Global Scans · Drones · Weekly Summary

• [New] Extensive urban airspace corridors are being mapped under the U-Space initiative to enable scalable drone and eVTOL operations by 2027. Market Data Forecast
• [New] The FAA acted over concerns that a military counter-drone laser system could pose risks to aircraft. Al Jazeera
• [New] A new United States military laser-based anti-drone system led authorities to halt air traffic in and out of El Paso, Texas, after aviation officials raised serious concerns about risks to commercial aircraft. Al Jazeera
• [New] Singapore must carefully calibrate its counter-drone capabilities to avoid creating new vulnerabilities while addressing existing ones. Maxthon | Privacy Private Browser
• [New] Predictive Analysis: Russia will likely achieve thousand-drone salvo capability by mid-2026, potentially overwhelming Ukrainian air defences through saturation attacks. Drone Warfare
• [New] Ukraine will likely escalate to kinetic counter-drone solutions and AI-enabled pattern recognition to identify Starlink-equipped UAVs by flight characteristics rather than signal jamming. Drone Warfare
• Rolled out in early December through a formal request for information, Hegseth's Drone Dominance Program aims to rapidly and affordably acquire hundreds of thousands of one-way attack drones by 2027. Caliber.az

Last updated: 15 February 2026