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March 16, 2026 3:52 PM

Drone strike triggers fire at Fujairah oil hub; operations suspended

Emergency teams are responding to a fire at the petroleum industrial area in Fujairah after a drone strike hit the Fujairah Oil Industries Zone on Monday morning, marking the second attack on the strategic energy hub within 48 hours. The Fujairah Government Media Office said the strike triggered a limited fire at the facility. Civil Defence units were deployed immediately and managed to bring the blaze under control. Authorities confirmed that no injuries have been reported. However, oil loadin...

March 12, 2026 7:29 PM

GCC Intensifies Defence Coordination After Drone and Missile Attacks Escalate Regional Crisis

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are intensifying coordination after a series of attacks that have pushed the region into one of its most serious security crises in decades. Officials say the bloc has shifted from diplomatic mediation to a posture of active defence following the escalation that began on the twenty-eighth of February. Since then, several member states have reported waves of drone and missile attacks targeting strategic infrastructure and urban areas, raising concerns abou...

February 17, 2026 3:20 PM

India’s registered drone count crosses 38,500 mark as ecosystem surges

India’s drone ecosystem is growing at a rapid pace with the number of registered drones in the country crossing the 38,500 mark and as many as 39,890 DGCA-certified remote pilots in the country (as of February 2026), according to official figures released on Tuesday. Over 240 approved training organisations have also been set up to provide skilled manpower for operating and maintaining the drones. This growing adoption of drones reflects the maturation of a comprehensive ecosystem comprising...

October 5, 2025 11:43 AM

Multiple drone sightings reported in Germany in past three days, Bild says

Drones have been spotted at airports and military installations across Germany over the past two days, Bild newspaper quoted a confidential police report as saying, suggesting sightings this week at Munich Airport were the tip of the iceberg. Dozens of flights were diverted or cancelled at Munich Airport on Friday after both runways were closed following the second drone sighting in two days. Operations resumed, with delays, on Saturday morning. There is mounting concern that Russia could be b...

September 10, 2025 5:18 PM

Kremlin declines to comment on drone incident in Poland

The Kremlin on Wednesday declined to comment on Poland's statement that it had shot down Russian drones in Polish airspace, saying this was a matter for the defence ministry. Poland shot down drones in its airspace on Wednesday with the backing of military aircraft from its NATO allies, the first time a member of the Western military alliance is known to have fired shots during Russia's war in Ukraine. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said it was a large-scale provocation, and "the closest we...

May 8, 2025 3:11 AM

Drone recovered along India-Bangladesh border in Assam, probe on

In a development that has heightened alertness along the International Border, a drone was discovered abandoned in the Charbazar area near Sribhumi town, close to the India-Bangladesh border in Assam, officials said on Wednesday. The incident occurred just hours after the Indian armed forces conducted precision strikes on terrorist camps across the Line of Control in Pakistan, further intensifying the already sensitive atmosphere in the region. The drone was found unattended in an open field, ...