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Russia shot down one of its own rare combat drones to stop it falling into enemy hands: UK intel
The UK MOD said Russia shot down its own advanced S-70 combat drone over Ukraine to try to protect …
Mia Jankowicz
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Houthi rebels say they shot down a $30M US Reaper drone, the 8th in less than a year
A Houthi spokesperson said the rebels had downed another US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Yemen, and claim…
Thibault Spirlet
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US Navy warships shot down Iranian missiles fired at Israel in massive barrage
Iran launched a huge missile attack against Israel on Tuesday, which Tehran said was retaliation fo…
Jake Epstein
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US Marine officer claims 40% of drones the IDF has shot down were their own, report says
The officer, Lt. Col. Michael Pruden, did not clarify where or when such incidents had occurred, Th…
Rebecca Rommen
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A Ukrainian captain says his unit shot down every drone it met despite having 'antiquated' guns
Ukrainian Captain Oleksandr Zhygun told The Guardian his platoon has shot down all the drones it ha…
Thibault Spirlet
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Ukraine's new F-16s are flying missions and shot down incoming missiles during a massive Russian attack, Zelenskyy says
Zelenskyy confirmed the fighter jets were used to help repel Russia's August 26 strike, which marke…
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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US Navy warships fought off a 'complex' missile and drone attack in the Red Sea
A Pentagon spokesperson said no US warships were damaged or hit by the Houthi munitions, and no Ame…
Jake Epstein
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Ukraine claims it shot down a key A-50 Russian spy plane — again
Ukraine said it shot down an A-50 Russian spy plane that can detect missiles and identify ground ta…
Kelsey Vlamis
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US forces shot down over 75 Iranian missiles and drones in its biggest air-defense battle of the Middle East crisis
US warships and aircraft destroyed dozens of the Iranian munitions that were fired at Israel, an Am…
Jake Epstein
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Russia's apparent loss of one of its new heavy Hunter drones over Ukraine could be an intelligence win for Kyiv and the West
Russia's Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B combat drones are rare sights because so few have been built, and n…
Jake Epstein
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A massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow closed 3 of its 4 airports
Russia closed three of Moscow's international airports after Ukraine launched a huge drone attack o…
Hannah Abraham
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US shoots down Israel-bound drones fired from Iran
The US military shot down Iranian-fired drones headed toward Israel during a retaliatory attack on …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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China's latest supersonic spy drone looks a lot like the Lockheed D-21 that crashed there in 1971
China's new WZ-8 supersonic drone resembles the Lockheed D-21, a supersonic reconnaissance drone th…
Benjamin Brimelow
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A Ukrainian soldier shot down a cruise missile using just a machine gun, officials say
The soldier told Ukrainian media he could barely believe he shot down the cruise missile during a R…
Mia Jankowicz
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Ukraine says it shot down a key Russian spy plane and Russia's latest moves suggest it's worried
British intelligence said Friday that a Russian A-50 "almost certainly exploded and subsequently cr…
Natalie Musumeci,Sinéad Baker
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Iran-backed Houthi rebels just shot down an MQ-9 Reaper, costing the US another $30 million combat drone
US officials said initial indications show that the Reaper was shot down by the Houthis off the coa…
Jake Epstein
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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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Ukraine's use of a Patriot missile system to down Russia's prized A-50 spy plane was 'historic,' said a US air defense officer
Ukraine used a US-made Patriot missile system to down a Russian A-50 spy plane in January, a senior…
Cameron Manley
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2 drones fired at French warship from port held by Iran-backed rebels in Yemen shot down
The French naval ship Languedoc successfully shot down two drones launched from a rebel-held port i…