Drone News Digest — June 27, 2026

Auto-generated at 6am PDT. 14 stories across 3 categories.

🛡 Defense

Contracts, capabilities, and field reports from the drone-warfare industry.

US strikes Iranian missile, drone, radar sites 🔥

US struck Iranian sites in response to attack on cargo vessel.

— Defense News · link

U.S. Carries Out First Strike On Iran Since Peace Memorandum Signed 🔥

US carried out strike on Iran in response to Iranian strike.

— The Drive - War Zone · link

101st soldiers use drones to drop grappling hooks, breach razor wire

US Army uses drones for grappling hooks and breaching.

— Defense News · link

German Counter-drone startup Tytan eyes 3,000 interceptors per month in new factory

Tytan to produce 3,000 interceptors per month.

— Defense News · link

Norwegian F-35As Shadow Russian Tu-160 Bombers Near Arctic Circle

Norwegian F-35s intercept Russian Tu-160 bombers.

— The Aviationist · link

Airbus and Kawasaki Team Up for Anti-Submarine Warfare Eurodrone Variant

Airbus and Kawasaki collaborate on Eurodrone variant.

— The Aviationist · link

🔧 DIY / Engineering

Open-source autonomy, hardware, and build news.

A Standalone YouTube Streaming Rig

Streaming rig built with Raspberry Pi and HDMI digitiser.

— Hackaday · link

Cramming a Mini-ITX Gaming PC into a 3D Printed Steam Machine Sized Case

Mini-ITX gaming PC built into 3D printed case.

— Hackaday · link

Hacking Routers Like It’s 2008

Router hacking techniques from 2008 revisited.

— Hackaday · link

A Quantum Magic 8-Ball

Quantum magic 8-ball built with polyhedron and fluid.

— Hackaday · link

Do Metal Roofs Turn a Bird House into an Oven?

Experiment to test if metal roofs heat up bird houses.

— Hackaday · link

Bringing Swift To The Apple II

Swift programming language ported to Apple II.

— Hackaday · link

⚡ Quick Hits

• US Resumes Attacks on Iran — Defense News
• Tytan Eyes 3,000 Interceptors — Defense News

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