Ukraine's fight shows the West why cheap robots could matter more than armored vehicles in a long war, arms maker says

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A robot on tracks in a grassy field with two men beside it
Ukraine has a growing fleet of ground robots that take over some roles of other vehicles and keep humans further from the fight.

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Ukraine got America's top tank without the latest and greatest armor upgrades, which are 'top secret,' but it's adding its own

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A soldier standing next to a M1A1 Abrams tank.
A Ukrainian soldier on a US-provided M1A1 Abrams tank at an undisclosed location.

47th Mechanized Brigade via Telegram

Ukraine is developing its own armored combat vehicle, the Inguar-3, to rival US-made gear like the MaxxPro

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Soldiers of the Azov Brigade tested an Inguar-3 in the Serebryansky forest in the Luhansk region.
Soldiers of the Azov Brigade tested an Inguar-3 in the Serebryansky forest in the Luhansk region.

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2 NATO powerhouses are creating an armored-vehicle coalition to support Ukraine

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A Leopard 2 tank is seen in action at the Bundeswehr tank battalion 203 at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.
A Leopard 2 tank at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany, in February 2023.

AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File

Kremlin supporters are fuming after footage appears to show Ukrainian drones blowing up a Russian armored column

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The FPV unit of the pilots of the Ukrainian army prepare to launch kamikaze drones at the positions of the Russians on January 26, 2024 in Kupiansk Frontline, Ukraine.
The FPV unit pilots of the Ukrainian army prepare to launch exploding drones at Russian positions on January 26, in Kupiansk, Ukraine.

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Video shows Ukraine taking out the front and back vehicles of a Russian armored convoy, trapping the others

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Two aerial view stills from video shared by Ukraine's 30th mechanized brigade on December 28, 2023. Each shows explosions rocking a different Russian armored vehicle at opposite ends of a convoy through a flat, grey-toned rural area.
Two aerial view stills show action near Kupiansk in footage posted by Ukrainian forces.

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The war in Ukraine is driving new interest in wheeled armored vehicles, but it's also putting their weaknesses on display

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Army Stryker soldier
A US soldier cleans under a Stryker vehicle at a barracks in Germany in February 2022.

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The US Army needs tanks to win a war in the Pacific, but it knows the Abrams isn't the right tank for the job

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M1A2 Abrams tank fires gun cannon
A US Army M1A2 Abrams tank at Fort Stewart in Georgia in December 2016.

US Army/Staff Sgt. Antonio Vincent

After losing 200 armored vehicles, Russia is now likely forcing its troops to advance on foot in its effort to take Avdiivka, Ukraine, UK says

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two people, on in camo, both wearing helmets, walk on dirt road by destroyed 4-story building
Two Ukrainian soldiers walk in Avdiivka, Ukraine. Fighting has intensified in recent days after Russia launched a major offensive there last month.

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Combat video shows what Ukraine says are its special ops forces destroying enemy armor, capturing the cost of Russia's new assaults in the east

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Russian armored vehicles moving near Avdiivka.
Russian armored vehicles moving near Avdiivka.

Screengrab/Special Operations Forces of Ukraine via Telegram

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