at the weekend, prompting New York's governor to seek federal help, as President-elect Donald Trump weighed in to suggest the devices be shot down.

Approval for the procurement of Switchblade drones was granted by KYSEA, which convened under the Prime Minister on Friday morning.

These drones, manufactured in the United States, belong to the category of loitering munitions. They are small in size, equipped with explosive warheads, and guided to their targets by their operators.

Türkiye controls 65 percent of the global unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market, according to Selçuk Bayraktar, the chairman and chief technology officer of Turkish drone maker Baykar.

Speaking at the "Take Off Istanbul" event, he said Baykar's Bayraktar TB2, the world's most famous combat UAV, took off in 2014, and the Bayraktar AKINCI made its first flight in 2019.

Orlin Rusev, the leader of a Bulgarian espionage cell in the UK, discussed selling captured US-made drones to China, according to details revealed during an ongoing trial where Bulgarians face charges of espionage for Russia. This information surfaced in reports from the Financial Times.

The first 15 minutes are crucial for responding to a fire that has just started, firefighters say, and a Greek startup now ensures the fire service can have all the information it needs to tackle a flame from the first spark. This is Probotek, the company that for the last three summers has protected the Syngrou forest in Kifissia and is now expanding to Greek islands and abroad.

The Greek armed forces are steadily integrating advanced unmanned systems, including loitering munitions, surveillance and strike UAVs, drones for intelligence gathering, target tracking, and firing-data provision, as well as surface and underwater drones.