NATO is building an AI 'Kill Web' to stop Russian attackers in their tracks

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NATO's new strategy relies on uncrewed vehicles, like this Hunter Wolf unmanned ground vehicle, as a first response to an attack.
NATO's new strategy relies on uncrewed vehicles, like this Hunter Wolf unmanned ground vehicle, as a first response to an attack.

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NATO militaries aim to have 5 times as many drone operators ready for a new kind of war by the end of next year

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A Swedish K3 Ranger operates a first-person view drone during Adamant Serpent 26 in Alvdalen, Sweden, October 24, 2025.
NATO wants to train five times as many drone operators by the end of 2027.

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The US Army is looking to drone boats to alleviate its watercraft problems in the Pacific

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US Army soldiers carry a water drone onto a beach in the Philippines with houses and trees.
The Army's crewed watercraft fleet has is smaller and less mission-ready, prompting the service to look for new solutions.

US Army photo by Pfc. Peter Bannister

Robotics startup FieldAI has hit a $100 million milestone

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FieldAI robot
FieldAI builds software for all kinds of robots.

FieldAI

Ukraine has a war lesson for NATO forces: Drone units need to be constantly on the move with command centers buried deep

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Two men in khaki in an indoor location with controllers and fiber optic spools
Ukraine keeps its drone units and command posts on the move and concealed where it can, including by putting them underground.

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Russia once saved drones for bigger targets. Now they're so cheap it'll send as many as 15 after just one Ukrainian soldier.

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A man in camouflage gear stands with his back turned and holding a small drone while standing on snowy and muddy ground under a cloudy sky
The growing number and cheap cost of drones mean Russia can send more after every Ukrainian soldier.

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Why militaries well-equipped to fight enemy aircraft and missiles may still struggle to confront the drone threat

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A man in camouflage gear holds a large grey drone on his shoulder walks across a wooden bridge over a trench with a blue sky behind him and snowy ground around him
Western militaries aren't as used to fighting the drone threat as they are aircraft and missiles.

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Ukrainian soldiers are shooting down friendly drones. Companies making them say it's the cost of a chaotic war.

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Orange smoke is lit up orange as a figure fires a gun in the air in a field at night time
Ukrainian soldiers see numerous drones on the battlefield, and it's not always clear which side they belong to.

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Not getting the Western weapons it wanted drove Ukraine to create the gear and tactics the West now seeks

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A man in camouflage gear and a helet launches a dark grey drone in the air under a blue sky and in a field of withered sunflowers
The West is interested in the weaponry and tactics Ukraine developed in part as a result of its shortages of other weaponry.

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Suddenly, everyone wants drone interceptors like Ukraine, but the supply isn't there

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A man in camouflage squats touching a black bullet-shaped interceptor drone
Ukraine's success with interceptor drones, as well as the new drone threat from Iran, has resulted in a lot of new interest in these defensive systems.

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