Halo’s drones spent more than 85,800 minutes in the skies in 2024, covering an area of almost 14 million square metres. Mr Nevard added: “In total we have over 100 drones operating on the programme in different capacities, including survey, operations, and clearance.

Ukraine's drone attack on a critical Russian oil refinery intensifies the conflict's energy infrastructure warfare component, while Trump calls for OPEC to lower oil prices to end the war.

The recent attack by Ukrainian drones on the Kazan Aircraft Production Association named after S. P. Gorbunov (KAPO), where the strategic bombers Tu-160M and Tu-22M3 are produced, has raised many questions about the future capabilities of the Russian defense industry to repair and upgrade aircraft.