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Ukrainian unit commander predicts drone warfare will be truly unmanned in a matter of months and won't need human pilots
New drone technology is being developed and tested at a rapid pace, Brovdi said, and soon drones ma…
Chris Panella
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Ukraine is making a new drone called Sting that flies faster than 100 mph to kill Russia's Iranian Shahed drones: report
Ukrainian drone maker Wild Hornets is building a drone designed to chase and destroy Shahed-136 att…
Matthew Loh
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Ukraine's drone teams are operating more like tech startups than military units
Some of Ukraine's drone units are operating more like edgy tech start-ups than military units, acco…
Thibault Spirlet
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The next would-be assassin may be a drone pilot. US law enforcement doesn't look ready.
Cheap drones are common in warfare and pose a rising assassination threat, but the Secret Service d…
Michael Peck
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Israel's Sinwar video shows the chilling reach of battlefield drones
Drones and surveillance tech has advanced at a dizzying pace — as Israel's video of Yahya Sinwar be…
Matthew Loh,Mia Jankowicz
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Iran and Turkey are betting on drone aircraft carriers to project power
Drone-carrying ships, like those Iran and Turkey are building, are a gamble on the rising power of …
Paul Iddon
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Amazon's delivery drone gets the green light to fly beyond a pilot's direct supervision
After securing FAA approval, Amazon's MK-27 delivery drones can now fly further than ever.
Katie Balevic
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Russian sailors are practicing flying drones in swings so they can hunt Ukraine's exploding drone boats from warships on the waves
Russia has been unable to consistently protect its Black Sea Fleet warships from Ukraine's arsenal …
Jake Epstein
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Getting more F-16s is only half the battle. Ukraine also desperately needs to be training more pilots.
Putting more pilots through training means Ukraine can use the ones who best make the tricky transi…
Sinéad Baker
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Drone-on-drone clashes in Ukraine are like WWI dogfights and tactics are evolving fast
What started as haphazard clashes in the early days of the Ukraine war has developed into sophistic…
Mia Jankowicz
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The death of an F-16 pilot running missile defense shows how dangerous even the lower-risk missions are in Ukraine
Ukraine used its new F-16s in combat for the first time last week to shoot down Russian missiles du…
Jake Epstein
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Ukraine lost an F-16 after one of the fighter jets crashed and killed a top pilot: reports
The crash took place during Russia's massive missile and drone attack against Ukraine on Monday, ac…
Jake Epstein
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Photo hints a big US Air Force Reaper drone competition was focused on one of China's fake islands in the South China Sea
A photo from the recent exercise reveals a map of Mischief Reef, an artificial island that China ha…
Jake Epstein
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Ukraine isn't flying the most dangerous missions with its F-16s because the pilots are still new to the fighter, US general says
Ukraine's F-16s flew in combat for the first time at the end of August when they helped repel a Rus…
Jake Epstein
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Russia put SIM cards in its exploding one-way attack drones to use Ukraine's cellphone network for strikes, war expert says
Russia has put SIM cards in its Shahed-136 drones this year and mounted antennae on their wings, th…
Jake Epstein
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Russia's exploding unjammable drones probably won't be the end-all game changer in this strange Ukraine war arms race
The fiber-optic, wired drones may resist signal jamming, but they are likely just the latest adapta…
Chris Panella
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Ukraine just dismissed the commander of its air force after losing an F-16 and a pilot in a battle against Russian missiles
Ukraine is investigating what caused the crash of the F-16 jet, which occurred during a massive Rus…
Chris Panella
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Ukraine faces rising questions over whether the F-16 and pilot it lost were shot down by friendly fire from a Patriot missile battery
A Ukrainian MP and several reports say initial findings suggest the F-16's crash may have involved …
Matthew Loh
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A Russian ship sunk last week was taken out by 6 sea drones powered by Jet Skis, pilot says
A Ukrainian military unit says it used Jet Ski-propelled drones to sink the Russian Black Sea Fleet…
Mia Jankowicz
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A downed Russian Shahed drone was found with a Ukrainian SIM card, suggesting the technology was used to pilot the explosive drone: think tank
The Institute for the Study of War said Russian forces were reportedly using SIM cards from Kyivsta…