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African Drone Manufacturers Seek ‘Security Sovereignty’

Global UpfrontJul 13, 2026July 13, 20260

Based in Abuja, Nigeria, Terra Industries manufactures attack and surveillance drones. TERRA INDUSTRIES

Drones: The New Game Changer in Warfare

Global UpfrontJun 29, 2026June 29, 20260

By Uche J. Udenka The age of expensive military dominance is endingA $5,000 drone can destroy a $5 million weapon. There is a shift in

Is Africa Becoming A New Arena For Adaptive Drone Warfare?

Global UpfrontJun 19, 2026June 19, 20260

A Ukrainian Gnom-ND UGV carrying FPV drones. Photo: via Temerland

Lebanon: UNIFIL Peacekeepers Warns Drone Incidents Near Its Positions Putting Personnel At Risk

Global UpfrontMay 14, 2026May 14, 20260

A peacekeeper monitors the Green Hill area in Naqoura, Lebanon

U.S. In “Absolute Control” Of Strait Of Hormuz As CENTCOM Says Forces Destroy 6 Iran Boats, Down Missiles, Drones

Global UpfrontMay 4, 2026May 4, 20260

The Iranians do not have control of the Strait of Hormuz, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has told Fox News in an interview. Bessent said

One-way Attack Drones – ‘Poor Man’s Cruise Missiles’: Low-cost, High-tech Weapons ‘Democratize’ Precision Warfare

Global UpfrontApr 16, 2026April 16, 20260

By Michael C. Horowitz & Lauren Kahn Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have propelled drones into the headlines. The word “drone” now stretches

INEC As Strait Of Hormuz

Global UpfrontApr 7, 2026April 7, 20260

View From The Gallery By Mahmud Jega Imagine the political space in Nigeria to be the Persian Gulf, 989 kilometres long and 336 kms at

Russia Launches Nearly 1,000 Deadly Drone Blitz Across Ukraine, One Of Its Biggest Daytime Attacks

Global UpfrontMar 25, 2026March 25, 20260

Russia has fired almost 1,000 drones at Ukraine over the last 24 hours, unleashing one of its largest-ever daytime attacks, killing at least eight people

America Has No Good Options In Iran

Global UpfrontMar 23, 2026March 23, 20260

By Ilan Goldenberg, Foreign Affairs Three weeks into the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, the outlines of a familiar and dangerous pattern are emerging. The

Overconfidence Is How Wars Are Lost – Lessons From Vietnam, Afghanistan And Ukraine For The War In Iran Were Ignored

Global UpfrontMar 21, 2026March 21, 20260

By Monica Duffy Toft Wars are rarely lost first on the battlefield. They are lost in leaders’ minds − when leaders misread what they and